https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/09/28/opinion-seattle-make-arts-and-culture-part-of-our-year-round-safety-strategy https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/seq52o63/2026.06.27-World-Cup-El-Centro-de-la-Raza-Festival-by-Susan-Fried-003.jpeg A band and dancers perform on stage during El Centro de la Raza's FIFA World Cup Festival and Watch Party on June 27, 2026. The event was one of more than 80 public art and cultural activations in Seattle this past summer. southseattleemerald en 2026-09-28T19:39:49.709Z OPINION | Seattle, Make Arts and Culture Part of Our Year-Round Safety Strategy Voices, Opinion, Arts & Culture, Public Safety, Mayor Katie Wilson, Seattle City Council, World Cup, Seattle arts funding, Seattle public safety, Seattle 2027 budget, community arts programming, year-round arts programming, Seattle artists, Seattle cultural workers, creative placemaking https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/09/28/the-graham-street-station-is-fully-funded-now-comes-a-block-party https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/import/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Giordano_grahamStreet_linklightrail.jpg A Link light rail train heads toward South Graham Street on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/nowwpeyi/2026-09.28-Graham-Block-Party-Graham-Street-Station-Map-courtesy-Sound-Transit.jpg Location of the proposed Graham Street station. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/t73bk5tn/2025-Graham-Block-Party-courtesy-Seattle-Office-of-Planning-and-Community-Development.jpg Photos from the 2025 Graham Block Party. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/1lwo0cac/2026-09.28-Graham-Block-Party-Lams-Seafood-Market-courtesy-David-Tran-2842.jpg David Tran of Lam's Seafood Market. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/lzowi7rp/2026-09.28-Graham-Block-Party-Vientiane-Grocery-by-Yuko-Kodama-7355.jpg Nithjarlar Syluangkhot at Vientiane Grocery. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/whcymrbu/2026-09.28-Graham-Block-Party-Saigon-Garden-and-Tonys-Bakery-by-Yuko-Kodama-7373.jpg Truong Le, owner of Saigon Garden and Tony's Bakery, which houses a deli, bakery, and floral shop. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-28/98bpmai8/2026-09.28-Graham-Block-Party-Cham-Refugees-Community-by-Yuko-Kodama-7374.jpg Sahrudine Apdalhaliem and Slayman Appadolo stand in front of the Cham Refugees Community project to build a Cham community center. southseattleemerald en 2026-09-28T15:00:00.000Z The Graham Street Station Is Fully Funded. Now Comes a Block Party News, South End Life, Yuko Kodama, Graham Street Station, Graham Block Party, Cham Refugees Community, Link Light Rail, Lam's Seafood Market, Vientiane Grocery, Tony's Bakery and Saigon Garden https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/09/27/pongo-poetry-every-time-i-wake-up https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/yhcsb9wg/Shutterstock-1717782502-via-Benjavisa-Ruangvaree-Art.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2025-08-30/bl2592se/Logo_Pongo_Poetry_Project.png The Pongo Poetry Project logo. southseattleemerald en 2026-09-27T16:31:48.806Z PONGO POETRY | Every Time I Wake Up Pongo Poetry, Pongo Poetry Project https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/09/27/doom-loop-smart-growth-plan https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2025-10-03/q5lun8pr/Doom-Loop-Hero-Image-002-by-Brett-Hamil.jpg DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/cjk8qlie/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-001.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/mvj6a1sz/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-002.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/pdww5sqx/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-003.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/h0dfg7q5/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-004.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/232f20q4/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-005.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/6y53tzav/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-006.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-09-27/we4vgpx5/2026-09.27-DOOM-LOOP-159-Smart-Growth-Plan-007.png southseattleemerald en 2026-09-27T13:00:00.000Z DOOM LOOP: Smart Growth Plan Voices, Doom Loop, Brett Hamil, Seattle comics