by Alex Garland
Luis Rodriguez and Leona Moore-Rodriguez, spouses and co-owners of Beacon Hill café The Station, have created another “third space” by claiming a slice of Columbia City and making it their own. In an increasingly challenging city to start something new, friends, neighbors, and customers have rallied behind the coffee duo to make sure this new space happens.
Continue reading The Station Soft Opens in Columbia Cityby Victor Simoes
Last Updated on April 16, 2024, 1:52 pm.
Strong communities are a source of vital connection and a sense of belonging — a place of collaborative care where we often seek help and support in times of crisis. When emergencies happen, it can be daunting to figure out where to turn, especially if calling police-involved numbers like 911 or the 988 hotline isn’t ideal.
In this South End Guide, the Emerald has compiled a list of crisis and advocacy groups that offer immediate assistance through emergency or crisis services, legal assistance, and information and support on mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault, and substance use.
Continue reading Where to Turn for Help: The South End Guide to Crisis and Advocacy Groupsby Amanda Sorell
Welcome to a new series: Meet Our Rainmakers!
Rainmakers are readers like you who make regular donations to the Emerald — their contributions help us amplify the authentic voices of the South End, and we couldn’t do it without them.
Continue reading Meet Our Rainmakers: Kaity Cassio Fayeby Alex Garland
The building at 1101 Airport Way S. sat empty for months before a member of King County Facilities connected with a board member with ties to a 30-year-old pet clinic for low-income and homeless pet owners.
The City has rented a series of buildings and parking lots along Airport Way South, and although a homeless shelter was planned for that location, the neighbors (BMW Seattle, among others) complained, and the building remained empty. Now, a pet clinic for pets owned by Seattle’s unhoused and low-income residents have a place for services.
Continue reading Doney Coe Pet Clinic: King County Steps Up for Seattle’s Petsby Mark Van Streefkerk
Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
TDoV is a day to celebrate the brilliance and joy of trans and gender-expansive communities. Trans, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and gender-expansive people have been breaking barriers and soaring to new heights over the past few years, yet the greater visibility of trans people has been twisted into a political wedge issue, galvanizing national efforts to limit trans rights as well as an increase in hateful rhetoric and transphobic violence.
Continue reading Trans Day of Visibility: South End Musicians Sound Off on Trans Joyby the South Seattle Emerald and Lavender Rights Project
Editors’ Note: In honor of Trans Day of Visibility tomorrow, March 31, we’re reprinting “The Emerald’s Guide to Supporting Local and National Trans Community Organizing,” a collaboration between the Emerald and Lavender Rights Project, originally printed on March 31, 2023. Read on for a listing of Black trans- and queer and trans BIPOC-led organizations to support, both nationally and locally.
The past two years have seen a record-breaking amount of anti-trans legislation in the U.S., with at least 421 actively proposed bills that would limit, restrict, or criminalize the civil rights of transgender people in 2023. While Washington is seen as a progressive state, there have been three anti-trans bills proposed during this legislation session alone and an uptick in anti-trans violence in general. For an up-to-date listing of anti-trans bills and more info, check out the Trans Legislation Tracker.
Continue reading The Emerald’s Guide to Supporting Local and National Trans Community Organizingby Jas Keimig
Even though Women’s History Month is drawing to a close, that doesn’t stop the important work for gender equity being done by many in the Seattle area.
Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) is a Columbia City-based organization that does just that, offering programs and mentorship opportunities to a diverse community of young women and gender-expansive teens across the King County area. Collectively, both teens and mentors envision a future for young people that’s rooted in social justice, equity, and inclusivity. And, most importantly, they are providing a space for kids to become leaders and figure out who they are in an autonomous, supported environment.
Continue reading Young Women Empowered Creates Space for Teens to Learn and Growby Nimra Ahmad
On March 24, Rainier Beach hosted its second annual Detective Cookie Chess Classic Tournament. As might be deduced from its name, the tournament is run by Denise “Cookie” Bouldin, a detective with the Seattle Police Department who also runs a weekly chess club for children K–12 at the Rainier Beach Community Center.
Continue reading At Rainier Beach Chess Tourney, Young People Master Tactics That Apply to Lifeby Agueda Pacheco Flores
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Bidi Bidi Bom Bash is back again to bring its three-day event full of community vendors, markets, and best of all, cumbia rhythms to the South End.
Festivities will begin next month on April 13 and will kick off with a market at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church. Attendees will see an assortment of local vendors selling anything from art and jewelry to food. A “Bidi Bidi Bom Brunch” at La Esquina will follow the next day, April 14, and will feature drag performances. The festival will end on April 20 with its official cumbia dance event called “Aguacero,” a nod to Seattle’s rainy weather, at Club Sur in SoDo. Both Bidi Bidi Bom Brunch and Aguacero require tickets, which range from $10 to $80. All but Aguacero will be all-ages events.
Continue reading Seattle’s Premier Cumbia Festival Is Bidi Bidi Bom Backby Amanda Sorell
Welcome to a new series: Meet Our Rainmakers!
Rainmakers are readers like you who make regular donations to the Emerald — their contributions help us amplify the authentic voices of the South End, and we couldn’t do it without them.
Continue reading Meet Our Rainmakers: Kathya Alexander
