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Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple closed following arson that destroyed 'irreplaceable' historical documents

The Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, a hub for the local Japanese American community, is closed after an arsonist set fire to the building, police say.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
The Absolute Worst People of 2024

Come for the worst people of 2024 and stay for the best snakes.
- Lindy West
Voodoo Doughnut bakes up plans for new Seattle sweet spot
- Dyer Oxley
Why this cultural critic set out to tell 'The Un-Whitewashed Story of America'

Cultural critic Michael Harriot is masterful at translating the complex issues of race into twitter threads you'd actually want to read. He manages to take weighty, hard topics and make them understandable and funny. Harriot's witty social commentary also appears in his new book, "Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America," which he hopes will give readers a new lens for viewing American history.
- Sarah Leibovitz
Advocates challenge the suspension of prisoner-led cultural groups at Stafford Creek
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
It's a week of celebrations for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe after a long canoe journey

After a long journey - some traveling from as far away as Hawaii and Alaska - a weeklong celebration is being held at the Muckleshoot Powwow Grounds near Auburn. Many Tribes are gathered together in celebration and sharing of stories and dance.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
After pandemic lapse, Japanese folk dancing returns to Seattle's streets

Seattle’s Bon-Odori, the Japanese Folk dancing festival returned for the first time since the pandemic. Organizers say about 3,000 people attended the 91st annual summer festival.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
How one kumu keeps her hula lineage

When you think of hula, you might picture dances you’ve seen in Disney movies, or on a summer trip to Hawaiʻi. But that’s just scratching the surface of what hula is. There’s so much more. And RadioActive Youth Media’s Terina Papatu is here to show you.
- Terina Papatu
All Seattle Bagels Considered

Seattle is known for a lot of stuff…but not bagels.
- Patricia Murphy
Seattle leader ignites change in sharing caste identity

In February, the city council voted to make Seattle the first city in the country to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste. The vote was a watershed for those who say that caste discrimination exists even in the United States. And for one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden.
- Aliyah Musaliar

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