Grace Madigan

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Grace Madigan

Every other Thursday, one group can be heard above all the others at Stoup Brewing’s Capitol Hill location. The clacking of tiles being pushed around drowns out all side conversations except for frequent spurts of laughter coming from the tables of four. This is the Emerald City Tile Club, a social group centered on mahjong, a tile-based game that originated in China. For the past few months, ECTC has regularly drawn more than 40 people to their biweekly gatherings.

Jan 8, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Grace Madigan

At the Little Red Hen, Monday nights are for line dancing. Each week, dozens of dancers flock to the Green Lake country bar to join in on the choreographed dance routine that has people kicking and stomping in unison across the dance floor. The Hen’s not-all-country-music line dance night offers space for advanced dancers to showcase their skills, as well as a free lesson for beginners looking to get in on the fun.

Sep 1, 2024 | citizenmatters.in | Mari Kanagy |Grace Madigan

Two months before I left for Chennai, I stopped by the Man Who Sold the World, an antique store in my neighbourhood in Seattle. I go to this shop sometimes to look through the old-fashioned stereoscope. You peer through the device at two side-by-side photos, soften your gaze, and these two slightly different perspectives become one three dimensional scene. On that particular day, I set my sights on India. One scene is of a cow in a crowded Delhi alley.

Apr 17, 2024 | knkx.org | Grace Madigan

The Seahawks season may be months away but Seattle still has a pro football team to root for. The Seattle Majestics are a professional women’s tackle football team and feeling ambitious about this season, with a new head coach and recruits from around the world. On a rare warm sunny Saturday afternoon in March, the Majestics are running defensive drills at Kentridge High School. The team is just two weeks out from the first game of their season.

Apr 7, 2024 | knkx.org | Grace Madigan

Seattle's Wing Luke Museum has a new exhibit dedicated to exploring what it means to be an elder and how we as a society can learn from them and support them.