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#Back2Besa - Seattle's UpNUp Podcast Releases 100th Episode

Andmicael and co-host Erm Haile, along with their team, have worked tirelessly over the past five years to build one of the Pacific Northwest’s most dynamic podcasts. Today, they released their 100th episode, which celebrates the previous 99 and looks forward to what’s next. 

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Logan Gilbert delivers masterclass in dominant outing as Mariners beat Padres, 2-0 

The Seattle Mariners got a five-game homestand started off the right way, beating the San Diego Padres in the first of a two game series. Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert delivered a masterclass as he went seven scoreless innings, not walking any batters and only giving up one hit.

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Memorial Ball held in Seattle for O’Shae Sibley, Who Was Tragically Murdered in New York

On Friday, Seattle's Ballroom Dance community came together for a Memorial Ball at the 76 gas station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood to celebrate the life of O'Shae Sibley, a 28 year old Ballroom dancer who was murdered at a gas station in Brooklyn, New York last week and to raise awareness around the national issue of hate against the queer and trans communities.

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Reign of Style Brings Barbers from Around the Pacific Northwest Together to Showcase Their Skills

Did you know Seattle has a premiere showcase and competition for hairstylists from around the Pacific Northwest? Reign of Style has been providing an outlet for barbers in the region to showcase their talents since 2008. The annual barber showcase and hair-styling competition was full of stunning looks and great moments as the Pacific Northwest’s best came together to show off their skills for the first time since 2020.

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Reunion on Union Brings Community Back to Seattle’s Central District

It was a community reunion in the #CentralDistrict on Sunday as @africatownlandtrust hosted their annual Reunion On Union creating space for those who used to call the CD home but have been displaced over the years to come back home to the neighborhood to fill their hearts, souls, and stomachs. Over 450 seats lined East Union Street between 23rd and 24th Avenue in the shadow of ACLT’s Liberty Bank Building as generations of Central District residents greeted, laughed, and cried.

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Paddle To Muckleshoot 2023 Marks Return of Classic Canoe Event

The Paddle To Muckleshoot has been underway for the past two weeks as tribes from around Washington State come together to honor the past and celebrate the present of the first time since 2019. They paddled the canoes from Lummi in Bellingham to Alki Beach in Seattle, stopping at Sammish, Swinomish, Tulalip and Suquamish along the way.

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