Arts & Life

Paul Allen's big-money legacy haunts the Seattle arts scene

The specter of Paul Allen's legacy hangs over the Seattle arts scene. Five years after his death, questions remain about the impact of a big-money philanthropist and financier on the Seattle arts scene, including the revived prospects of the downtown theater formerly known as the Cinerama.

Who just paid $45 million to connect Seattle's waterfront?

Why GameWorks almost reconsidered its return to Seattle

Following Tokitae's sudden death, Northwest tribes call for repatriation of orca's remains

Tokitae, the orca who died suddenly last week before her scheduled return to the Pacific Northwest, has been sent to the University of Georgia for an autopsy. It was a move that the Lummi Nation, one of the groups working to bring Tokitae home to the Salish Sea, said blindsided them. The tribe is now calling for the orca's remains to be returned to the region.

Don't get scammed buying concert tickets

Seattle’s been busy this summer. Taylor Swift came through, we had the MLB All-Star Game, and we’re back to our pre-Covid music festival schedule. If you bought a ticket to any of these shows, you almost certainly ran into mark-ups on the resale market, or even scammers trying to make a quick buck. Seattle Times Arts Economy Reporter Margo Vansynghel reported on the difficult process of buying a ticket to a concert in Seattle, and how some in Washington are trying to make it easier.

What'd you do on summer vacation? Oh, just scaled Washington's 100 highest peaks

One of the premier peak bagging objectives in the Pacific Northwest is to scale the 100 highest mountains in Washington state. That challenge is called the Bulger List. Two years ago, an Oregon man became the first to conquer all 100 peaks in a single season. Just in the past few days, a duo from Ellensburg, Washington, repeated the feat — not quite as fast, but with an extra-hard twist.

An extended family of 87 people took shelter at a single house due to Maui fire

In West Maui, some people are heading to the hotels and Airbnbs that have been set aside for evacuees. But others are sticking with family or friends in surviving houses on the island.