If you have lived in the Pacific Northwest for a while, you most likely have become accustomed to many of the icons of the area: the Space Needle standing sentinel along the city skyline, Mount Rainer majestically showing her white peaks on a sunny day, hearing how grunge music was born here. Of course, Seattle... Continue Reading →
New Central District plant nursery is a small business with deep roots
The corner of 23rd and Jackson serves as a main junction in the Central District, and on this corner at 2311 is a small business with deep roots in this neighborhood. booSH (pronounced ‘bush’) is the Central District’s new plant nursery, and so much more. The Black-owned plant shop opened its doors to this intimate, 520 square... Continue Reading →
Seattle nonprofit creates a welcoming global community by investing in refugee women
MARCH 09, 2021by MARYROSE DENTON Since 2017, Refugee Artisan Initiative has envisioned creating a welcoming global community that values and invests in refugee and immigrant women as they achieve healthy, stable, and fulfilling lives in the PNW and beyond. Once in a while, there is a person who stands out from the crowd. Someone who... Continue Reading →