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A building damaged in fighting in Kurakhove, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. (Photo by VO Svodboda via Picasa)

What the heck is happening in Ukraine (and why you should care)

by Kseniya Sovenko
A filmmaker from Ukraine visited Seattle last week and shared some shocking footage from a conflict that has turned into all out war.
Feb 17, 2015

Seattle health, school officials push for higher measles vaccination rates

by Nicole Einbinder
Puget Sound health officials say that some Seattle-area schools need to see a boost in vaccination rates to prevent a measles outbreak.
Feb 16, 2015

Muslim students seek interfaith dialogue though ‘fast-a-thon’

by Chetanya Robinson
Annual event at University of Washington seeks to raise both funds for charity and understanding of Islam among people of different faiths.

Hundreds in Seattle gather to honor lives of Chapel Hill shooting victims

by Atia Musazay
Seattle honors Chapel Hill shooting victims Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.
Feb 15, 2015

Fifty Shades of Seattle tourism

by Dominique Etzel
For $14,169 a night, The Edgewater Hotel offers a package worthy of those with the earnings of Mr. Grey himself.
Feb 13, 2015

New Kore Ionz video takes viewers on a ‘Starship’

by Megan Herndon
The video, which went live just moments ago, is already getting some national limelight.

‘Hypocrisy’ in new Kendrick Lamar lyrics has fans debating

by Olivia Fuller
A few lines have earned Kendrick Lamar's new single 'The Blacker the Berry' a closer reading than any hip hop song in years.
Feb 12, 2015
Family members of Antonio Zambrano-Montes gather outside of Pasco City Hall to protest the shooting. (Photo courtesy of Anna King / Northwest News Network)

Outrage over Pasco police shooting of man who threw rocks

by Brie Ripley
Vigils and protests over excessive force as police in Pasco have fatally shot four people in the last 6 months.

Israel Supreme Court rules against Rachel Corrie’s parents in lawsuit

by Venice Buhain
The Israel Supreme Court has upheld a decision favoring the Israeli army in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Olympia activist Rachel Corrie, who died in 2003.
Solomon Dubie is raising money to turn his Rainier Mini Mart into a cafe that will serve Ethiopian-style coffee.

Store owner dreams of adding Ethiopian coffee traditions to Seattle’s java scene

by Sarah Stuteville
“This was one of the first forms of brewed coffee ever, ever. That’s amazing to me,” says Rainier business owner Solomon Dubie.

#SUSI2014 Twitter chat: International internet trolls and ethics in new media

by Jessica Partnow
Join this live chat at 8am Pacific Time/11am Eastern/8:30pm India on Thursday February 12th. Tune in here or by following the Twitter hashtag #susi2014.
Nyky Gomez, founder of Brown Recluse Zine Distro. (Photo by Atoosa Moinzadeh)

Brown Recluse Zine Distro spins a worldwide web for creatives of color

by Atoosa Sonia Moinzadeh
From a suitcase in Georgetown, Nyky Gomez is spreading zines by people of color around the world.
Feb 11, 2015

Urban Bush Women: jazz-inspired works explore race, migration

by Judy Chia Hui Hsu
The New York ensemble Urban Bush Women will take on race, migration, body image and culture through dance at Meany Theater in Seattle.

King County moves forward with new youth jail amid protest

by Marcus Harrison Green
Deputies summoned as crowd of protesters object to the King County Council's go-ahead with a new youth jail.
Feb 10, 2015

King of Norway to speak at Pacific Lutheran University commencement

by Venice Buhain
King Harald V of Norway will come to Pacific Lutheran University in May to speak at commencement and receive an honorary doctorate.

Six smart events at UW to impress your Valentine’s date

by Megan Herndon
Dinner and flowers can't hold a candle to Awkward Black Girl, Carlos Bulosan and Laverne Cox.
Seattle hip hop artist Draze performs at the EMP's Black History Month Kickoff on Saturday. (Photo by Jama Abdirahman)

Black History Month gets a star-studded kickoff at EMP

by Jama Abdirahman
Talib Kweli and Draze joined up and coming Seattle artists in celebrating the value of Black lives.
Feb 9, 2015
Seahawks super bowl xlix shirt

Seahawks Super Bowl shirts shipped to developing countries

by Venice Buhain
Thousands of T-shirts that would have adorned happy Seahawks fans if they'd won the Super Bowl will head to developing countries for people in need.
(Cartoon courtesy David Horsey / The L.A. Times)

The vanishing of Molly Norris

by Brie Ripley
Years before the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris had to 'go ghost' after she found herself on an al-Qaeda hit list.
A map identifying slope areas of the Cheasty Greenspace that would overlap with parts of a proposed mountain bike trail. (Screenshot from Seattle's Parks and Recreation Department website)

Cheasty Greenspace bike trail plan sparks controversy

by Megan Herndon
Cheasty Greenspace's 10-acre parcel of restored forest could be seeing a 1.5-mile mountain bike trail, to the chagrin of some of its neighbors.