Actually, many summer interns are happy working from home VIEW
Some interns have realized they don’t mind working from home — and in fact, after months of wishing for normalcy, even prefer it.
Natachi Onwuamaegbu
Natachi Onwuamaegbu is a freelance reporter and a former Seattle Times intern.
Prolific writer Claudia Rankine discusses her genre-bending new book ‘Just Us,’ white supremacy and more
The latest from "Citizen" author Claudia Rankine is "Just Us: An American Conversation" — an eerily prescient dialogue on whiteness, Blackness and racial equity. Ahead...
Inspired by a promise to her mom, this Washington woman fulfilled her quest to hike to Lake Angeles on one leg
Dana Lawson had her left leg amputated more than a decade ago. Since then, she's been on a quest to fulfill a promise she made...
Full-price tuition for online college classes? No thanks! These Seattle-area students are taking a gap year instead
With many colleges having settled on a fall semester of mostly online classes, some students have decided that they're better off deferring for at least...
Tacoma’s Crisantos Chavez wins filmmaking contest
Tacoma resident Crisantos Chavez has won a competition from Seattle-based TLG Motion Pictures, looking for young adults of color to submit their television and film...
Washington couple was living an unusual RV dream in ‘the Toaster’ — until they hit a giant bump
Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a spike of interest in RV travel. But this couple was ahead of the curve. Five years ago, they quit...
Washington state requiring 300 square feet per person for indoor workouts amid virus. How are Seattle-area gyms faring?
Gov. Jay Inslee announced new guidance for indoor workout centers that mandates 300 square feet of distance between patrons. Some local gym owners say that's...
Defining 'essential' travel in the COVID era — and what to do when the trip in question could be your last chance to say goodbye
With COVID-19 cases in the U.S., "nonessential" travel is still discouraged. But, especially for the elderly and immunocompromised, the question of whether to travel to...
Here are ways to get on the water safely in Seattle this summer — no matter your budget
Seattle is surrounded by water, and from swimming to paddleboarding or boating, there are lots of ways to cool off in the summer. The coronavirus...
‘People aren’t able to actually be functioning’: Tips from Black healers on coping with a pandemic, recession and protests
With a pandemic, recession and protests against systemic racism ongoing, Black healers and mental health workers who specialize in race-based trauma are taking on more...