Gwendolyn Elliott
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2018: The Preservationists
Kji Kelly of Historic Seattle and Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle are holding their ground
Kji Kelly of Historic Seattle and Cynthia Brothers of Vanishing Seattle photographed outside iconic music venue The Showbox, currently under threat of redevelopment
Seattle’s Story Told in Flannel, Ferries and Flood Lines
A new book presents Seattle’s history through engaging infographics
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. In a region experiencing rapid growth and development, it’s beginning to feel like we need a central, handy storage place for the details of the city’s fast-changing story before we all forget them. Authors Tera Hatfield, Jenny Kempson and Natalie Ross are on it…
Seattle Fall Arts Preview: New Venues, Top Shows and Emerging Artists
This season, lean in and explore the resilient spirit of the arts
Mount Analogue gallery is among the Seattle arts organizations actively linking art forms such as performance and poetry under its roof; in July, the Pioneer Square space hosted “Escape Dimension,” by Chicago artist Ben Marcus
Day Trip: Everett’s Jetty Island Is a Low-Key Piece of Paradise
The simple pleasures of sand and water attract day-trippers to Jetty Island near Everett
This article is part of the cover story for the August 2018 issue. Find more from the story here. Click here to subscribe. It’s just 2 miles long and a quick three-minute foot-ferry ride from the mainland, but Jetty Island, formed over the past century out of accumulated sediment from the dredging of the Snohomish River, packs a full…
Sub Pop at 30: Charting the Legacy of the Seattle Sound
How Sub Pop, a scrappy independent record label with the slogan ‘Going Out of Business Since 1988’ established the ‘Seattle sound,’ weathered the volatile music business and continues to make its mark on the city--30 years and counting
This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Read more from the feature story here. Click here to subscribe. Like Kurt Cobain, Nirvana and so many of the homegrown cultural forces it first nurtured, the origins of Seattle indie record label Sub Pop formed organically and humbly, specifically, in the 1980 dorm room of Evergreen State…
Sub Pop’s Creative Director Waxes on the Label’s Album Art
Sub Pop albums are defined by a certain aesthetic, and for the past 24 years, the label’s creative director, Jeff Kleinsmith, has helped convey it through the label’s record covers. Here, he waxes on a few favorites
Creative director Jeff Kleinsmith and office Sub Pup Kenny
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