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Alan Lund, who taught and directed music throughout the Seattle area, dies at 81 from coronavirus complications


Alan Lund taught music in the Bellevue and Highline School Districts, and directed music for the Seattle Opera Chorus, the Eastside’s Cascadian Chorale, the Boeing Chorale and, most notably, the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society.




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Live in an apartment or senior living facility? Here’s how long your coronavirus eviction moratorium lasts


Gov. Jay Inslee’s updated statewide eviction moratorium, announced Thursday, is arguably the most far-reaching local action yet to protect renters. The proclamation protects tenants from eviction until June 4. And it goes further, barring landlords from collecting late fees, raising rents or asking tenants in housing closed due to the coronavirus pandemic — including student housing — […]




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If I have the money, is it a good idea to skip mortgage payments during this coronavirus crisis?


As my legal career has gotten longer, I have learned that while getting older does not necessarily make a person wiser, but it does make them more experienced. A decade ago, I tried to help hundreds of homeowners who could afford to make their monthly mortgage payment but thought that if they missed just a […]




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Inslee allows some construction projects to reopen with safety rules to protect against the coronavirus


Inslee's 30-point plan calls for keeping workers 6 feet apart at all times and making sure contractors provide protective equipment like masks, gloves and goggles, if needed.




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Reaction mixed to Inslee’s order to allow some construction work amid coronavirus pandemic


Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday he will allow the return of some work on building projects in progress that were halted by his stay-at-home order issued on March 23.




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Mortgage borrowers face stricter qualifications as the coronavirus roils economy | Natalie Campisi


Stricter requirements, including larger down payments and higher credit scores, will make it difficult for some folks to qualify for a mortgage, particularly first-time homebuyers.




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Inslee navigates the coronavirus pandemic, weighing public safety vs. growing economic, political fallout


Amid sickness, deaths and frustrations among some who are clamoring to return to life before the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. Jay Inslee finds himself tested politically like never before.




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With May rent looming, some Seattle tenants eye ‘rent strikes’ as coronavirus continues to upend lives


As May rent deadlines approach, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and some other activists have added their voices to nationwide calls urging tenants to use tactics like rent strikes to push landlords and the government to cancel rent payments and provide other help.




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Before coronavirus, rise in Seattle-area housing prices was outpaced by only one major U.S. city


In February, home prices in Seattle were increasing at 6%, year-over-year. But all bets are off as the coronavirus pandemic hit.




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Seattle-area mortgage delinquencies rose three times faster than U.S. average as coronavirus crisis grew


The rise in delinquencies, during a month when the opposite usually happens, is troubling to housing market watchers, but it doesn't yet spell a foreclosure boom like during the Great Recession.




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Real-estate world wracked by coronavirus impacts as corporate giants, mom-and-pop firms struggle to pay rent


Zumiez withholds rent for 718 stores. Small restaurants bargain with landlords. Deals to buy properties are called off. The ripple effects of the coronavirus crisis are shaking the commercial real-estate industry.




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Seattle to provide eviction protection for 6 months after coronavirus moratorium expires


The city council, however, rejected a proposal to exempt landlords with four or fewer housing units.




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Coronavirus wallops Seattle-area housing market; see what’s happening in your neighborhood


Typically, housing market activity strengthens through the spring before peaking in May. But last month, nearly every metric of housing market activity fell by double digits.




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Zillow, Redfin will start flipping houses again as homebuying demand rebounds from coronavirus slump


The rival Seattle-based digital brokerages reported stronger-than-expected revenue in the first three months of the year, but ended the quarter sunk in the red.




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How ban on gatherings, to slow coronavirus spread, is affecting Seattle-area arts and music groups


Gov. Jay Inslee has banned event gatherings of more than 250 people in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. King and Snohomish counties went further, prohibiting events under 250 people, unless they meet certain public health guidelines. Here's how arts and culture groups are responding.




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Coronavirus fears hit arts groups hard, even before ban on gatherings


Even before the ban, concern about the novel coronavirus fed into steep drops in ticket sales and canceled fundraising galas, school performances and corporate gigs. Now, arts organizations are trying to assess the potential damage of the new restrictions.




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How to help arts and culture workers in the middle of the coronavirus crisis


Whatever comes of the novel coronavirus tumult, the economic crisis is happening now. The needs for arts workers — gigging artists, teachers, staffers at arts institutions — are piling up by the hour. Here's how you can help or get help.




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UPDATING: Seattle-area events that have been canceled, postponed or rescheduled due to novel coronavirus concerns


The list of events that have been canceled in the Seattle area continues to grow as we head into the third week of the novel coronavirus outbreak. We'll keep this list updated throughout the week.




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City announces $1.1 million and rent relief to support arts organizations in the coronavirus economic crisis


On Tuesday, the City of Seattle announced a $1.1 million, arts-specific recovery package and rent suspension for cultural organizations, designed to help an arts sector heavily hit by the coronavirus shutdowns.




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Submit your events that have moved online due to the novel coronavirus outbreak


Due to restrictions on gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19, many organizations are canceling public gatherings and social events around the city, and are, instead, holding their events, concerts, classes, activities and more online. Submit your events and we will add them to our updating list. Loading…




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Amid coronavirus shutdown, Seattle’s livestreaming surge brings live music to your living room


In the face of ever-tightening restrictions on gatherings, wave of Seattle musicians and artists are taking their shows online.




