Mutual aid networks help those in need while creating bonds that strengthen us all
Seattle's Covid-19 Mutual Aid network is just one community-based organization that has arisen to help those in need — in a time of extraordinary need.
Christy Karras
Performers and performance spaces develop new ways to create and connect during the pandemic
Performance spaces and artists, including PNB dancer Amanda Morgan, who performed in a recent Ampersand Live event, find ways to maintain connections during the pandemic.
The Lecture Bar presents interesting, inclusive, interactive talks to an engaged online audience VIEW
Seattle was one of the first cities invited to watch virtual events at the Lecture Bar, an online series of talks by experts with entertaining...
Faced with the puzzle of the pandemic, escape rooms help people get out while staying in
The pandemic forced escape rooms (where people work together to reach a goal before time runs out) to pivot to virtual experiences, and participants and...
Whether in-person and distanced, or online and apart, dinners ‘together’ adapt for the times VIEW
Few things bring people together like a good meal — and these days, friends and families are finding new ways to bond over food and...
Veteran home-schoolers share what they’ve learned — and what they’ve taught — as interest escalates VIEW
As they face pandemic-related challenges of their own, homeschooling parents are offering help, advice, support and resources to families taking on more teaching amid confusion...
Virtual travel offers tourists a chance to see the world VIEW
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we travel. Enterprising tour guides are offering virtual trips so we can still see the world — sort...
Now more than ever, Dungeons & Dragons brings people together for a little welcome escapism — and real-life friendship VIEW
A few things make the classic role-playing game a good fit for our strange current reality. While you can get elaborate with table designs and...
Seattleites are meeting up to practice and learn languages in online forums where a warm ‘Welcome’ is universal
People who used to practice their language skills in person are now meeting online. Until we can travel abroad again, surrounding yourself (virtually) with people...
Nonprofits find a virtual windfall in online fundraisers
Now that most events have moved online, nonprofits — which typically build goodwill through in-person interactions with donors, volunteers and recipients — have found new...