TODD MATTHEWS | Writer, Editor & Journalist
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​Throughout my career, I have written hundreds of feature articles about a wide variety of subjects for dozens of publications. Here is a sample selection of my work.

Business & Finance

I wrote feature articles and profiles of notable business leaders for 425 Business, Seattle Business, South Sound Business, and Washington CEO, including:
  • Seattle Seahawks president Chuck Arnold
  • Seattle Cancer Care Alliance president and executive director Dr. Nancy Davidson
  • Ivar's CEO Bob Donegan (cover story)
  • Xbox co-creator Ed Fries (cover story)
  • Colliers International CEO Doug Frye
  • Costco CEO Craig Jelinek
  • KeyBank CEO Beth Mooney
  • Kaiser Permanente Washington president Susan Mullaney (cover story)
  • Former Nordstrom executive John Nils Nordstrom (cover story)
  • Philanthropist and former Microsoft executive Scott Oki (cover story)
  • BECU president and CEO Benson Porter
  • Mattress Ranch founder Ted Sadtler (cover story)
  • Former Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch
​In addition, I wrote about a variety of business news and trends, including:
  • A comprehensive guide for small businesses (cover story) 
  • Cannabis banking in Washington state
  • Development of the former Satsop nuclear power plant (cover story)
  • Downtown Tacoma's commercial real estate market
  • Economic impact of the Washington State Fair (cover story)
  • Independent toy stores in the Puget Sound region
  • Notable Eastside tech startups (cover story)
  • Past, present, and future of the former Weyerhaeuser headquarters campus (cover story)
  • Sustainability initiatives at Seattle's largest employers
  • The Black Boardroom Initiative
  • Workplace mental health

General Interest

I wrote general news features about a variety of topics for 425, 425 Business, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, HistoryLink, Real Change, Seattle, South Sound, and Washington Law & Politics, including:
  • Affordable housing in Seattle
  • Attorney and recovering meth addict Wil Miller (cover story)
  • Bremerton-based Harvey's Butter Rum Batter
  • Capitol Hill's Voices Off Lounge
  • Capitol Hill Community Council's Great Ideas Festival
  • Carmelo's Tacos opens on Broadway
  • Eastside highway diner Lil' Jon Restaurant & Lounge
  • Fatalities on Mount Rainier
  • Homelessness in Seattle
  • Human encounters with black bears and other wildlife in urban areas
  • King County Drug Court
  • Late Seattle photojournalist Elmer Ogawa
  • Oral history of The Rocket
  • Orca Running race director Porter Bratten
  • Podcast production company Ruinous Media
  • Seattle University's Lee Center for the Arts
  • Seattle's close-knit community of bike messengers
  • Seattle's day laborers
  • Seattle's fishermen's memorial
  • Seattle's historic Wah Mee Club
  • Tacoma priest and social justice advocate Bill Bichsel
  • Tacoma Rainiers' Triple-A All-Star game
  • Television commercials featuring Seattle theater actors
  • The first anniversary of the Capitol Hill Massacre
  • The mysterious death of Mary Anderson
  • The Rocket magazine's connection to Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
  • Ultra-marathon runner Scott Jurek
  • University of Washington Innocence Project
  • United Way of King County's Emerging Leaders 365
  • Violence in Seattle nightclubs
  • Virtual reality arcades (cover story)​
  • Washington state's iconic Tacoma Dome​
  • Washington state's history of agricultural egg farming

Arts & Entertainment

I wrote feature articles and profiles of notable musicians, arts organizations, and other creative people for 425, City Arts, Earshot Jazz, Seattle, South Sound, and the Tacoma Daily Index, including:
  • Goodness lead singer Carrie Akre 
  • Radio host Abe Beeson
  • Playwright C. Rosalind Bell
  • Abstract painter Elinore Bucholtz
  • ​Saxophonist Hadley Caliman (cover story)
  • Graphic artist and music album/poster designer Art Chantry (cover story)
  • Music journalist Gillian G. Gaar
  • Capitol Hill-ebrity Chris "Slats" Harvey 
  • Tap dancer Tyler Knowlin
  • Actor and comedian Pearl Lam
  • Galerie Orsay Paris-Seattle owner Simon Lhopiteau
  • Composer Gary McFarland
  • Jazz vocalist Gail Pettis (cover story)
  • The Russell family of theater artists
  • Conor Ryan of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
  • Seattle punk band the Silly Killers
  • YES drummer Alan White
  • Theater sound designer Rob Witmer
  • ​Playwright Lauren Yee
  • Theater scenic designer Parmida Ziaei​
  • Cascade High School marching band
  • Summer Nights, Stage Lights: 6 Must-See Seattle Performances
  • ​Jazz radio station KPLU-FM
  • The 40th anniversary of Jack Straw Productions
  • ​An oral history of Seattle's late/great record shops: Bomb Shelter, Broadway Record Centre, Fallout Records & Skateboards, Mount Olympus Imports, Orpheum Records, The Record Library, and Rubato Records
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