Seattle Culture
Turning Tragedy into Empowerment
Author Ann Muno channels her sister’s tragedy into empowering girls through the Justice for Girls Coalition
Ann Muno was just 10 years old when her 16-year-old sister, Kim, was murdered by a male classmate after her shift at the mall. The crime rocked her family and the small community of Libertyville, Illinois, about 30 miles north of Chicago. Muno, a Seattle resident, is now executive director of the Justice for Girls…
Whale Of A Remodel
The transformation of an Orcas Island home takes advantage of remarkable views
For many years, Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders entertained his Orcas Island neighbors with breathtaking acrobatics in his vintage airplane. Anders and his wife, Valerie, had purchased a five-acre compound on the isolated western edge of the island for its mesmerizing view, a subject he knew something about. As a member of the first human…
Must List: Five Fun Things to Do This Week
Aug 21 - Aug 27
Fairs, funnymen, and Jubilee Love Fest
Seattle’s been humming lately—long evenings and packed patios. Whether you’re in the mood for comedy, art, music, or funnel cake, there’s no shortage of things to do before summer slips away. Here’s what’s going on this week: Evergreen State Fair Aug. 21-26 & Aug. 28-Sept. 1 Evergreen State Fair Park, Monroe $15+ Rides, animals,…
Must List: Six Fun Things to Do This Week
Aug 14 - Aug 20
Music, makers, and canoe racing
Hi! We hope you’re still enjoying the best of summer—whether you’re savoring the last of the sunshine or finding a bit of cool in the summer breeze. Here’s what’s happening around town this week: Patrick Dixon Friday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Third Place Books | Ravenna, Seattle Free Catch Patrick Dixon at Third Place…
Summiting Mount Adams
Seattle magazine’s social media manager tackles a climb that tests both body and mind
Emma Smith, Seattle magazine’s social media manager, decided to climb Mount Adams in July, giving herself just a few weeks to prepare for an early August summit. Mount Adams is a 12,276-foot stratovolcano in the Cascade Range, the second-highest peak in Washington, with sprawling glaciers and a broad, sloping summit. After her roommate mentioned the…
A Festival Built on Faith
Singer-songwriter Grace Love brings music, food, and radical community care to Jubilee Love Festival
Grace Love (she/they) never meant to run a music festival. But like many things in her life, Jubilee Love Festival emerged from instinct, community, and a little bit of what she calls delusional action. “I just wanted something that feels safe, open to all, and genuine. It feels like home,” she says. Now in its…
Bookstore Love Story
Seattle’s first romance-only bookstore opened with a line out the door and a dream of going steady
It started, as many good love stories do, with a secret longing. McKenna Martin was living and working in L.A., juggling TV production and a photography business, when the pandemic put everything on hold. With shows paused and no way of taking on photography clients, she looked for a new creative outlet. She bought a…
The Pulse: Berry Season
A hit card game and Venezuelan hot dogs
It’s time to pick blackberries from that one overgrown corner of the neighborhood — you know the one. Strawberries are bright red and blueberries are fat and sweet, so be sure to hit up your local farmers market. August is doing exactly what it’s supposed to, and we’ve still got a few weeks left to…
Must List: Six Fun Things to Do This Week
Aug 07 - Aug 13
Glass floats, wine by the water, and a Japantown street festival
Hi. Hope you’re finding little ways to enjoy this stretch of late summer, even if it’s just taking the long way home or picking a few blackberries before they disappear. (Mine never quite make it home.) We’ve been covering some fun things lately: a creepy Alien: Earth stunt downtown, Alaska Airlines’ new direct international flights,…
Urban Paddle
Canoeing the Green River from Kent to Tukwila offers solitude and a sense of adventure
The giant bridge ahead and the distant roar of loud car engines were telltale signs that we were arriving at I-405 in Southcenter. Though instead of zooming toward an onramp at 70 miles per hour, we were floating lazily down a river at approximately two miles per hour. Over the Fourth of July weekend, my…
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A Taste of Tuscany
Kira Jane Buxton’s latest novel turns her family’s Italian adventure into a funny and heartwarming summer read
Growing up, author Kira Jane Buxton had mixed feelings about her peripatetic childhood. Thanks to her father’s job, her family hopped around the globe, spending time in Dubai, Jakarta, Singapore, Korea and Texas. It was an upbringing full of adventures — playing in dunes, exploring tropical jungles, making friends with the neighborhood animals — but…
Back to the Future, Forward for AAJA
Seattle hosts the Asian American Journalists Association's national convention for the first time in 26 years, honoring trailblazers and looking ahead
“If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything” is a recurring refrain in the blockbuster 1985 film Back to the Future. That line echoes loudly at this year’s Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) convention, running through Saturday at the Downtown Sheraton Hotel, as both the history and future of journalism — and…
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