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It’s been 6 months since we launched CHUM News, and we've gotten a lot done 🐟 We want to do more — and we want to pay our contributors more than the Seattle Times typically does 👀 Check out our financial roadmap, and consider becoming a paid CHUM subscriber. + get a cool tote!
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Ever thought, “Hmm. What would an erudite art critic think of the artwork on display in the Seattle Mayor’s office?” Huzzah, here you go, gorgeously written by the inimitable Kemi Adeyemi 🎨
www.chum.news/artatwork
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ART AT WORK — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/artatwork
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At Multicultural Night, Garfield High School celebrates the unique, unofficial curriculum its diverse student body provides. A graduating senior reflects on what’s at stake as Garfield's enrollment numbers decline:
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GARFIELD'S MULTICULTURAL NIGHT — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/garfield-multicultural-night
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We interviewed hip-hop legend Rick Ross to discuss his May 6 concert with the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall. Performing with a 60-person orchestra was his attempt to "elevate it," and bring his music to life, Ross told us. Did it pay off? Our honest review:
www.chum.news/rick-ross-in...
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ROZAY IN E-MINOR — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/rick-ross-in-seattle
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see y'all tonight!!!
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Tomorrow!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Link to buy tickets below ⤵️⤵️
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It’s been 6 months since we launched CHUM News, and we've gotten a lot done 🐟 We want to do more — and we want to pay our contributors more than the Seattle Times typically does 👀 Check out our financial roadmap, and consider becoming a paid CHUM subscriber. + get a cool tote!
linktr.ee/chum.news
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This Friday 🚨 - see a STACKED lineup of drag and burlesque performers - make your own Pride-themed print with
@partnersinprint.bsky.social
- chuckle at punny cocktail names (or buy a beer from Aslan brewing) get a ticket in advance so we know how many Jell-O shots to make lol
tinyurl.com/bdy8ctus
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Mixed-media artist Yaminee Patel’s debut solo exhibition uses rice, beans, and more to celebrate the communal strength found in food. It’s a must-see show, made possible with help from local restaurants + food advocates. Words by Meghna Jaradi Photos by Xandra Yugto
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REAP WHAT YOU SOW — CHUM NEWS
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15 days ago
Major thanks to artist Kate Clark for illustrating all of this. You can also pick up physical map at Scarecrow, any of the three SIFF cinemas, Caffe Vita at KEXP, Hood Famous Bakeshop in the C-ID or
@chum.news
' poetry reading tonight at Cedar Tea House in Columbia City📽️
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CHUM NEWS SIFF CHALLENGE — CHUM NEWS
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🎉NEW BYLINE ALERT 🎉: For CHUM News (
@chum.news
), I put together a fun map of how to navigate the Seattle International Film Festival this year with a recommendation of one great film to see per day plus what you should then eat and/or do after 📽️ Give that a read here:
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For CHUM's unofficial guide to SIFF, Chase Hutchinson (
@eclectichutch.bsky.social
), film critic extraordinaire, has paired a movie per day with a local place to eat, drink, and party along the way. We printed a physical map/guide, which you can find across the city.
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CHUM NEWS SIFF CHALLENGE — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/chumnewssiffmap
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I’m reading new poems with some of my all-time favorite poets tomorrow at Cedar Tea House!
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Tickets to Early-Onset Pride Month are selling like hotcakes + for good reason!! 🥞 Newsflash: Pride month’s come early this year. Show up for a star-studded celebration of queer art and community on May 15! (Did someone say free Pride-themed prints? 👀)
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As a local high-school prospect, J’Nai Bridges pivoted away from a promising future in basketball. Now, the three-time Grammy-winning opera star shares how athletics shaped her artistic success. A CHUM News exclusive:
www.chum.news/jnaibridges
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FROM THE COURT TO THE CONCERT HALL — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/jnaibridges
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FERRY TALES #3 IS OUT! ⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️ click below and enjoy a day on the M/V Spokane: - learn about the Kingston Curse 👻 - meet an endearing mother 📲 - encounter some engine-room eye candy 🍬 all that and more right here; welcome aboard ⬇️
www.chum.news/ferry-tales-...
