by Agueda Pacheco Flores
While COVID-19 and its variants might not be making daily headlines like they used to, the pandemic and all its ramifications are still impacting people every day. And People of Color, including transgender people, who were most impacted by the pandemic early on continue to be the most impacted still.
Continue reading Meet a BIPOC-Led Initiative: Pandemic Solidarity for the Long Futureby 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: Wallis BolzThe Emerald wants your Valentine’s Day messages!
We’re back for another year of publishing your love notes on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14! Just click the link below to fill out a form with your personalized message to a partner, an inspiring person, a book, an idea, a South End location, a pet, food — whoever or whatever you love!
Continue reading South End Love 2024 — Send Us Your Valentine’s Messages by Tuesday, Feb. 13by Amanda Sorell
Winter is well underway in Seattle. Cloudy days outnumber sunny ones, and deciduous branches are bare in their dormancy. Still, the city glows green against the gray, with spongy moss shrouding outdoor surfaces and evergreen foliage filling the skyline. And while winter might not be a time we imagine gathering food outside, our heads bent against the rain as we walk past sleeping gardens and withered vines, you can still find plenty to forage.
Continue reading The South End Guide to Foraging Your Food: Winter 2024 Editionby Agueda Pacheco Flores
Volunteers were working hard Monday morning, stocking shelves and organizing the back-of-house warehouse while a line started forming outside White Center Food Bank’s new facility, located on 16th Avenue Southwest.
“When people think of food banks, they think of only canned goods,” said Randy Nguyen, the marketing and community engagement coordinator for the White Center Food Bank (WCFB), while walking around the grocery-store-style distribution center. But WCFB carries more than canned goods.“We offer culturally familiar foods,” Nguyen added.
Continue reading White Center Food Bank Welcomes Community to New Facilityby Jenn Ngeth
On Jan. 15, 2024, the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) held an event, King Day 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., to honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With free entry, visitors were able to enjoy this activity-packed day with their family and friends while discussing race, the importance of social justice for all, and how to continue the work of King and other civil rights leaders.
Continue reading ‘King Day 2024’ at the Northwest African American Museumby Susan Fried
Thousands of people ignored the unusually cold temperatures in Seattle to show up for the 41st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rally and March at Garfield High School on Jan. 15. This year’s celebration of MLK Jr.’s life was dedicated to longtime supporters of the event, the International Association of Machinists District 751 and Ezell’s Famous Chicken. In addition to a jobs fair that ran from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Garfield High School commons, attendees could choose from 17 different workshops on topics ranging from reproductive justice and bystander intervention to the future of the labor movement and reparations.
Continue reading PHOTO ESSAY | Seattle Celebrates the Life of MLK Jr. in 2024by Jas Keimig
Amidst all the restaurants popping up in the South End, another excellent, community-centered coffee joint is joining the roster. Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and located on the first floor of Washington Hall, the doors of Creative Cafe are swinging open to welcome in residents of the Central District.
Continue reading Creative Cafe Provides Job Opportunities for Youth and Intergenerational Space for Black Artistsby David Roesel, M.D.
This article originally appeared in a newsletter from Wise Patient Internal Medicine and has been reprinted under an agreement.
In late December 2005, a massive storm struck the Pacific Northwest. What was later dubbed the “Hanukkah Eve windstorm” devastated the region with hurricane-force gusts reaching up to 70 mph and some of Seattle’s heaviest rainfall on record. The storm caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and led the governor to declare a state of emergency in 17 counties. Power was knocked out for millions of residents, in some cases for as many as 11 days. And the night after the storm, a cold front plunged temperatures to below freezing.
Continue reading Winter Watch: Deadly Dangers of Carbon Monoxideby Agueda Pacheco Flores
The holiday frenzy means many of us cook exquisite homemade meals for our families toward the end of the year. While it’s a labor of love, all that work can leave people a bit burnt out on kitchen duty. With 2024 in full swing, it might make sense to take a step back and give yourself a little break. Luckily, the South End has got you covered.
Continue reading New Year Brings New Foods to the South End
