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Artist Aramis O. Hamer says her work has one message: Black lives matter. Period.

Seattle police officers cleared the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone earlier this week, but an indelible reminder of the occupation remains: the colorful Black Lives Matter mural that stretches along Pike Street near Cal Anderson Park. Aramis O. Hamer is one of 17 Seattle artists who collaborated on the mural. Each artist created one of the letters; Hamer painted the “V”.

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She screamed so loud she scared off a rhino, and other Patti Warashina stories

Patti Warashina is a ceramic artist, but during the pandemic, she’s been drawing a lot; pictures of herself drinking martinis, yelling at news coverage of President Trump, and kicking a giant, spiked coronavirus out of her house. “He’s fleeing away from me,” she says with a laugh, “because I’m worse than he is!”

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'I don't want to just fade away' says retiring ballet dancer Benjamin Griffiths

Benjamin Griffiths is like so many of us who’ve been sequestered at home during the pandemic; He’s reading, streaming movies, and he works out every day. “I’m in pretty good shape for a normal person,” he says.

SoundQs

This king of bootleggers was one of Seattle's biggest employers

Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs.

The Pacific Northwest was already internationally recognized for glass art. Then came Preston Singletary

The Pacific Northwest has an international reputation as a center for glass art. But Preston Singletary stands out from the pack.

Seattle artists are literally hitting their heads against the ceiling for creative spaces

It’s no secret that Seattle’s hot housing market is driving up property values and squeezing out affordable places to live. But for thousands of Seattle...

How far can kindness go? Pretty far, it turns out

Nathan Vass is an 11-year veteran of King County Metro Transit - no small feat at 32. Even more impressive is his ability to stay engaged and delighted...

PHOTOS: South Seattle students perform their own stories, not Broadway's

The end of the school year is a time for students to show off — debates, sports championships and performances abound. And for high schools around the...

How a Seattle artist found his future by examining his past

Like so many children of immigrants, Che Sehyun was raised to pursue the traditional American dream: college and a professional career. “That was, to me...