Every dancer takes a slightly different path to the stage. For Bennyroyce Royon, artistic director of Seattle’s Evergreen City Ballet (ECB) and prime mover behind the Ballet’s “Nutcracker Suites” for the holidays, the path includes figure skating, and a jury-rigged audition outfit.
“I Hate New Year’s” unites music, moods, and meaning
The two stars of the new movie “I Hate New Year’s” grew up in America at the same time. Some of their experiences dovetailed. But others could not seem more different.
BLOG: Lockdown: Creating your own adventures — Part I
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Do you let the virus win or do you win? I have decided not to let the virus control me. Even though much of […]
Biden and China: Guarded optimism from local Chinese leaders
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Amazon Fresh uses bins that would have been marked up 25% because of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. But Ben Zhang, whose company […]
Political fight brewing over Neera Tanden, Biden’s OMB nominee
By ZEKE MILLER and ANDREW TAYLOR WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quickly emerging as a political battle […]
Volunteers needed to deliver groceries, hot meals in CID
SEATTLE — On the day before Thanksgiving, members and friends of the Seattle International District Rotary Club helped pick up and deliver groceries and hot meals to hundreds of residents […]
Prosecutors: Hate crimes on the rise in King County — “Due to COVID, we have seen hate crimes cases come in against Asian Americans”
SEATTLE (AP) — Two years ago, there were 30 hate crimes in King County, and last year that number was 38, but so far in 2020, the King County Prosecuting […]