https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/08/07/as-wildfire-smoke-eases-south-end-and-central-district-express-future-pollution-concerns https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-07/4m72t5l2/2026-08.07-Wildfire-Smoke-by-Alex-Garland-0346.jpg Wildfire smoke covered the area for several days in early August 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-07T18:35:45.009Z As Wildfire Smoke Eases, South End and Central District Express Future Pollution Concerns News, Air Pollution, Duwamish River Festival, Clean Air Program, Duwamish Valley https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/08/07/opinion-if-seattle-wants-to-be-progressive-it-must-learn-to-listen-to-black-voices https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-07/muknltu7/OPINION-If-Seattle-Wants-to-Be-Progressive-It-Must-Learn-to-Listen-to-Black-Voices.png Seattle City Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-07T18:07:11.277Z OPINION | If Seattle Wants to Be Progressive, It Must Learn to Listen to Black Voices Voices, Opinion, Shon Barnes, Joy Hollingsworth, Katie Wilson, Dionne Foster, Andrew Ashiofu, Seattle City Council, Black Voices https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/08/06/south-end-artist-malia-peoples-makes-kapa-for-a-new-generation https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-06/xubwj84h/Kapa-making-with-Malia-Peoples-ArtistPhoto06.jpeg Malia Peoples holds up a sheet of kapa, a traditional Hawaiian cloth, during a demonstration. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-06/30bxgkny/Kapa-making-with-Malia-Peoples-Workgallery.jpeg A kapa bucket hat made by Malia Peoples. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-06/0dn78xow/Kapa-making-with-Malia-Peoples-Teaching.jpeg Malia Peoples teaches an event attendee how to make kapa. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-06T22:37:14.939Z South End Artist Malia Peoples Makes Kapa for a New Generation Arts & Culture, Event, Indigenous, AA&NH/PI, Native Hawaiian, Resilience Amidst Hate, Hillman City, Othello, Resilience, Malia Peoples, kapa making, Native Hawaiian art, Kanaka Maoli artist, South Seattle artist, Hillman City arts, Othello Park International Festival, What's Good Fest, traditional Hawaiian cloth, wauke bark cloth https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/08/06/zia-mohajerjasbi-on-know-your-place-and-a-changing-south-seattle https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-05/j0xoczax/2022-Zia-Mohajerjasbi-Know-Your-Place-film-still-1920x1280.jpg Zia Mohajerjasbi, left, gives direction during filming of "Know Your Place," which returns to Tasveer Film Center on Aug. 6, 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-06T14:00:00.000Z Zia Mohajerjasbi on 'Know Your Place' and a Changing South Seattle Arts & Culture, Film, Columbia City, Tasveer, South Asian, Central District, Iranian Community, Middle Eastern, Zia Mohajerjasbi, Know Your Place film, Tasveer Film Center, Columbia City cinema, South Seattle filmmakers, Seattle Iranian filmmaker, Central District Seattle, Seattle displacement https://southseattleemerald.org/ampstories/video/2026/08/05/protesters-march-through-south-seattle-against-blue-angels-at-seafair https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-05/rodpve9d/2026.08-Blue-Angels-Protest-Frame.png https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-03-12/8d7tff9l/South-Seattle-Emerald-No-Paywalls-Your-Story.png No Paywalls. No Billionaires. Just Us. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-05T20:03:51.448Z Protesters March Through South Seattle Against Blue Angels at Seafair Protests, Blue Angels, Seafair https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/08/05/column-black-faces-in-high-places-wont-transform-seattle-policing https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-08-05/dtoerc07/2026.07.27-Shon-Barnes-Press-Conference-by-Connor-Nash-bw.png Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes speaks at a press conference on July 27, 2026, to provide an update on the shooting that occurred at the Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center. southseattleemerald en 2026-08-05T19:19:23.262Z COLUMN | 'Black Faces in High Places' Won't Transform Seattle Policing Voices, Column, Seattle Police Department, Black, anti-Blackness, Shon Barnes, Policing, Seattle police chief, police accountability Seattle, Black representation, Black faces in high places, structural change in policing