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What's in a name? The man behind Central District's William Grose Center.

William Gross mural

An unused Central District fire station is being reborn into a "vehicle for the regeneration of the Black community." The new cultural space will be named after William Grose, an important 19th century pioneer who paved the way for the Central District to become the cultural and historic home for the city's Black community.

Paving the Way

Five fabulous music videos from our friends at Video Bebop

Video Bebop December 2020

Enjoy five tremendous music videos presented by twins Eva and Cedric Walker of The Black Tones. Enjoy videos from Pacific Northwest bands Kassa Overall, Bread & Butter, SassyBlack, Justice VVS, and Warren Dunes.  

Magical Music

As eviction ban expirations loom, City Inside/Out looks at rent relief

Apartments on Capital Hill

Renters in Washington are worried as both the state and national eviction moratoriums expire at the end of the year. With rising unemployment, many tenants say they will be unable to pay months in back rents that are coming due. Will ringing in the New Year bring a new wave of homelessness or will assistance arrive in time?

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Figgy Pudding, a Seattle holiday tradition, goes virtual

Figgy pudding carolers

The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition is a popular Seattle tradition, bringing caroling, crowds, and merriment to downtown. But like many public events in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic moved organizers to creatively sleigh a new way to deliver holiday cheer.

Come A'Caroling

Hindsight is 2020: Looking back at an unforgettable year

Year in Review 2020

It feels a little funny to talk about “best-of” moments this year, but if there’s anything 2020 has taught us, it’s the importance of celebrating our victorious moments and reflecting on the hard ones. Reflect back on the year with these 20 videos that define 2020.

2020 Vision

Reflections: What the Water Holds 🌊

A performance from Reflections: What the Water Holds
Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance.
Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance.
Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance.
Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance.
Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance.
Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance.

Indigenous and Black performers and cultural groups sum up 2020 with art, song, and dance. Together, they deliver poetic answers to the questions of our time in the virtual dance festival "Reflections: What the Water Holds." The backdrop of "Reflections" is also the unveiling of the waterfront's stunningly rebuilt Pier 62. 

Wade These Waters