My elders and family have relied on The Facts for over 20 years as a trusted source of information…read morewithin the greater Seattle community. It has also served as a source of inspiration, standing as one of the longest-running and most successful Black-owned African American businesses in the city. If you are a Seattle local or a newcomer, this is one of the best resources for business listings, obituaries, and community news.

While the FACTS newspaper has been a staple in the African American community for many years, our…read morerecent experience has left a lot to be desired. After the recent loss of our loved one, we knew where we want to go to post the information. A 6am call from the company to obtain credit card information, for a 307 word obituary, which cost 228.00 proved startling. We had no idea no idea anyone would call at that hour about such matters, but were happy our request to post the obituary was being handled. The individual on the other end seemed confused, as they fumbled the credit card information repeatedly. The obituary was to run front page, in their 3/27/19 issue, as well as on their Facebook page. After emailing Dennis Beaver (publisher) a couple of times, as well as making calls to the business I found locations near our home to pick up copies. What a huge disappoint! While the picture of our loved one looked great, there were several noticeable grammatical errors that stood out and made the entire obituary appear tacky. A call was placed to the company within an hour that day. Speaking to the female on the other end of the telephone, she seemed confused about my frustration. I pointed out the bold header states "in loving memory of for," the word importance 8 lines down is spelled "wimportance," homegoing services is spelled "Homeguoung Serves." She agreed to forward my concerns to Dennis Beaver, he called shortly, apologized, stated the company did not issue refunds ever, and that he would run a new obituary in the next edition. I explained this was pointless as the funeral was occurring that weekend, 3/31/19. we wanted copies for our family that were coming to town, and errors should have been captured. I emailed him a copy to demonstrate no errors were in the original copy sent. Even if there were, the company should have captured and corrected them prior to publication. I was assured corrections would be made on the social media part to bring things up to standard, and spare any embarrassment. A partial refund was asked for, since in our opinion " a half ass job" had occurred. Again, the response was "no." Over the next 24 hours no attempt was made to correct the errors on the social media site. Even up to the day of the funeral nothing was done, and Mr. Beaver no longer responded to our requests to make things look decent on the online page as he said he would. He never did what he promised. We felt this was because payment had been received already. Our family and many friends saw this page run with these errors. The day after the funeral occurred which was April 1st, Mr. Beaver emailed a copy of a FACTS link showing the new obituary that would run without the errors. A little too late. We would have preferred a refund, or partial refund. I would hesitate before doing business with them again. This proved to be a disappointing experience from a paper that always took pride in what they put out there for the community previously.

Their website points to a DNS with a conflicting IP address…read more Their Snohomish Tribune paper is run by a person who prints gossip and false details and pushes them off as "news." They allow themselves to be weaponized against individuals targeted by a ringleader of a group of bullies to harass women who are not evangelical enough, white enough, straight enough, or obedient enough. The editor and writer of most articles in the Snohomish Tribune paper does both jobs inadequately. His poor choices open up himself and his publisher to legal challenges.

The company publishes many of the local papers such as Queen Anne News, Capitol Hill Times, etc…read more Too many to list here. I have found their customer service exceptional and prices excellent.

Always great products and customer service! in fact, I ordered their 2026 wall/tide calendar and…read moreit arrived with a printing error- they responded immediately, shipped a new one and were super cool to deal with! Thanks Robin! Thanks Paul! Kip S/V Whim Anacortes, WA

I just discovered this online journalism and newspaper today, and was surprised to see sensible…read morenon-woke news with local community responses. No attacks, social engineering or leftist bias. Happy to read more of Lynnwood Times from So. Calif.

I noticed someone from San Francisco complaining about bias…read more The staff seems to be from both sides and get their own slant to stories just like every outlet these days. But being local, they can't lie much and still get away with it. If you want to know your local area read this rag.

This was for a special KCTS 9 event back on 2/11/20 hosting Chef Marcus Samuelson from No Passport…read moreRequired showcasing Filipino culinary visionaries from the greater Seattle region. The College Friend and I weren't able to attend the other food/drink event at the KCTS 9 studios. But we froze waiting in line, hoping to get a good seat for the later free panel event. I remember we had had a terrific time chatting with a couple that had just moved from Chicago to Seattle. I was able to get tips for an upcoming trip to the upper midwest, just wished I was brilliant and actually exchanged contact info. I remember feeling so much pride seeing so many Filipino/Filipino American participants from the greater Seattle community from the cultural presentation from UW students to the folks on the panel with Chef Samuelson. I enjoyed the venue hosting the event that is adjacent to the Seattle Opera. Decent seating and interior, well emceed, and an overall memorable event. Thank you KCTS 9 for having terrific programming and community events like this.

Lots of old pbs programs for fund raising. Some new things but it's pretty much hit and miss with…read moreKCTS and the sister station KBTC. Extraordinarily biased evening news. You alienate a huge portion of your viewing audience and expect donations. Not a chance. I started donating in the 1970's. Programming was far better then. I watch pbs in LA , great station,lucky them. Seattle is cursed with one of the worst PBS Stations and Classical music stations. It's embarrassing.

I love this paper! It keeps me in the know about what is happening in Seattle's black community. I…read moream grateful for the family that has ran this paper for so long. It is a staple. Even during the pandemic when I felt so isolated and alone, getting the paper mailed to me each week and reading the stories in the paper kept me uplifted. Thank you for being there for us and keeping the black community connected in the northwest.

I was extremely pleased with the prompt and efficient service I received from the staff at the…read moreSeattle Medium.