No More Watercooler Talk And Other Ways Offices Will Adapt To The Pandemic As stay-at-home orders loosen, people will return to offices transformed by the crisis. Conference rooms, air conditioning, kitchenettes and open-floor plans are all being rethought. Maureen Pao
Lynn Shelton, filmmaker icon and devoted Seattleite, dies at 54 Lynn Shelton, a beloved member of Seattle’s film community, died May 15 in a Los Angeles hospital. Shelton’s representatives said the cause of death was a previously undiagnosed blood disorder unrelaed to Covid-19. Shelton was 54 years old. Marcie Sillman
Ambulante En Casa Festival Moves Online A documentary film festival in Mexico has been streaming. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to co-founder and actor Diego Luna as well as director Paulina Suarez.
Tanglewood Has Canceled Its 2020 Live Season The famed Massachusetts music festival — the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra — has canceled all of its live events due to the coronavirus. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Seattle's hip hop scene can trace its roots back 40 years, to a group called Emerald Street Boys. Hip hop culture is ubiquitous—in Seattle and around the world. But 40 years ago, a local group called Emerald Street Boys were hip hop pioneers. Marcie Sillman
Pandemic Book Club: Reading recommendations from Nancy Pearl and KUOW listeners Book Lust author Nancy Pearl talks with KUOW's Ross Reynolds and public radio listeners about great reads for lockdown Kristin Leong
What makes a neighborhood special and sustainable during a pandemic? Neighbors helping neighbors in Rainier Vista Kim Malcolm
Ep. 6: Are We Going to Be OK? Seattle’s goddess of psychedelic soul finds inspiration in quarantine Artist SassyBlack finds new ways to reach fans and explores the meaning of creative genius with Malcolm Gladwell during the Covid-19 lockdown. Kristin Leong
Are Seattle restaurants ready for phase 2? In order to reopen, restaurants will need to include new expenses and requirements. Bill Radke spoke with Melissa Miranda, chef and owner of Musang, the Filipinx restaurant in Beacon Hill, about why the restaurant is sticking with take-out for now. Brandi Fullwood
Restaurants to keep log of dinner parties for coronavirus contact tracing upon reopening Restaurants planning to welcome guests again will be required to keep a log of parties who dine in. That’s one of the requirements under Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's reopening plans. Ruby de Luna