The Gift of Beauty by Beverly Aarons Think big. Think radical. Think innovative. That’s the mind frame we should step into when “reimagining” Seattle, right? Maybe. And, it depends. That’s how I began – thinking deeply about affordable housing, poverty, and the mental illness and drug addiction ailing many in… [ Keep reading ]
Reimagining Seattle by John Wesley Sargent I am proudly a native Texan turned New Yorker (2011-1018) who moved to Seattle in the summer of 2018. What right do I have to reimagine this city? There are architects, engineers, city planners, designers, politicians, business leaders, activists, and community organizers with far… [ Keep reading ]
Art as Resistance by Eliaichi Kimaro I’ve been reflecting on the role of art in my life this past year. As a queer, mixed race, black-skinned daughter of immigrants ~ and as a mom with a daughter starting high school ~ carving out time to get into the studio each… [ Keep reading ]
In the video below, portrait artist Adrienne La Faye talks about capturing the experience of Black, front line workers in her new Essential Workers Project, and the challenge of trying to find healing while still in the midst of the pandemic. Adrienne La Faye is a painter, author, filmmaker, and… [ Keep reading ]
Walks with My Son words and illustration by Jessixa Bagley I never knew there were six-year-old gear heads, but that is my son Baxter. Wandering the familiar streets of our neighborhood in pursuit of getting outside during the pandemic is to him an excuse to look at any and all… [ Keep reading ]
The Deep End Friends Podcast: Reimagine Seattle Episode by Reagan Jackson & Anastacia-Renee Join Reagan and Anastacia for a very special episode of their podcast, The Deep End Friends. In this episode they tackle some of the questions posed by the Reimagine Seattle Storytelling Project: How have the events of… [ Keep reading ]
Re-Imagine Seattle by Jamaar Smiley Play…Inside the retro ice cream shop integrating its way into the gentrified ground zero of Seattle’s South End.Play…Up and down the street. Where side looks from neighboring elders are replaced with sirens and sidearms.Play…In the shops that stand on their last leg. While corporate wolves… [ Keep reading ]
Reimagine Seattle by Natasha Marin How have the events of this year changed you and/or your community? I am only one person, not the designated spokesperson for entire communities. Personally, every year changes me. I call this Growth. There were countless opportunities for growth this year. I have watched the… [ Keep reading ]
In our latest video, hear the story behind the Eli’s Park Project Teen Advisory Team, a group of Black, female teens leading change in North Seattle. Through community organizing, outreach, and performance they are working to engage community members and help create an accessible, inclusive, nature-based park where people of… [ Keep reading ]
