Seattle Culture
Must List: 6 Things to Do in Seattle This Week
Sips, tats, and laughs
Seattle’s buzzing with all kinds of news this week. Starbucks just brought in a new CEO, and everyone’s wondering what changes are coming. With Husky games kicking off later this month, sailgating is the talk of the town — and yes, it’s as fun as it sounds. On the food scene, two West African spots…
Belltown Blooms
Celebrate Seattle’s creative core at the Mural Festival
Stroll down the streets of Belltown over the next five days, and you’re likely to see scissor lifts and cherry pickers hoisting local artists up the sides of buildings, with paint cans tucked around the corners of alleys, and a new bloom of vibrant color throughout the entire neighborhood…
Seafair Names New CEO
Emily Cantrell will begin in September
Emily Cantrell has been a huge fan of Seafair since moving to the Seattle area from Germany when she was 12. Now she’ll get to run it. Cantrell, interim CEO at Seattle nonprofit Provail, is the new president and chief executive officer of the Seafair Charitable Foundation, the entity responsible for Seattle’s annual summer festival…
New Kraken Program Seeks to Foster Diversity in Hockey
Kraken Common Thread showcases inclusion at nine games this coming season
When I was a little kid, my father took me to a Portland Buckaroos hockey game. They played in the old Western Hockey League, a step below the NHL. I still vividly remember seeing only one non-white player, Willie O’Ree, who is generally recognized as the first Black player in the NHL, and is now…