Grace Madigan
Grace Madigan is KNKX's former Arts & Culture reporter. Her stories focused on how people express themselves and connect to their communities through art, music, media, food, and sport.
Raised in Western Washington, Grace loves trying to answer all the questions rattling around her mind and reporting the stories of people she may not have met otherwise. Prior to KNKX, she freelanced for the International Examiner, KEXP, and Sip Northwest.
Grace also served as director for The Evergrey, a newsletter for Seattle locals. Outside of work, she likes to play and watch soccer, cook dumplings, and create playlists for herself and friends.
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The second floor of Seattle's King Street Station is now Station Space. The new creative hub will house five different nonprofits focused on youth and the arts, including Totem Star which works with young recording musicians.
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The Washington State Arts Commission board recently voted to certify three new "Creative Districts," including Anacortes and Bremerton, and to fund organizations connecting veteran communities with arts programming.
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Seattle's ACT and 5th Avenue theaters collaborated to bring "Cambodian Rock Band," a play about a Khmer Rouge survivor, to local audiences — and the third largest Cambodian community in the U.S.
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Sharktopus FC plays in the highest division of Seattle's Recreational Adult Team Soccer league. Now they will try and win a spot in the U.S. Open Cup.
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FilipinoTown is a new magazine dedicated to celebrating the impact of Filipinos in their communities. The first issue will focus on Seattle.
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Friday night was Megan Rapinoe's last regular season home game in Seattle with the OL Reign, the team she's played with for her entire 11-year NWSL career.
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Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe is retiring at the end of the season. Fans and soccer-watchers reflect on her legacy on and off the field.
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KNKX Arts & Culture Reporter Grace Madigan recaps Bumbershoot's successful return and how local arts leaders, many of them newly appointed, are feeling heading into this fall season.
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The Tacoma-based nonprofit has occupied the Merlino Arts Center since its founding more than 26 years ago. Now they will work on raising $5 million to buy the building outright.
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If you're in the know, you can find the gravel parking lot where this DIY music scene lives.