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'Breathtaking' and 'transformational.' Seattle University receives record $300 million art donation

Seattle University has received the largest art donation ever given to a university. So large, in fact, the Jesuit school will have to build a new museum to house the $300 million collection.
Stephen Howie
The love story that grew Seattle's 'secret garden'

Since 1972, the Streissguth Gardens have become one of Seattle’s most unique landmarks. The gardens take up a full acre of hillside just west of Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. If you’ve spent a morning running up the long Blaine Street Stairs, you’ve passed right by the gardens. But the story of how this unorthodox public garden came to be is one of coincidence, love, and perhaps a bit of magic.
Diana Opong

Alec Cowan
Paid parking coming to this popular Capitol Hill stretch in Seattle
Dyer Oxley

KUOW Staff
Weekend of big events, road closures means harsh traffic for Seattle
KUOW Staff
Molly Moon's Ice Cream sues Seattle over revenue losses during and after CHOP

The Seattle-based boutique ice cream company, Molly Moon’s, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Seattle. The suit is over alleged revenue losses during and after the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, also known as CHOP, in 2020.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
South Seattle activist remembered for opposing gun violence, speaking out

Elijah Lewis was a young community activist known for his work in the Central District and South Seattle. Lewis's family says he was shot and killed Saturday while driving in Capitol Hill with his nephew.
Casey Martin
Make Believe Seattle: a new destination for genre fans

KUOW Arts and Culture reporter Mike Davis sits down with Festival Director Billy Ray Brewton to talk about inclusivity and genre as "Make Believe Seattle" debuts this weekend.
Mike Davis

Jason Burrows
Meet Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk managing the speaker votes

Johnson has served as House clerk since 2019, the fourth woman and second Black person to do so. She's drawn praise from both sides of the aisle for running the speaker vote and maintaining order.
Rachel Treisman
Neighbors: Jane Don't

What happens when your side hustle, your passion, becomes a full time gig? A sudden layoff in 2020 led Seattle drag queen Jane Don’t to put her performance career into overdrive. She invested time into make dresses and wigs and jokes and routines. And after a year of holed up at home, Jane Don’t wanted to show off her hard work. She spoke with Senior producer Brandi Fullwood spoke about pivoting to drag full time and living with fewer regrets. She wants her drag and Seattle drag to be seen in full for what it can really be: weird, like really weird but in a good way.
Brandi Fullwood
9th Circuit judges say Seattle officials 'just stood aside' during CHOP

A lawsuit stemming from a 2020 fatal shooting in Seattle's CHOP zone is being heard by a federal appeals court.
Katie Campbell

Angela King

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