Despite the 71-year-old’s characteristic humor, the fear was real, the situation still dangerous. All she could see was her husband’s bleeding right hand as it rested on the console. She worried there might be another explosion.  VIEW

The Seattle Public Schools' record with black students and a feeling that children of color are undervalued, has led some parents to create an environment that emphasizes blackness. At one home school, the kids learn the core curriculum, but also Spanish, entrepreneurship and African-based cooperative economics.  VIEW

Smith, a founding member of the band Brad, worked with some of Seattle’s biggest musical names, including Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Heart’s Andy Stoller.