Oct 26, 2018 | Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
Oct 24, 2018 | Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
Sometime in October, 2001 I first heard the opening musical strains of NPR’s “On Point.” They’re enrapturing, unmistakable—and as of 2001, practically untraceable. This was before most of us even knew how to use the internet. Few people had heard of a small online...
Oct 23, 2018 | Feature, Town Crier
Town Hall Seattle wants to hear about your merriest mishaps! Our Short Stories Live “Rogue’s Christmas” series is a favorite Town Hall tradition, with local actors performing unconventional holiday stores, a festive house band, and plenty of cheer. And this year, it’s...
Oct 22, 2018 | Editorial, Featured, Town Crier
It’s the 80th anniversary of Orson Welles’s famous radio broadcast of “The War of the Worlds.” Performed in 1938 as an episode of the American radio drama series The Mercury Theatre on the Air, it allegedly caused mass panic, though, as we explore below, the scale of...
Oct 19, 2018 | Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
Oct 19, 2018 | Audio, Featured, Listening Guide, Town Crier
Episode #24 of In The Moment brings us a conversation between Chief Correspondent Steve Scher and Seattleness co-author Natalie Ross (2:50). She details the things she loves about Seattle, and reveals her history as a Geography major and how it morphed into a focus on...
Oct 19, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
Roughly 100,000 people walk through our doors each year. With more than 400 programs spanning the arts, sciences, and civics, Town Hall cultivates an engaged and empathetic community. We produce half of these events, while the other half of our calendar represents the...
Oct 16, 2018 | Editorial, TeenTix, Town Crier
This article was originally written and published as part of the TeenTix Press Corps, a program that promotes critical thinking, communication, and information literacy through criticism and journalism practice for teens. This piece was written and edited by members...
Oct 12, 2018 | Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
Oct 9, 2018 | Audio, Featured, Town Crier
In episode #23 of In The Moment, sit in with our correspondent Lesley Hazleton as she talks with Michael Hebb (2:05) about her memories of one of his Death Over Dinner discussions. She shares her feelings of freedom and the depth of the kinship she felt at being...
