 Author and University of Washington Professor Shawn Wong tells his students writing is more about belief than technique. 🖋️ "You want to say to yourself, 'That's exactly what I meant in my heart and in my mind.'" He shared his story of becoming a novelist and uplifting the voices of other Asian American writers.
 Will Washington voters decide to keep the 7% capital gains tax or repeal it by voting "yes" on I-2109? The tax, passed by the state legislature in 2021, is on the sale or exchange of individual long-term capital assets over $250,000. Tune in to the latest episode of City Inside/Out to learn more.
 Capitol Hill's Russian Samovar restaurant is long gone, but Vladimir Shkurkin's mural of "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" by Alexander Pushkin remains in one Capitol Hill restaurant – and it isn't the only remnant of Seattle's Russian-American history.
 "I love being American but we've done some dirty deeds, and I...feel like it's important to talk about all of it in order to change. To grow." Erin Shigaki uses large-scale street art to join her community's past and future, and highlights the importance of the story behind each piece.
 Seattle’s new PayUp law, an attempt to raise gig worker wages, may be revised just months after its rollout. Many food delivery drivers and restaurants say the law has backfired, with UberEats, DoorDash and Instacart tacking on a new $5 surcharge which has resulted in reduced delivery orders. Learn more on City Inside/Out.
 Thursday was Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and we shared Cindy's experiences as a blind individual. She often feels excluded from online conversations due to undetailed social media content. Hear her advice for increasing accessibility and learn more in our our story about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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