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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Fremont's George and Dragon Pub has been around for more than 30 years. It stopped serving alcohol on May 1, after one of its permits expired. The timing couldn't be worse.
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Employees delivered a letter to CEO Scott Stulen and the museum's board of trustees. Among their requests are better wages and improved healthcare and retirement benefits.
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Seattle Art Museum recently welcomed more work from renowned artist Ai Weiwei. A dozen new sculptures more than 10 feet tall have been installed at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
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In April, officials with the Greenwood theater found out two of the three AC units had been destroyed. The theater has since raised nearly $300,000 to replace the system.
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Adidas has designed a new ball for each FIFA World Cup since 1970. Some of those have been controversial. So why change the ball instead of sticking to one that works?
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SIFF laid off administrative staff to narrow a budget gap and exited operations at the Egyptian Theater within the past year.
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The Museum of Flight's exhibition "Runway to Runway" shares stories about flight attendants’ fight to improve working conditions in the 1960s and 70s.
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Sculptor Gerard Tsutakawa unveiled the bronze statue called "Vital Spirit" near the north entrance of Lumen Field.
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Lakeside School senior Kameirah Johnson's digital painting for the national Doodle for Google Contest is inspired by the power she feels from her hair.
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Base Camp Community plans to convert office space in a 116-year-old building into housing units for sale below market rate.