by Nikki Barron
Skyway Park is back!
After months of renovation, Skyway Park is now open to the public after a major capital project that added a new playground, installed a new mini-turf soccer field, refurbished the softball field, and upgraded the basketball court. King County Parks also installed a new pathway with security lighting and improved ADA accessibility.
Continue reading PHOTO ESSAY | Revitalized Skyway Park Reopens!by Amanda Ong
Last Updated on October 13, 2022, 12:53 pm.
Spooky season is upon us — almost time for the Emerald’s T’Challaween! — but there is far more to look forward to in October than just trick-or-treating. From fantastic plays to queer film festivals and Asian American comedy showcases, the Emerald has gathered the best of this month’s events for South Enders to enjoy.
Read on for a listing of arts events in South Seattle. Know of something that should be on our list? Let us know at Arts@SeattleEmerald.org
Continue reading Arts in the South End: An October Roundupcurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Amanda Ong
This Friday, Oct. 14, acclaimed poet Pamela Sneed will be in conversation with Shin Yu Pai at the Central Library’s Microsoft Auditorium to discuss Sneed’s memoir, Funeral Diva. The event is free and one of a series guest-curated by Pai, an award-winning writer, poet, and the producer and host of KUOW’s podcast The Blue Suit.
Continue reading Poetry and Loss During the 1980s HIV and AIDS Crisis: Pamela Sneed Talks About Memoir ‘Funeral Diva’by Jadenne Radoc Cabahug
The White Center Food Bank (WCFB) sits tucked away in a corner behind large green trees, mostly hidden from public view despite its significant community impact.
Continue reading White Center Food Bank Campaigns for New Downtown Locationby Carolyn Bick
Last Updated on October 12, 2022, 3:50 pm.
The Emerald’s Watchdragon reporting seeks to increase accountability within our city’s institutions through in-depth investigative journalism.
The Emerald has discovered that Mayor Bruce Harrell received small personal campaign donations from both the CEO of and a department director within ShotSpotter — a gunfire detection system that Harrell has been championing for almost 10 years — in both his 2013 mayoral campaign and his 2021 mayoral campaign.
Continue reading ShotSpotter CEO and Dept. Director Donated to Harrell Campaignsby Phil Manzano
The Jan. 6 hearings have focused the country on the most basic foundation of American democracy: the right to vote.
Here at the South Seattle Emerald, we’re part of the Voter Education Fund, a King County nonpartisan project to encourage as many potential voters to register and vote.
Continue reading South End Guides | Nov. 8 General Election: Register and Vote!curated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Troy Landrum, Jr.
Our physical bodies fade. Our spirits transition. Our legacies lay down roots. The legacies of Black entrepreneurs have been planted in the Northwest soil for many decades. These histories and legacies are being unpacked and recognized for the first time in front of our very eyes. The history of these individuals represents to us, as Black people, the trees that were already growing in our backyards. While the whole world is currently reading about these legacies, these are the stories that are passed down to us, whispered in our ears by our elders and ancestors from a very young age. These stories are a part of our fabric, our DNA. They have been one of the reasons for our survival. They are the stories that we pass down — our folklore of the heroes who pushed against resistance and produced progress, not just for an individual, but for communities.
Continue reading OPINION | Remembering Candace Smiley, the Legendary MzTwistby Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation
The federal government has proclaimed Indigenous Peoples’ Day to recognize the inherent sovereignty of Tribal Nations and to uphold treaty obligations. This long-overdue recognition and celebration of Native cultures is critically important, but for tribes like ours — the Chinook Indian Nation — this day is also a reminder of the ongoing injustice being committed against our people by the federal government of the United States. We have recently redoubled our long-standing efforts by inviting leaders from Washington and Oregon — U.S. Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) — to correct a 20-plus-year injustice by introducing and championing to completion legislation that restores federal recognition for the Chinook Indian Nation. In meetings with the U.S. senators, we continue to hear clear support for our cause, but every day of inaction is another day of injustice for our people, and it’s past time for these leaders to take the lead and take a stand for #ChinookJustice.
Continue reading OPINION | This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Chinook Indian Nation Deserves Justice
