Seattle Culture
Trailblazing Women: Johnaye Kendrick
Grammy Award-winning professor of music at Cornish College of the Arts
“You can have it all, just at the same time.” That’s what a mentor once told me, and for years, I believed it. But life has a way of teaching lessons, and I’ve come to realize that, with the right support system, one really can have it all — at the same time. For me,…
Set Your Sights on These Summer Festivals
The sun’s out and the fun is about at these events that bring us together
Summer on the Puget Sound is filled with certainties, like extra daylight for outdoor adventures or telling your friends “oh, I’ve always wanted to go to that” — the week after that happened. This year, it’s time to drop that all too common refrain and check out our favorite summer festivals in Seattle and beyond…
Seattle’s World Cup Poster Ranks No. 1
Game days are coming. Our poster’s already winning.
If there’s a creative endeavor of any kind, expect Seattle to show up and look good. Case in point: Our official 2026 FIFA World Cup host city poster took the top spot in Sports Illustrated’s national ranking. For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, each of the tournament’s 16 host cities — spanning…
The Pulse: Seattle Is for the Birds
A wandering crane and the swan tank top we should all own
Spring’s nearly over, and the birds are making the most of it. Gulls are stealing beach snacks, robins bounce around in the grass, and crows run the block like little mobsters. As the city grows, so do they. Seattle now has 30 to 40 times more crows than it did in the 1960s. We’re lucky….
Must List: Six Things to Do This Week
May 22 - May 28
Breakdance legends and vineyard folk
Hey, have you heard? We’re in for some warmer weather this weekend, which is good because there’s a lot going on. SIFF is wrapping up, and we’ve been covering it from all angles, including a look at the many women behind the camera and the design work that keeps the festival fun, inclusive, and engaging….
Trailblazing Women: Nancy Davidson, M.D.
Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and Raisbeck Endowed Chair for Collaborative Research
As a young girl, I spent several summers camping throughout the Western U.S. with my parents, both geologists, while my father did his fieldwork. It was then that I discovered science runs through my veins. Following that discovery, I took part-time jobs during my college and medical school years that serendipitously sparked my interest in…
The Art Behind the Frame
For 20 years, one Seattle agency has shaped the look of the city’s biggest film event
Each spring, SIFF sweeps through the city like a season of its own. Seattleites know the rhythm by now: the trailer drops, the posters go up, and the festival’s distinct look starts showing up everywhere. And while the films change from year to year, the team behind that visual identity has stayed the same. WongDoody,…
Not Flown, Grown: The Slow Flowers Movement is Having A Moment
New book — The Flower Farmers — promotes the use of locally grown, seasonal, and sustainably harvested flowers
A few years ago, Debra Prinzing — speaker, podcast host, outdoor living expert, and founder of Slow Flowers — and her business partner, Robin Avni, pitched an idea to an editor at Abrams Books. The editor passed, but quickly came back with another offer. They didn’t have to think twice about it. Prinzing had extensive…
Trailblazing Women: Alesha Washington
President and CEO, Seattle Foundation
I grew up in Cleveland, where “grit” is a way of life. It’s the steel-forged resilience of a city that has seen its share of hardship. It’s a place where economic and political power is complicated by poverty, demanding that residents have incredible fortitude to survive. My life and work today are the result of…
Support Local, Savor Global Right Here in Seattle
Intentionalist looks to ‘Amplify’ businesses in the Chinatown-International District
A number of iconic and longstanding restaurants in the Chinatown- International District (CID) have closed within the last year. Social entrepreneur Laura Clise is looking to stem the tide collaborating with community partners to launch Amplify, a campaign to support and sustain 35 small businesses in the historic neighborhood. The campaign kicks off in the throes of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific…
Fave Five: Easing Into Summer
Pandas, Juneteenth, and the flavors of Spain
Seattle summer doesn’t arrive all at once — it trickles in, a little ore light here, a slightly warmer evening there. We’re not all the way in, but we’re close enough to start making plans. 1. Panda Fest I don’t usually trust anything with a mascot, but I’ll make an exception for the giant inflatable…
The Pulse: May Keeps Ghosting Us
Crabby Dogs are back and Barbie hits the symphony
It’s warm. It’s cold. There’s rain. The sun is out. Spring is strange no matter where you are, but especially here — where the moment the sun blinks at us, we’re in flip-flops at Green Lake. My kids are already in shorts. I’m still turning on the heater every morning and wearing sweaters. Welcome to…
Women Filmmakers Take Center Stage at SIFF
The 51st festival runs through May 25
The Seattle International Film Festival, now in its 51st edition, is breaking the filmmaking world’s notoriously sexist mold. More than half of the 245 films to be screened during the festival feature filmmakers who are female or nonbinary identifying. The festival kicked off Thursday night at The Paramount Theatre with a gala party and screening of Four Mothers, a…
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