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“CLICK TO VERIFY YOU ARE HUMAN”: a new poem by Ally Ang (
@theoceanisgay.bsky.social
), which zig-zags between the superficial rush and the existential dread that permeate our lives both on and off the screen. M Randall shares four eerie collages in response to Ally's poem:
www.chum.news/twic/mally
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TWIC: M AND ALLY — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/twic/mally
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Grab a pot of tea with us on May 7 for the first CHUM News poetry reading, hosted by Poetry Editor Lue Hughes at Cedar Tea House in Columbia City 🫖 Featuring: - Ally Ang - Quenton Baker - Dujie Tahat Free entry, but plz RSVP here:
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"IN THE DARK WE LOOK MORE JAPANESE" is a new short story by Amy Hirayama. It depicts a haunting, sinister realm: In it, two young protagonists dodge danger to collect the ingredients their mother needs for a new potion — including three hairs from Grandmother's chin:
www.chum.news/in-the-dark-...
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IN THE DARK WE LOOK MORE JAPANESE — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/in-the-dark-we-look-more-japanese
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Over lunch at CheBogz in Beacon Hill, Jane Wong interviewed Tamiko Nimura to discuss “A Place for What We Lose," her new memoir & reflection on Japanese American Incarceration. Click below for our latest "Dining & Writing" dispatch 🔗 Photos by Oliver Vy Lê Nguyễn 📷
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DINING & WRITING: TAMIKO NIMURA — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/dining-writing-tamiko-nimura
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Pride month is *just* in June? Not anymore, honey! Join CHUM News and Common Area Maintenance on Friday, May 15 for EARLY-ONSET PRIDE MONTH, a celebration of queer art and community hosted by Miss Texas 1988 💅🏼 dope DJ, drag, burlesque, fruity mingling, etc. Tickets:
www.chum.news/early-onset-...
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loved loved loved chatting with
@citycastseattle.bsky.social
about CHUM’s place in local media, the story behind our name, and our long-term goals as a worker-owned and subscriber-supported news outlet ✍️ click below to hear us yap! yay for collaborative, independent, hyperlocal media 🫶
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As the child of two photographers, I deeply relate to feeling uncomfortable in front of the camera. It's so cool to see what Remy is doing with Halogen, the archive of images this project will create and Chloe's vulnerable reflections on it.
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Remy Styrk is the driving force behind “Halogen,” a project offering free photoshoots to local trans people of color. Photography can help trans people “define what autonomy and visibility mean to them,” Remy told Chloe Collyer, who shadowed a shoot for CHUM News:
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TO BE SEEN — CHUM NEWS
Through the Halogen project, Seattle’s trans people of color are photographed on their own terms.
https://www.chum.news/to-be-seen-halogen-project
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Lots of new followers over the past day -- thought we'd re-introduce ourselves 🐟 CHUM News is a brand-new, independently owned, subscriber-supported culture publication covering Seattle in all its eccentricity:
www.chum.news/about
about 2 months ago
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Our illustrious Ferry Tales illustrator, Jed Judt, has an exquisite BFA exhibition on display at the 9th Ave Gallery (2014 9th Ave) through 4/17. Go check it out!!
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New Ferry Tales ⛴️ Meet some of the characters running the show aboard the Washington State Ferries, as well as the quirky regulars riding along. 🐦
www.chum.news/ferry-tales-...
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FERRY TALES – CREW CHANGE — CHUM NEWS
Today we’re waiting on the Kingston dock for the arrival of the MV Spokane, which is ping-ponging between here and Edmonds.
https://www.chum.news/ferry-tales-crew-change/
about 2 months ago
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Saturday’s celebrations for the launch of light rail over Lake Washington had it all: cute merch, verbose politicians, drumlines, transit furries… and Arielle Fantasia, a Seattle-based artist on assignment for CHUM News:
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SKETCHY STUFF: LIGHT RAIL LAUNCH — CHUM NEWS
You’ve likely encountered a barrage of photos and headlines from Saturday's launch of the Crosslake Connection. But have you seen any ✨art✨?
https://www.chum.news/sketchy-stuff-light-rail-launch
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On March 19, Mayor Wilson announced that the Policing Project, a NY-based think tank, would audit Seattle’s surveillance system. Reporting by CHUM News alongside
@soseaemerald.bsky.social
raises questions about the auditor’s ties to policing-tech companies like Axon:
www.chum.news/whosauditing...
