A Latin American celebration of freedom at Seattle Center
Fiestas Patrias, which commemorates the independence of many Latin American countries, continues at Seattle Center through Sunday, Sept. 16.
A wild ride at the Washington State Fair Rodeo VIEW
Contestants compete in events include bareback riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling at the Washington State Fair Rodeo in Puyallup.
It’s Labor Day weekend, and that means Bumbershoot VIEW
Bumbershoot, Seattle’s annual salute to the end of summer, opened Friday, Aug. 31, at Seattle Center. The fest continues through Sunday, Sept. 2.
Fabio the rooster has plenty to crow about at Evergreen State Fair WATCH
Meet Fabio, the winning fowl at the fair. He has something to cluck about in Northwest Wanderings, a column by photographer Alan Berner that explores...
In Port Orchard, running a mini-railway is an exercise in engineering fun VIEW
Ken Olsen first bought a used engine that wasn’t running and stored it for 20 year, repairing it after taking welding and machine-shop classes. A...
This isn’t for everyone: Sumner dancer tries to ‘wake up senses’ with strange art of butoh VIEW
Sumner artist Katrina Wolfe combines dance, theater and meditation in her performances of butoh, a hard-to-define art form born in Japan in the 1950s.
Brisk boat trip on Lake Union & Portage Bay aboard the Fremont Avenue VIEW
Capable of carrying 42 passengers, the 50-foot-long boat takes people on one-hour tours every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through August, then Sunday-only the rest of...
The beauty of henna art at Kent salon VIEW
Women come to a Kent beauty salon to receive henna patterns for Eid, marking the end of the Ramadan fast.
Browsing Alki Beach Park at low tide
Friday’s low tide exposed marine life at Alki Beach Park in Seattle.
‘Spooky smart’ border collies flock to Vashon sheepherding competition VIEW
At the annual Sheepdog Classic on Vashon Island, border collies focus on the job at hand: Persuading skittish sheep to walk into a pen.