Seattle Is Too Expensive For Artists Who Help It Boom When Chris Lomba and his partners decided to open a music repair shop, they chose a storefront near the corner of Pike and Broadway on the edge of... Marcie Sillman
A Seattle Symphony Concerto Inspired By Richard Hugo When Wayne Horvitz moved to Seattle, he was looking for a quiet place to chill out between road trips. He never imagined himself in a symphony hall. Marcie Sillman
Beyond Seattle's Mean Streets With Author J.A. Jance On a damp gray morning, J.A. Jance sits inside the Seattle Mystery Bookshop. Her cheery yellow blazer stands out in all the gloom. Jance chuckles as she... Marcie Sillman
Tracing Northwest Grit Through Richard Hugo's Poetry Seattle’s Richard Hugo House is a literary center in a large wood-frame house, just east of Cal Anderson Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The... Marcie Sillman
Roger Shimomura Smashes Stereotypes With Art Roger Shimomura wasn't even three years old when he and his family were sent to the Puyallup Assembly Center in 1942. He celebrated his third birthday... Marcie Sillman
A Ballerina's Second Act: Learning To Say 'Yes' She may kill me for revealing her age, but what the heck? Ariana Lallone is 47 years old, and she’s as striking and vibrant as the first time I saw her... Marcie Sillman
This Seattle Student Defied The Curfew Imposed On Japanese-Americans When Jeanne Sakata was growing up near Watsonville, California, her parents never talked about what happened to them during World War II. Like thousands... Marcie Sillman
Leaving The Convent And Finding Passion Through Poetry Madeline DeFrees published her first poem at the age of 12. It was called “Sympathy,” written for a Portland newspaper poetry contest. Marcie Sillman
After Raising 4 Kids, Fay Jones Created This Iconic Seattle Mural Even if you don’t know her name, you’ve probably seen artist Fay Jones’ work. She created one of the giant murals on the walls of Seattle’s underground... Marcie Sillman
They Tried To Strip Her Culture. Weaving Was Her Defense Lois Thadei’s full name is Lois Chichnikoff Thadei. But everyone calls her Louie. She says white people have a hard time pronouncing her name. Marcie Sillman
