Freddy Monares
Arts & Culture ReporterFreddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.
Outside of work, Freddy enjoys hikes, bike rides and trying new restaurants. He is excited to learn from and get to know the people at KNKX and in the Pacific Northwest.
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Arts and culture organizations in Seattle are still trying to adapt to post-pandemic audience behaviors. A pilot program from the city called PIVOT aims to help with that.
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Washington state has taken action to limit federal immigration officials' access to driver information, but immigrant rights advocates say that is not enough.
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The U.S. Postal Service has changed how often it collects mail in some areas. State officials want people to return ballots as soon as possible ahead of the Nov. 3 election. -
Curators say the new Seattle show was an opportunity to assess representation in its hip-hop collection.
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Canada ambassador Mark Wiseman visited Seattle this week. He said his country wants the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement implemented fairly. -
The financial returns of World Cup fever have local officials hoping that they can attract similar events to boost tourism in the region. -
If approved, Girmay Zahilay's budget proposal would make permanent a 140-unit family shelter that was set to close in 2027.
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Seattle Public Library’s genealogy collection started 100 years ago with a small donation from the Seattle Genealogical Society. Now it includes more than 40,000 volumes. -
The nonprofit Create 48 Media Network signed a one-year lease with King County to run Harbor Island Studios after the county almost closed it earlier this year.
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Seattle hip-hop artists paid homage to the city in their work. A new walking map explores some of the places central to the city's first decade of hip-hop.
