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How Seattle’s World Cup Is Centering Coast Salish Culture
As Seattle hosts six matches, the Puyallup Tribe is bringing Lushootseed language and Coast Salish culture to soccer’s global stage.
World Cup 26 has brought Seattle plenty of noise: marches to the stadium, packed watch parties, and fans from Australia, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and across the United States. Amid the flags and football frenzy, another kind of welcome is taking shape, a consistent thread honoring the Indigenous heritage of this city and state. During…
The Power of Three
Graphic designer Kelly Goto honors her father’s creative legacy with an award-winning anthology of his popular hand-drawn comics.
Discover “Seattle Samurai,” Kelly Goto’s award-winning anthology honoring her father Sam Goto’s comic strip and the Pacific Northwest Japanese American experience.
World Cup 26 Is Keeping the Region Busy. So Are Its Recycling Bins.
A local expert explains what actually happens after a plastic bottle leaves the bin.
Seattle is buzzing right now. In the first 11 days of World Cup 26, Waterfront Park recorded more than 451,000 visits, including nearly 85,000 on June 19 alone. SEA Airport has also seen some of its busiest travel days ever, with match-day crowds and summer travelers moving through the city. That is a lot of…
Restaurant Roundup: Covert Cocktails and Lavender Last Call
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
While the gray skies and cooler temps may be back for a few days, this week’s heat was just a taste of the summer sizzle to come. One of our favorite ways to chill out is with an icy drink or dessert, and there are plenty of options to do so, from Mia & More’s…
Eat the World in Seattle Southside
World Cup visitors don’t have to go far from the airport to find one of the region’s most global dining corridors.
With World Cup 26 underway, Seattle is full of visitors looking for the obvious things: the stadium, a jersey or scarf, a good pint (or three), and a great place to eat. But some of the region’s most interesting food is waiting a few miles south of the downtown crowds, in Seattle Southside, near Seattle-Tacoma…
Washington’s Wildest Summer Festivals
From pirate invasions and slug races to geoduck shucking, Bigfoot lore, and Renaissance revelry, these festivals prove the state knows how to keep things strange.
We all know how wonderfully weird Washington can be—and perhaps some of the best evidence of this lies in its colorful, eclectic, and sometimes downright bizarre festivals happening throughout the year. While some of the state’s quirkiest festivals have already happened, like Poulsbo’s Viking Fest (third weekend in May) and Rhubarb Days in Sumner (mid-to-late…
So Long Havana Social Club
The Capitol Hill nightlife staple will close with one final Pride weekend.
A little over 20 years ago, Quentin Ertel walked into the space that would become his bar, Havana Social Club. It was near Tenth and Pike, a former auto showroom that had been taken over by REI, before REI moved out of Capitol Hill. “Part of it was falling down,” Ertel remembers, but there were…
Restaurant Roundup: Benihana’s Back and Fantastic Frites
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
One of these days we will write about the glory of Seattle’s James Beard Award winners… but alas, today is not that day. The city struck out yet again at the Oscars of the culinary world, which isn’t exactly a shock, considering there were only two local finalists in Johnny Courtney of Atoma and Aaron…
Studio Sessions: Eirik Johnson
In a residency hosted by Foster/White Gallery, local photographer Eirik Johnson observes the collision between nature and humanity, and the longing by the latter to leave a mark in place and time.
Most people view the advent of summer as a signal to slow down and relax, but for artist Eirik Johnson, this year’s warming months are a time to ramp up as he prepares to debut two creative projects. Born and raised in Seattle, Johnson, whose deeply emotional photography covers a range of subjects, will release a…
The Digital Resurrection of Place: Walking the Future Arts Way
In the heart of Seattle, where glass towers rise above historic streets and the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, a new kind of public infrastructure is taking shape, one built not from concrete, but from augmented reality, digital storytelling, and ancestral memory. Launching with a public opening ceremony at Pacific Science Center’s newly free…
Dinner With Purpose
FareStart’s Guest Chef Night series brings some of Seattle’s top chefs into the kitchen with students. Don’t miss this season’s lineup.
There are plenty of good reasons to go out to dinner in Seattle. FareStart’s Guest Chef Night series gives you one more. The longtime nonprofit is back with a strong summer lineup of local chefs, each cooking alongside FareStart students for a three-course dinner served by volunteers. All revenue and donations from the series support…
A Global Approach to Bonsai
A new exhibition at the Pacific Bonsai Museum looks at the evolution of the ancient horticulture tradition around the world.
Explore the global evolution of an ancient art at the Pacific Bonsai Museum’s new “Bonsai United” exhibition. Discover how world cultures shape bonsai.
Watch the World Cup Together
Find official fan zones across Washington.
Official fan zones will bring the excitement of the FIFA World Cup 26 to communities throughout the state, offering soccer lovers the opportunity to experience the game-day energy together. Bellingham Kulshan Brewing, Trackside, 298 W Laurel Street, Bellingham Waterfront. The Den, The Wild Buffalo and outdoor block party, 1300 block of Commercial Street, Downtown Bellingham….
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