Mike Davis
Reporter
About
Mike Davis is a reporter covering arts and culture. In the past, he's reported on news, politics, and sports for the South Seattle Emerald. Mike previously hosted a podcast where he discussed national politics and pop-culture.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: SABJ
Stories
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Arts & Life
From the Pacific to the Palouse, writers take on the Northwest's gloomy landscape
Evergreen trees shrouded in a light mist, a cloudy morning with an 8 a.m. sunrise, the churning sea, the rolling hills of the Palouse: landscape takes a central role in the anthology "Evergreen: Grim Tales and Verses from the Gloomy Northwest."
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Arts & Life
Washington gave Bigfoot wings: the story behind Batsquatch
One of the fun things about Halloween is - it's a day where creepy creatures that we don't usually believe in seem just a little more likely to exist. In other words, Halloween is a great day for cryptids.
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Business
Getting 'the dead where they need to go': the changing business of death
Last month, California legalized a burial practice called human composting. Here in Washington, the practice has been legal since 2019. It’s one of many signs that, for the first time in a long time, the funeral industry is changing.
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Arts & Life
Seattle wants to put its money where its graffiti is
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has announced a new plan to address a surge of graffiti in the city. Harrell is not only calling on multiple city departments to address the graffiti — he’s also looking to citizens in the community to support these efforts.
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Arts & Life
Bellevue Casket company has cameo in new Taylor Swift video
Last Friday, Taylor Swift debuted a music video to her new song, “Anti-Hero,” and a local company had an unexpected cameo.
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The uncomfortable, guilty, amazing experience of 'Choir Boy': Reporter's Notebook
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Arts & Life
'Choir Boy' explores life, love, and queer identity for Black teens
Oscar-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play “Choir Boy," showing at ACT Theatre, is a coming-of-age story where none of the characters actually come-of-age – and that is the play’s brilliance.
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Arts & Life
New Seattle film commission will help bring Hollywood productions to the city
This week, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to create a long sought-after Seattle film commission to support local film projects. The measure has the potential to make a major impact on filmmaking in Seattle.
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Arts & Life
'Local Sightings' brings PNW films back to Seattle
Last Friday the Northwest Film Forum launched "Local Sightings" - a film festival dedicated to movies made by and about the Pacific Northwest.
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Arts & Life
'Creating an environment where black artists can thrive.' Central District gallery looks to reclaim neighborhood
After years of rapid redevelopment and gentrification transforming the central district, Seattle’s historically Black neighborhood, local philanthropist and advocate for Black arts Vivian Phillips has stepped in with a plan to reclaim a piece of the community.