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How to handle holiday tipping, dress codes, and trauma parties

As fun-filled as this time of year can be, it can also force a plethora of sticky situations and quizzical conundrums for us to deal with. Soundside has rounded up a panel of etiquette and relationship experts to answer your toughest holiday questions
- Libby Denkmann
Seattle paddleboarder wins Carnegie Medal for 2021 Green Lake rescue

Four times a year, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission recognizes outstanding acts of selfless heroism in the U.S. and Canada. This year, Seattleite Benjamin Ramsay, who helped save the life of drowning teen in 2021, became one of the latest recipients.
- Diana Opong
Still grappling with staff shortages, Seattle area restaurants get creative

Holiday parties seem to be in full swing after a three-year hiatus during Covid — many of them taking place in restaurants. While it’s good news for businesses, staffing is still an issue for the hospitality sector.
- Ruby de Luna
'An invisible recession' is hitting Seattle's Hugo House

For decades, the nonprofit writers center Hugo House has been a place for writers to not just practice their craft - but find their voice. But Hugo House's future as an incubator for emerging writers is precarious, and the executive director says that reflects deeper issues in the art world.
- Mike Davis
My Ethiopian mother's courageous and isolating experience of immigration

Many parents make sacrifices for their children. For immigrants, that may mean moving to the United States to fulfill the "American Dream." But for one mom, that dream didn't come true. RadioActive’s Redeat Debebe has this story about her family.
- Redeat Debebe
It's the winter solstice. Here are 5 ways people celebrate the return of light

Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, and it falls at exactly 10:27 p.m. ET on Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are five ways it's celebrated around the world.
- Diba Mohtasham
Music to cure the winter blues

Today is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Between the short days and the holidays, this time of year can be a lot for many of us. Music can help. KEXP host Kennady Quille shares some of her favorite local music to play when the winter blues are in full force.
- Vaughan Jones
Science says declining social invites is OK. Here are 3 tips for doing it

A new study has examined the potential ramifications of declining an invitation for a social outing, and found that people tend to overestimate just how much it matters.
- Manuela López Restrepo
One Episode To Rule Them All: TMB Does LOTR

Intrepid hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays battle common dismissals of the fantasy genre and tell us what they love and don't love about the beloved series The Lord Of The Rings. Then they play the most epic game of Eff Marry Kill you've ever heard with the heroes and villains from Middle-earth.
- Lindy West
How Bellevue became home to Ukraine's ballet diaspora

This Holiday season, the Grand Kyiv Ballet, will perform “Snow White” at the Paramount theater in Seattle. But the Ukraine-based ballet company’s connection to the Pacific Northwest goes much deeper than this production.
- Mike Davis

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