by Kris Kendall
Local news doesn’t stop just because of the near constant stream of attention-grabbing headlines spewing from Washington D.C.
South Seattle, like other parts of this city, is full of neighborhoods in flux as economics and demographics continue to shift. What do the residents of Rainier Beach think of what’s happening here in their own neighborhood? Continue reading People in Your Neighborhood: A Guy Walks into a Bar
by Jamil Suleman
Continue reading South Seattle Jesus Strikes again with #JOSHBOWL Community Fundraiser
by Marilyn Watkins
For Edie, it was a serious infection that landed both her and her five-week-old baby back in the hospital. For Rhonda, it was a surgery that should have kept her off her feet for six weeks. For Gabriela, it was the frantic search for a diagnosis as her father got sicker and sicker and ultimately died of cancer. Continue reading Family Leave Can Be a Matter of Life and Death
by Tarik Abdullah
Savory, spicy, crunchy, oily (at times). These are the characteristics that I expect to get from a sambusa. A triangular shaped piece of dough that is prepared from east Africa to India to Turkey and others, each country with different ingredients but have the same goal fast and cheap. Now mind you I did not forget about the samosa but that will be for another day on Indian cuisine. Continue reading T-Time: Chef T’s Top Picks for South End Sambusa
by Melia LaCour
Superintendent Nyland’s letter warning of the potential $74 million-dollar budget deficit for the 2017/2018 school year recently sent shockwaves through the community. How could this have happened? How will the opportunity gap, so pervasive for our students of color, have any chance of closing? The answer lies with the willingness of the state legislature to perpetuate a long-standing problem in education: the values gap or the gap that exists when espoused values for creating equitable education are not reflected by actions or decision-making. Continue reading Legislature’s Values Gap Contributes to Seattle Public Schools $74 million Budget Deficit
by Marilyn Watkins
Whether delighted or appalled at the outcome of November’s national elections, pretty much everyone agrees good schools are important. Every kid deserves a shot at opportunity, regardless of the color of their skin, the income of their parents, or the zip code of their residence. Continue reading Inslee’s Budget a Victory for Equitable Education
by Marcus Harrison Green
The Beach needs more beauty.
Other than our country’s collective suicide by Trump, that’s been my mind’s prominent thought since returning from San Francisco’s Mission District to visit an old college friend last month.
Walking down the neighborhood’s Valencia Street, we stopped so I could admire a pocket park, or parklet, carved out in the sidewalk and bustling with the loud laughter of neighbors. Continue reading Beauty and the Beach
by Cliff Cawthon, columnist
Most everyone I know woke up in shock this morning to the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential race. Last night, most left leaning election night parties across Seattle and King County held a cloud of fear and bewilderment over them. One of the few bright spots, for supporters of mass transit at least, was the victory of the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) package. Continue reading ST3 Passed, While Everything Else Went to Hell
by Tarik Abdullah
Twenty five years. Twenty five years of sweat, burns, beautiful dishes, broken plates, suffering crazy chefs, working alongside talented cooks , teaching kids and more. I’m still going strong with no intention of slowing down. Why you ask? P.A.S.S.I.O.N aka “love for the game”. Continue reading T-Time: Introlude
by Clifford Cawthon
Gentrification is real. In the Central District, the magnitude of that reality is painfully clear. A Community partnership in the Central District was formed two weeks ago in response to this reality by redeveloping the Liberty Bank Building. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed as a commitment to redevelop Liberty Bank as an alternative to expensive apartments being built in the area, as well as an affordable incubator for Black businesses. Continue reading Community Groups Unite In the CD For Redevelopment of Liberty Bank Building
