pandemic
Art in the Age of Covid
Artists persevere despite forced isolation, canceled opportunities
Venerated Seattle fine artists Gloria DeArcangelis struggled to be creatively productive in recent years as she cared for her mother through a long terminal illness. She also lost her husband. “We lived side by side in different houses and shared a cat,” she says. “It was the perfect marriage.” For three or four years, her brush…
Senior Living Communities in a New World
How two senior housing communities navigated the past year
Senior housing communities have been in the news for all the wrong reasons during the past year. A deeper look reveals that many have taken extraordinary steps to keep staff and residents safe while navigating a business that has been rapidly evolving long before the coronavirus pandemic. According to industry trade publication Senior Housing News, senior living…
Pike Place Perseverance
Despite the pandemic, Pike Place has a history of perseverance
This story is featured in the January issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. The Pike Place Market weathered an exodus of farmers due to the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II and an attempt at demolition 50 years ago, so it should come as no surprise that…
Editor’s Note: Gym in a Jam
Like many small businesses, Fremont Health Club is struggling. But it will survive.
This story is featured in the January issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. Like everyone else, Lillian Cawdrey has evolved during the pandemic and has done everything she could to survive. Cawdrey, co-owner of the popular Fremont Health Club along with her husband, learned the hard way that bleach rusted…
Moving Forward Post-Pandemic
The pandemic is changing how we live and shop. That’s not necessarily a bad thing
Our annual “Best Of” list looks a little different this year. Sure, readers weighed in on their favorite restaurants, coffee shops and happy hours, but when was the last time you went out to dinner or to a crowded indoor bar? When’s the next time you will again? On a recent webinar, several health care…
Washington Residents Order More Takeout Than Those in Other States
Bid-on-Equipment found that Washington ranks No. 10 based on Google searches
Washington residents love their takeout. Slightly more than 8% of Google searches in the state have included “takeout” since the pandemic began, according to a study by equipment company Bid-on-Equipment. That ranks the state No. 10 in the nation. The “United States of Takeout” survey found that 65% of customers across the country are ordering more takeout…
Stories from Seattle: Practicing Philoxenia on the Front Lines of a Pandemic
A firefighter’s letter to a stranger
As firefighters, we are accustomed to facing fear on a regular basis. But I know of no one accustomed to facing pandemics. Our new fear is very real. At our firehouse on Seattle’s downtown waterfront, we know that every call that we go on could be the one that takes us out. We’ve been here…
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