https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/05/12/a-rainier-beach-filmmaker-turned-grief-into-documentary-about-green-burials https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-05-12/xkmh89ms/2026.04.29-JJ-Gerber-by-Susan-Fried-006b.jpeg Filmmaker J.J. Gerber sits beside a gravestone at Comet Lodge Cemetery in Beacon Hill on April 29, 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-05-12T14:50:00.000Z A Rainier Beach Filmmaker Turned Grief Into Documentary About Green Burials Arts & Culture, Death, Film, Rainier Beach, Seattle International Film Festival, Environment, J.J. Gerber, The Life We Leave, Rainier Beach filmmaker, Seattle filmmaker, South Seattle arts, SIFF, human composting, green burials, grief documentary https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/05/11/south-end-life-a-vietnamese-american-cookie-shop-provides-a-sweet-offering-in-historic-cid-building https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-05-11/k2oswusq/South-End-Life-A-Vietnamese-American-Cookie-Shop-Provides-a-Sweet-Offering-in-Historic-CID-Building.png https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-05-11/bn5oigm3/2026-05.11-South-End-Life-Anh-Ơi-by-Yuko-Kodama-4590.jpg Vince Vu at the entrance of the soon-to-open Anh Ơi Bake Shop, which will occupy the old Osami's Barbershop location in Japantown. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-05-11/pk3su6k2/2026-05.11-South-End-Life-102825AnhOiColorP106.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-05-11/xa93cfjd/2026-05.11-South-End-Life-Anh-Ơi-by-Yuko-Kodama-4671.jpg Jhomarie Sadang slices shokupan at the commercial kitchen. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-05-11/kl2tczv2/2026-05.11-South-End-Life-Anh-Ơi-by-Yuko-Kodama-4672.jpeg Vince Vu pops some cookies into the oven. southseattleemerald en 2026-05-11T16:00:00.000Z South End Life: A Vietnamese American Cookie Shop Provides a Sweet Offering in Historic CID Building News, Yuko Kodama, South End Life, Anh Ơi Bake Shop, Vince Vu