The changing culture of America

Twins Ghislain, left, and Boris were born in the Congo and relocated to the Seattle area with their mother, Jeanne, and three siblings in 2013. Ghislain and Boris attend college and come home during breaks to live with their mother.

Pacific NW Magazine

A new book by Karisa Keasey paints the powerful stories of Northwest refugees

Karisa Keasey's book, “When You Can't Go Home: Portraits of Refugees in the Pacific Northwest” illustrates the stories of ten refugees in the Pacific Northwest. VIEW

Spendy dinners and $79 haircuts: Tim Eyman isn’t living like someone who’s bankrupt, AG says
New BP ad campaign calls on Washington Legislature to put a price on carbon pollution from fossil fuels
After cashing in on quarterback gambles, 49ers, Chiefs advance to Super Bowl
Are self-driving cars a solution for Bellevue? An East Coast test shows their promise and challenges VIEW
Seattle woman killed in avalanche while ice climbing in southwest Colorado
Homes burn after shooter kills 2 Honolulu officers VIEW
Here’s what’s open, closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Thursday, January 1, 2019. Rainier Beach resident Sally Li stands on the same stretch of Rainier Beach reflected in the photo of her and her grandmother when she was little. For the past three years community advocates have been working to get Be’er Sheva Park and the beach renovated. 212514

Local Politics

These Seattle neighbors have been working to put the ‘beach’ back in Rainier Beach

The group has been using grants to host public planning parties, design renovations and write shovel-ready construction documents. Now they're lobbying the parks department to allocate money for construction in 2021. VIEW

Red lanterns decorate Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Travel

5 off-the-beaten-path getaway destinations that are particularly relevant in 2020

From the centennial of Prohibition to Bruce Lee's 80th birthday, there are many historical anniversaries to commemorate this year. These five vacations are a great way to get away and take a trip back in time to honor these historic events. VIEW

The master bedroom opens to an upstairs deck, with a propane fireplace and glass railings. There’s another, more public, deck on the lower level, with access to the lake, and LED lights under warm cedar soffits. “When she’s entertaining at night, it glows,” says designer/builder Kent Perry, who lives in a houseboat with his partner, Todd Filer, on the same dock. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Pacific NW Magazine

A first-time homeowner’s custom houseboat makes waves on HGTV, and in its Seattle marina

Armed with a $450,000 budget and a dream that wouldn’t sink, Sarah J. Haggard joined the HGTV show “Home Afloat” and shared her water-life wishlist. VIEW