Crystal Paul is a features reporter at The Seattle Times. She is interested in stories about the people, places and histories that capture the soul of their communities.
Like countless others in the arts and beyond, drag performers have been hit hard by venue closures and stay-home orders. But the drag community has...
Amid a new pandemic, those who experienced the AIDS crisis in Seattle look back on those tragic decades and are horrified to see certain parallels,...
The AIDS crisis brought the LGBTQ+ community in Seattle together. They advocated for LGBTQ+ rights, supported the ill, and formed community groups that live on...
Babies continue to be born — a sliver of hope during a dark time. But as COVID-19 spreads, many pregnant people find themselves isolated from...
After her 131-day world cruise was prematurely cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, 68-year-old Bellingham resident Lana Mountford was disappointed. But she remains optimistic...
The Department of Homeland Security extended the deadline for REAL ID compliance by a year, giving travelers until October 2021 to get a REAL ID-compliant...
All over the world, Washington residents are among the thousands of travelers stranded far from home as countries close their borders or issue nationwide quarantines...
Several Seattleites and University of Washington students are among U.S. citizens who say they have been stranded in Peru as the country closes its borders....
Travelers arriving to Sea-Tac Airport from European countries say they have been put through little to no coronavirus screenings, despite the process outlined by the...