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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SIFF announced its roster of movies screening over 10 days starting May 15.
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Feed stores are selling out of baby chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential exposure to bird flu. -
One of the short films playing was inspired by a group of advocates in Seattle in the 1970s who helped place queer foster kids in queer households.
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The eclectic THING Festival is dedicating a day to Latin music in this summer’s lineup in Carnation, Washington.
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Kids in Need of Defense, or KIND, currently serves more than 400 unaccompanied children and youth across the Pacific Northwest. -
Legendary Seattle rock club The Crocodile has announced a new summer concert series on Pier 62.
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Organizations learned last week that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities had been canceled.
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The Columbia Theatre in Longview, Washington, is celebrating its centennial. Theater officials say the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens saved it from demolition. -
A farmworker advocate in Whatcom County has been detained by federal immigration officials.
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Ten Thousand Things displays everyday objects accompanied by a short story that explains each item's meaning to its owner or creator.
