Ex-employee of Washington resort sues owners over alleged sexual harassment
Bonneville Hot Springs and Carson Hot Springs resorts and its owners are facing lawsuits from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a former employee...
Crystal Paul
Crystal Paul is the travel and outdoors reporter at The Seattle Times. She is interested in stories about the people, places and histories that capture the soul of their communities.
This Seattle woman started an adventure group to create community for LGBTQ+ youth in the outdoors
Elyse Rylander founded OUT There Adventures for LGBTQ+ youth to address the need for community, inclusiveness, and representation in the outdoors and conservation industries.
Sudden closure of outdoors retailer Ascent Outdoors and Ascent Cycles shocks employees and customers
Owner Solon Scott informed employees on Saturday that all three Ascent stores would be permanently closing. Managers encourage customers to call the store for any...
At The Comfort Zone, a mother-daughter team serve up soul food that tastes like home
The Comfort Zone co-owners Talya Miller and her daughter LaShon Lewis serve up the comforts of home cooking from a tradition of feeding family and...
Spring is here! Here are some timely tips to help you start your urban garden
In this edition of Starter Kit, we help you get your green thumb going.
JetSuiteX to offer flights from Seattle’s Boeing Field to Oakland in July
Air carrier JetSuiteX celebrates its third year of service with an announcement of new daily service from Seattle's Boeing Field to Oakland.
With ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ director Valerie Curtis-Newton wants audiences to see the work of black women
Curtis-Newton finds common ground with Simone's activism and in the community of black women portrayed in the play, running at Seattle Rep April 26-June 2.
Seattle poet J Mase III makes his own way and teaches other trans and queer artists to carve out sustainable careers
After the death of his father and losing his job, poet and educator J Mase III learned that hope isn't all it's cracked up to...
‘My bruises have bruises’: Couple recovering in good humor after utility pole crashes down on them WATCH
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...
Thigh burn while hiking? What to do with used tampons? These pros have handy tips for women who love the outdoors
An ultramarathoner, the founder of Out There Adventures and a Washington Trails Association spokesperson offer frank advice for women who hike, camp, run, kayak, ski...