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Stories from Seattle: Practicing Philoxenia on the Front Lines of a Pandemic
A firefighter’s letter to a stranger
As firefighters, we are accustomed to facing fear on a regular basis. But I know of no one accustomed to facing pandemics. Our new fear is very real. At our firehouse on Seattle’s downtown waterfront, we know that every call that we go on could be the one that takes us out. We’ve been here…
This Week Then: Washington Territory and the Civil War
Plus: Join HistoryLink as it chronicles our chaotic times
Marching Forth On April 12, 1861, Washington Territory’s former governor, Isaac Stevens, returned to the Pacific Northwest to campaign for reelection to a third term as the territory’s delegate to the U. S. Congress. On that same day, the Civil War began with the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. News of that event didn’t arrive here until more…
Stories from Seattle: Something to Keep Your Mind Off the News
Writer Drew Zandonella-Stannard launches a free text subscription service based on light-hearted laughs—just the thing we need right now
“The sign urges our neighbors to sign up for The Good List, even though it might pigeonhole me as the local eccentric shut-in.”
How Did Fremont Become the Center of the Universe?
It's not just about the Troll
This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. In the 1990s, a small group of Fremont residents and business owners wanted to rebrand the neighborhood as the culturally rich area it once was, rather than the industrial eyesore it had become. Building on the success of the Fremont Solstice…
Portraits of Life Under Lockdown
Wondering what the city looks like while everyone's staying home and healthy? We sent our photographers to the streets
On March 16, which feels like an actual lifetime ago, staff photographers Hayley Young and Alex Crook set out to capture Seattle standing still. We were just at the beginning of the advisory to stay home in order to #flattenthecurve and slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. What does the city look like without…
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