The first steps toward ensuring success for children of color are some uncomfortable conversations about racial inequailty

The nine day Seattle International Dance Festival is an opportunity for Seattle to experience the diverse way dance is expressed all around the world.

Technically, James and Willow Ly each spend between 60 and 70 hours a week at Caffé Zingaro, the popular Lower Queen Anne coffee establishment they’ve run together for the past eight years. Those who work the typical 40-hour week might balk at such a prospect, but the Lys’ outlook is much more positive. “The way I […]

It’s local seafood season — all the more reason to examine your consumption of foreign seafood imports.

Two little boys dig in the sand on an empty beach, the blue ocean behind them reflecting a dazzling sun. An off-screen narrator describes inseparable brothers in “the land of warm waters.” But the peaceful scene quickly turns frightening as one brother suddenly vanishes — disappeared, explains our narrator, “to the land of cold winters.” This […]

Monday’s historic city council vote unanimously approving $15/hour minimum wage was meant to reduce growing income inequality in Seattle. But one group has been particularly outspoken in opposition to the wage hike — immigrant small business owners. “I think it is unreasonable. The cost of my restaurant is rising rapidly and I nearly do not earn money now,” said […]

Nairobi's thrift shop fashion scene will have you rethinking your style.

People in the Seattle area’s international community are frequently the targets of crime — everything from break-ins to fraud to human trafficking.

School may nearly be out for summer, but University of Washington international students are still up in arms about a new fee added to their tuition last fall. More than 1,300 UW students have signed a petition calling for the repeal of the $45 quarterly fee, which is charged only to international students.  The fee replaced […]

A passion for extreme adventure has taken two women from two different parts of the world on a journey with one purpose: women’s empowerment.