Arts & Life

Red, white, and brisket: Your 4th of July BBQ questions answered

Barbecue on the 4th of July is a time honored tradition. It's as quintessential to the holiday as fireworks and red, white and blue.

Make that TWO orca calves spotted in Salish Sea

Showcasing RadioActive’s experimental stories

What happens when RadioActive youth producers can make *anything* they want? Some weird and wonderful radio magic, that’s what. Listen to an hour of our creative, experimental, and just-plain-weird audio stories on this RadioActive showcase.

Seattle's queer history: Out from the underground

Seattle, though largely welcoming today, once allowed queer people to be discriminated against, leading many to live double lives.

Mike's adventures in art: 'Solaris,' 'Formation,' 'Fantasy A'

If you're looking for tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you're in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis has suggestions for what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.

Gay rodeos are queer spaces in rural places

Casual Friday with Eula Scott Bynoe and Lex Vaughn

This week… Mayor Bruce Harrell’s big announcement about downtown was met with protestors. Black Coffee Northwest’s Shoreline location closed, but some other doors opened. And we debate the merits of Costco membership mooching. Community Doula Eula Scott Bynoe and Needling Editor-in-Chief Lex Vaughn are here to break down the week.

Elliott Bay Book Company turns the page on its first 50 years