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WHO'S AUDITING SEATTLE'S CAMERAS? — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/whosauditingseattlescameras
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“THE MORE DANGEROUS THE WORLD THE MORE DANGEROUS ITS BEASTS”: a poem by Quenton Baker out today in CHUM News, featuring risograph-printed digital collages by artist and urban planner Mel Isidor.
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TWIC: MEL AND QUENTON — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/twic/melquenton
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In our latest Artist Convo, Meron Menghistab interviews local photographer Charissa Soriano. Meron learns more about the personal experiences driving Charissa’s work, and asks why she centers hope, rather than fear, in “Liminal,” a project about immigration.
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ARTIST CONVO: CHARISSA SORIANO — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/artistconvocharissasoriano
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the most delightful thing i’ve seen this week:
@chum.news
has a new column from a Washington State Ferries deckhand!
www.chum.news/ferry-tales-...
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FERRY TALES — CHUM NEWS
Incognito dispatches from a Washington State Ferries deckhand
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3 months ago
Rainier Beach High School confirms active tuberculosis case, 130 people possibly exposed
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Rainier Beach High School confirms active tuberculosis case, 130 people possibly exposed
As a precaution, Public Health is recommending that about 130 people associated with the school be evaluated for TB.
https://komonews.com/news/local/rainier-beach-high-school-confirms-active-tuberculosis-case-130-people-possibly-exposed-exposure-sick-medicine-vaccine-cold-flu-covid-student-contagious-infection-coughing-sneezing-family-latent
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Seattle’s newest art gallery is slated for demolition. That’s kind of the whole point. A review from the opening night of ONCE REMOVED, with words by Jas Keimig + photos by Xandra Yugto:
www.chum.news/once-removed...
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ART DEMO — CHUM NEWS
Seattle’s newest art gallery is slated for demolition. That’s kind of the whole point.
https://www.chum.news/once-removed-opening-night
3 months ago
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WEEKEND READ: On February 9, youth activists converged on Olympia, with the Millionaires Tax’s future hanging in the balance ⚖️ We sent investigative reporter Brandon Block to cover the activists’ trip to the Capitol, along with a bag of disposable cameras:
www.chum.news/youth-activi...
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YOUTH ACTIVISTS TAKE ON OLYMPIA — CHUM NEWS
With Millionaires Tax on the table, youth activists confront Olympia's power elite.
https://www.chum.news/youth-activists-olympia-2026
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You’ve likely encountered a barrage of photos, videos, and dispatches from last Wednesday’s parade celebrating the Seattle Seahawks’s Super Bowl victory. But have you seen any ✨art✨? CHUM News to the rescue, courtesy of Seattle artist Sam Zappola:
www.chum.news/sketchy-stuf...
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SKETCHY STUFF: THE SEAHAWKS PARADE — CHUM NEWS
You’ve likely encountered a barrage of photos and headlines from last Thursday’s parade celebrating the Seattle Seahawks’s Super Bowl victory. But have you seen any ✨art✨?
https://www.chum.news/sketchy-stuff-seahawks-parade
3 months ago
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News/our thoughts from Mayor Wilson’s State of the City speech: - Hiawatha Community Center in W Seattle opening on Saturday! 🎉 - Wilson referred to Seattle’s corporate giants as the “employer community”??? 🥴 - Cleared the waitlist of folks for the Fresh Bucks food program 👍 [1/2]
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This pairing is pure magic. With every new article, Chum is quickly becoming my most anticipated read 😍
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We're launching our Poetry section with Dujie Tahat's "On Devotion," which reflects on Seattle’s multiracial history and present, highlighting the people, creatures, and plants who get to call this city home—or don’t. Accompanying portraiture by artist Barry Johnson:
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TWIC: BARRY AND DUJIE — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/twic/barrydujie
3 months ago
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Join CHUM News for our latest party, CHUM LOVE, on Saturday, February 21 at The Fishbowl (424 2nd Ave. West) from 7 to ~10PM 🗓️ We’re repurposing Valentine’s Day energy into something more literary, platonic, and civically oriented 😌 RSVP below 💌
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Thank you
@seattlebikeblog.com
! Support at this early stage goes a very long way, and goes directly to paying local writers, artists, and others sharing Seattle-focused stories important to them. Consider becoming a monthly supporter ($6.99/mo) and get a fun tote! ko-fi.com/chumnews
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4 months ago
I like what
@chum.news
is up to if you want to help a new pub get off the ground. Also South Seattle Emerald, Capitol Hill Seattle, The Burner Seattle. I subscribe to the Times because they can do work nobody else really can, as frustrating as their editorial decisions can be.
