April 2018
The 580,000-Pound Marine Debris Problem in the San Juans
The effort, led by the Samish tribe, is generating interest and winning awards on its way to cleaning up the San Juan archipelago
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. 580,090. That’s the number of pounds of marine debris, beach litter and chemically treated wood (creosote) removed over the past four years from Samish traditional territory in the San Juan archipelago in a joint project between the Samish Indian Nation Department of Natural…
Fighting Native American Homelessness, One Bracelet at a Time
This project from Chief Seattle Club is creating jewelry for a cause
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. These “Home” Bracelets ($35), handcrafted by 19 apprentice artists, incorporate a traditional Native American basket design and are stamped with the Lushootseed word for “home.” They’re a project of the Chief Seattle Club and its Native Works retail outlet (Fridays and Saturdays; Pike…
These Seattle Artists Are Exploring China’s Sociopolitical Transformation
Lauren Yee's play "The Great Leap" and poetry by Western Washington University's Jane Wong address China's "Great Leap Forward"
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. There’s a darkly comic pun in the title of Lauren Yee’s play The Great Leap. Set in 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square protests, it follows an American college basketball team that travels to China for an exhibition match, during which a…
Seattle Spring Fashion: Gray Is Giving Way to Season of Color
Step inside the newly renovated Hotel Theodore for our spring fashion photo shoot
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Styling by Darcy Camden | Photographs by Hayley Young | Photographed at Hotel Theodore The season’s runways boasted sophisticated minimalism coupled with the new neutrals: blush tones, golden browns and a spectrum of blues, to name a few. We mixed and matched these staple hues, adding texture…
How Seattle’s Wave Press is Celebrating National Poetry Month
The Pulitzer Prize-winning local poetry press is celebrating with four new titles
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. “It’s moving, but you can’t predict where it’s going to be next,” said poet Eileen Myles in a 2012 interview, reflecting on why Seattle’s Wave Books chose the perfect name. The poetry press launched in 2005, morphing out of the former Massachusetts-based…
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Arts: Picture Perfect
Robin Layton is nothing short of a Seattle treasure
Much like capturing the perfect moment on film, photographer Robin Layton’s life is a series of moments that are almost hard to believe. Some would call them coincidences, and others, instances of fate. Remember that iconic photo of a grinning Ken Griffey sliding across home plate (“The Smile at the Bottom of the Pile”) to…
Sea-Tac drops in latest J.D. Power survey
Airport rankings fall from last year
A friend who recently flew out of Sea-Tac International Airport told tales of long lines, unhappy fellow passengers, and an unfortunate bag mix-up. He literally had to buy a new suit for a business meeting once he reached his destination. I heard a similar story from another friend whose family flew internationally on vacation this…