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7 skills Seattle Times features staffers learned from YouTube videos while home due to coronavirus


From baking a Japanese-style souffle cheesecake to making trivets out of wine corks, here's what our features staffers recently learned from YouTube videos.




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Brown Paper Tickets, facing claims by many artists who are owed money, says coronavirus pandemic led to systems failure


Artists and arts groups say money they expected from Seattle-based Brown Paper Tickets either didn’t arrive, or the checks bounced, or money was deposited, then got sucked back out of bank accounts. BPT says it and its bank lost control of which payments were able to clear and which weren’t.




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Frantic fundraising, relief that can’t meet demand: Artists and arts groups scramble amid coronavirus crisis


The coronavirus-shutdown crisis has ripped through Seattle’s arts and culture scene, guillotining income for individual artists and organizations while they scramble to cut expenses.





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Seattle Opera receives $2.3 million in federal coronavirus-aid funds, allowing it to rehire 180 workers


Seattle Opera said Friday that it has received a $2.3 million loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Previously, the company had reported layoffs for 215 artist and production jobs after Seattle Opera canceled “La bohème,” plus 12 administrators, as well as salary cuts for the […]





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Seattle-area cultural organizations projected to lose up to $135 million in revenue because of coronavirus


ArtsFund on Monday announced new projections about pandemic-related losses in regional arts, cultural and scientific nonprofits, as well as its first round of coronavirus-related relief grants.




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Alan Lund, who taught and directed music throughout the Seattle area, dies at 81 from coronavirus complications


Alan Lund taught music in the Bellevue and Highline School Districts, and directed music for the Seattle Opera Chorus, the Eastside’s Cascadian Chorale, the Boeing Chorale and, most notably, the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society.




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Helen Molina, who loved her Huskies and worked in the UW athletic department, dies of coronavirus


Small in stature, Helen Molina had a big heart when it came to her family and Washington Huskies athletics. Ms. Molina died April 3 due to complications from COVID-19 and end-stage Alzheimer's disease. She was 85.




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James Beard survey suggests 4 out of 5 restaurants may not survive a prolonged coronavirus shutdown — our critic on what we stand to lose


With a James Beard Foundation survey indicating that only one in five restaurant owners think they can keep their businesses viable, Seattle Times food writer Bethany Jean Clement takes a look at what we stand to lose.




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The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on our collective mental health. Can nutrition help?


Though there isn’t a diet that has been scientifically proven to sustain or improve your mental health, research suggests eating certain foods can correlate with improved mental well-being.




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UPDATING: Seattle-area restaurants offering takeout and/or delivery during the coronavirus pandemic


Check out our interactive list, sorted by neighborhood, of Seattle restaurants offering takeout and/or delivery options due to the recent ban on dining in because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.




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Everyone’s been cooking like crazy during the coronavirus stay-home order. Here’s what Seattle’s been making.


It’s not your imagination: Around the Pacific Northwest and the country, everyone’s been baking like fiends. Here’s what Seattle’s been cooking up during the coronavirus quarantine.




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Bars get surprise green light to sell cocktails to-go during coronavirus pandemic


The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board announced Wednesday that bars will now be allowed to sell takeout cocktails — a game changer for bar owners who've been struggling financially during the coronavirus dining-room shutdown.




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Maldives sees rapid spike in coronavirus patients


MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives, an Indian Ocean archipelago nation with one of the world’s most congested capitals, has seen a rapid rise in coronavirus cases over the past few weeks. Health officials predict that more than 77,000 people — or a fourth of those currently living in the country — could become infected, […]




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Lawns are the new wedding venue in the age of coronavirus


NEW YORK (AP) — Love in the age of coronavirus sometimes requires a lawn. Couples with dashed wedding plans due to lockdown restrictions have been tying the knot on those tidy green spreads instead, including at least one loaner. Danielle Cartaxo and Ryan Cignarella were supposed to get married in West Orange, New Jersey, on […]




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Photos of the day, April 27: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos: Masks, precautions as a pulled-back world begins to reconnect amid coronavirus





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Photos of the day, April 28: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos mark gains, losses as coronavirus pandemic continues on Tuesday, April 28


Here are selected photographs as the nation and the world deal with a COVID-19 pandemic that has affected nearly every corner of the planet.




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Photos of the day, April 29: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos for April 29 from around the world: Testing continues for coronavirus


Here are selected photographs as the nation and the world deal with a COVID-19 pandemic that has affected nearly every corner of the planet.




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Photos as coronavirus grips the world, April 30: Mourning, testing, and yearning for a return to normalcy





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Photos of the day, May 1: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 4: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 5: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photo gallery: Coronavirus lockdowns ease, precautions remain across a wary world





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Photos of the day, May 6: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.




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Photos of the day, May 7: Seattle Times photographers document life during the coronavirus pandemic


Throughout the day, on this page, we will share images from Seattle Times staff photographers documenting the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on Seattle and the Puget Sound area. The previous day’s post can be found here.