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southseattleemerald. org > amp > story > arts-culture > 05/24/2026 > pongo-poetry-dark-colors

PONGO POETRY | Dark Colors

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (384+ words) In my life, I've known Courage. We met when I was scared and I decided to work through it. Like when I came to CSTC for the first time. My coping skills got me through the scary times." Nowadays Courage…...

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southseattleemerald. org > news > 05/22/2026 > hundreds-of-thousands-could-attend-the-world-cup-the-c-id-plans-to-be-ready

Hundreds of Thousands Could Attend the World Cup. The CID Plans to Be Ready.

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (539+ words) It was clearly a Sounders game day at E-Jae Pak Mor, a popular Thai eatery across the street from the International District/Chinatown light rail station. The space hummed with a crowd of people dressed in green and blue, slurping…...

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southseattleemerald. org > amp > story > community > 05/21/2026 > massive-monkees-annual-breakdance-battle-is-a-hit-next-year-it-may-not-happen

Massive Monkees' Annual Breakdance Battle Is a Hit. Next Year, It May Not Happen

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (654+ words) B-boys, b-girls, krumpers, poppers, lockers, and more are gearing up for the Pacific Northwest's biggest breaking battle at the 27th annual Massive Monkees Day. The event began nearly three decades ago as a battle in a community center and has grown…...

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southseattleemerald. org > voices > 05/21/2026 > column-in-a-time-of-mass-anti-trans-legislation-washingtons-trans-community-refuses-to-disappear

COLUMN | In a Time of Mass Anti-Trans Legislation, Washington's Trans Community Refuses to Disappear

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1201+ words) "How am I?" Ebo Barton, a Black and Filipino trans man, laughed nervously at my loaded question." I wanted to hear from Barton and other trans folks in our community about how this is impacting their daily lives. One such…...

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southseattleemerald. org > arts-culture > 05/19/2026 > seattle-artist-karen-chang-reclaims-tigress-after-leaving-tech-for-art

Seattle Artist Karen Chang Reclaims 'Tigress' After Leaving Tech for Art

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (261+ words) By early 2025, she decided it was time to go all in as an artist. "Finally, I just couldn't take it anymore. I was so burnt out from work, but then I'd paint for fun for hours and come out of…...

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southseattleemerald. org > amp > story > voices > 05/17/2026 > doom-loop-the-senator-and-mr-dickerson

DOOM LOOP: The Senator and Mr. Dickerson

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (153+ words) DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil. Check in every Sunday for a new installment! You can now buy the latest Doom Loop collection, It's Never This Nice, at'Brett Hamil. Big Cartel....

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southseattleemerald. org > news > 04/23/2026 > rats-mold-reported-in-seattle-public-housing-as-repair-delays-grow

Rats, Mold Reported in Seattle Public Housing as Repair Delays Grow

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (153+ words) A Got Green report finds widespread disrepair in Seattle Housing Authority units, with tenants reporting mold, rats, and repair delays exceeding 100 days....

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southseattleemerald. org > news > 01/23/2026 > duwamish-valley-organizers-appeal-permit-allowing-ash-grove-to-burn-more-tires

Duwamish Valley Organizers Appeal Permit Allowing Ash Grove to Burn More Tires

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (280+ words) Duwamish Valley groups appeal a permit letting Ash Grove's Seattle cement plant burn more tires, warning of worsening air quality in South Park and Georgetown....

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southseattleemerald. org > news > 05/13/2026 > weeks-before-critical-sound-transit-vote-dozens-demand-the-agency-build-long-promised-light-rail-stations-in-the-south-end

Weeks Before Critical Sound Transit Vote, Dozens Demand the Agency Build Long-Promised Light Rail Stations in the South End

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (232+ words) At a separate rally and town hall, community members, advocacy groups, and elected leaders called on the Sound Transit board to ensure construction of two South End stations, which are again being deferred because of a $34. 5 billion budget shortfall. Sound…...

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southseattleemerald. org > newsletters > 04/25/2026 > the-roundup-are-data-centers-coming-to-the-south-end

The Roundup: Are Data Centers Coming to the South End?

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (461+ words) In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Jenn Strang of Seattle City Light about whether data centers will be built in South Seattle....

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