In another battle with one of the NHL’s top teams, the Seattle Kraken yet again came out victorious as the New Jersey Devils entered the deep for a battle of the cryptids. Kraken forward Ryan Donato lead the way with two goals, before Andre Burakovsky nailed the game winner in overtime.

The Seattle Sounders FC locked up three key key players to long term extensions, all three of them locally grown either in the state of Washington or through the clubs academy. Cristian Roldan, Danny Leyva, and Jordan Morris all received extensions from Seattle under general manager Craig Waibel.

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant announced Thursday she will not seek reelection later this year.

The longest-serving member of the council, Sawant said in an editorial in The Stranger that she will launch a national labor movement.

In the editorial, Sawant highlighted her triumphs as councilmember, including an expansion of renters’ rights, a tax on large employers that was aimed at Amazon, and a $15-per-hour minimum wage.

Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz attended a student-led town hall about gun violence at Rainier Beach High School Wednesday. The forum took place just a week after the school held a town hall about the subject that saw no police representatives to listen to students and community members.

Another Saturday, another WEIRD at NIGHT, another celebration of abstraction, of creativity, of community. Live at 10pm PT on January 21st, via Converge Media’s Facebook page, we’ve got music videos from Seattle stalwarts La Fonda and sonic healer ByHaze. We’re diving deep in to the work of legendary video artist Nam June Paik.

When Tony Wilson first took the habanero pepper off the shelf at his local grocery store, he didn’t think much of it. The sauce that came out of that pepper, though, sparked a new chapter in his life and was the start of a unique pandemic success story.

Author and Program Manager in the Community Measurement and Innovation Hub at OBCC Max Diego Hunter hosted the latest edition of the OBCC Town Hall Series focusing on Mental Health in men and boys in the community. The discussion was based around Hunter’s book ‘Speech Is My Hammer: Black Male Literacy Narratives in the Age of Hip-Hop, to Black Masculinity’ which focuses on issues facing Black males and cultural norms which affect mental health.

It’s a #BlackStarPower takeover on The Day With Trae on Wednesday morning as recording artist Marc Handsome and opera singer J’Nai Bridges join the show to talk about their recent projects and upcoming performances. Bridges, a Seattle native, is excited to make her Seattle Opera debut this month in Samson et Delilah. Handsome recently signed with Vamp Life Records and has a new release with Jim Jones.

Surrounded by family members and supporters, Joy Hollingsworth announced Monday morning she is running for the Seattle Council District 3 seat currently held by incumbent Kshama Sawant, who is currently the longest serving member on the Council.

Standing before a packed auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. FAME Community Center, the third-generation Central District resident told the crowd the city council needs new voices to address the many challenges the city faces.

In their first game home since New Years Day, the Seattle Kraken saw their eight-game winning streak end at the hands of the mighty Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay was able to take advantage of two errors by the Kraken, while Seattle looked burnt out offensively.

Wa Na Wari continues to uplift Black artists and provide a community space for the appreciation of art and culture in Seattle. On Saturday, they held the opening of their latest quarterly exhibit featuring work by artists Kristen Banfield, Sable Elyse Smith, Bonnie Hopper, and Amanda Howell Whitehurst and vibes by DJ Surreal.

A vote for by the Seattle City Council to affirm their support for peaceful protests of the Iranian people and Iranian-Americans as well as to re-affirm the rights of Iranian immigrants and Iranian-Americans and call on national government officials to provide support has been delayed due to actions taken by the National Iranian American Council. The NIAC has protested the resolution, saying that language within the resolution calling for a federal investigation of the organization is uncalled for and unnecessary.

The Factorz were joined by six year old rapper and actress Zaina The Phenom on this week’s show. They talked about her journey and what inspires her at such a young age, her new song ‘I Can Be’, as well as the importance of supporting the youth.

Zaina said her dad inspires her, and that her favorite thing to do is rap. Her other interests, though, include athletics and acting.

It was an emotional night at a packed townhall at Rainier Beach High School, as students voiced their concerns, fears and what they need to feel safe from the rash of violence in their neighborhoods and in school.

Former student Sunrise talked about what it’s like to live in an area where she doesn’t always feel safe.

Converge Media’s newest show HeartBeat: Prosperity for Black America featured a dive into the issues facing Black men following the recent deaths of Twitch and Michael Rowland, as well as countless others suffering in silence.

Are you creative? Are you in to things made by creative people? What about local people? What about people who were born nearly 100 years ago who died nearly 20 years ago? If you answered “sometimes” to at least 1 of these questions then we have great news for you…WEIRD at NIGHT is a celebration of creativity and the people who harness it every Saturday at 10pm live on Converge Media!

Besa Gordon visited the Keeping It P&C Spoken Word Experience at Poco Bar and Lounge on January 11th. She experienced the poetry and music and talked with some of the key figures in the creation and continued growth of this monthly event.

Deaunte Damper was joined by Ebo Barton on this week’s episode of We Live In Color. Barton is a renowned poet and community activist, working with the Lavender Rights Project. They found poetry through necessity, growing up in LA as “a confused young person.”