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interested in viewing the story of how these powerful conversations came together? consider reading these articles and support local journalism that centers youth perspectives. CHUM News:
www.chum.news/seattles-hot...
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SEATTLE'S HOTTEST UNPAID INTERNSHIP — CHUM NEWS
KATIE WILSON APPOINTED SIX YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE ON HER MAYORAL TRANSITION TEAM. WHO ARE THEY, AND WHAT’S THEIR AGENDA?
https://www.chum.news/seattles-hottest-unpaid-internship
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The young activists serving on Katie Wilson's transition team have a political platform: That includes establishing a *paid*, elected youth advisory council that'd report to the Mayor—helping entrench youth political power in Seattle. [warning: cheeky article title]
www.chum.news/seattles-hot...
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SEATTLE'S HOTTEST UNPAID INTERNSHIP — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/seattles-hottest-unpaid-internship
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Founded by artist Hala Saleh in April 2025, Ya Hala is a lively pop-up community space for Seattle-area Palestinians. In a phone interview with journalist Bri Little for CHUM News, Saleh reflected on Ya Hala’s first year, and previewed what’s in store in 2026:
www.chum.news/ya-halas-fir...
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YA HALA'S FIRST YEAR — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/ya-halas-first-year
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We’re so jazzed to announce that Luther Hughes and Naomi Day are stepping in as CHUM’s poetry and fiction editor, respectively. CHUM’s new dynamic duo met up at the Cedar Tea House to share more about their goals as stewards of CHUM’s literary efforts. Read more:
www.chum.news/naomi-luther...
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ANNOUNCING CHUM'S NEW EDITORS — CHUM NEWS
Naomi Day (fiction) and Luther Hughes (poetry) will spearhead CHUM's literary efforts
https://www.chum.news/naomi-luther-editorial-launch-jamboree
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Peek at Seattle painter Nahom Ghirmay’s artwork and you’ll notice soft hues, slightly uncanny proportions, and a generally gentle, dream-like appearance. That artistic style is the product of a years-long creative process—as well as an extended personal journey:
www.chum.news/artistconvon...
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ARTIST CONVO: NAHOM GHIRMAY — CHUM NEWS
https://www.chum.news/artistconvonahomghirmay
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In our latest “Dining & Writing” dispatch, writer Eric Olson grabs lunch with author Diana Xin at the legendary Tai Tung to discuss her debut short story collection. “Even more than the food, Xin’s stories offer a lot to chew on,” Olson writes in his hearty review. 🥘
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DINING & WRITING: DIANA XIN — CHUM NEWS
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If you spent any time in Seattle’s grunge scene in the ‘80s/‘90s, you likely ran into local photographer and scene insider Bootsy Holler. Holler’s recently published photo book, MAKiNG iT, revisits that era. We interviewed her to get the story behind the story:
www.chum.news/makingitboot...
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MAKiNG iT — CHUM NEWS
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We can now receive tax-deductible donations thanks to our sponsorship by SEED, a local nonprofit! CHUM’s funding goes directly to writers, artists, and others to share Seattle stories/news w you. Consider supporting CHUM, or any of the other amazing orgs below:
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On assignment for CHUM News, Seattle photographer David Jaewon Oh scoped out the Woodland Park Gran Prix: a lively, boozy, day-festival-like cycling competition featuring 1,000+ racers—and, perhaps, the largest tandem-bike race in the world. (Citation pending.)
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