• “Peter Pan” | Saturday, Aug. 24-Sunday, Aug. 25 | Times vary | Paramount Theatre | $40-$125 | Today is opening night for this high-flying musical brought to life in a new adaptation.
• Ballard Bites + Brews | Sunday, Aug. 25 | 5-8 p.m. | Ballard Food Bank | $89 | Eat + drink your way through 30 different restaurants and breweries while supporting the Ballard Food Bank.
• Megan Rapinoe’s Jersey Retirement Match | Sunday, Aug. 25 | 7 p.m. | Lumen Field | $20-$350 | Witness history as Seattle Reign retire the local + global legend’s jersey following her inspirational career

• Bellevue School District Tour | Monday, Aug. 26 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Puesta del Sol Elementary School | $20 | Tour the state’s first net-zero school and learn about the microgrid, geothermal systems, and advanced lighting system that make it possible.
• Scope Screenings: Live Underground Film Festival | Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 6:30 p.m. | SIFF Cinema Egyptian | $25-$80 | Socialize with other film buffs and watch a curated selection of narrative short films, music videos, feature trailers, and more.
• Apple Jam: Unreleased Beatles | Wednesday, Aug. 28-Thursday, Aug. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | The Triple Door | $30-$35 | Rock out to masterpieces that The Beatles composed, but never released.
• Kings of Leon: Can We Please Have Fun | Thursday, Aug. 29 | 8 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $40-$150 | The Tennessee-formed “Use Somebody” band is touring with their latest album.

• Hitting the road this weekend? When choosing your routes, you’ll want to factor in these major closures: Highway 520’s east-west lanes from I-5 to Clyde Hill, Mercer Street southbound ramps from I-5, West Seattle Bridge’s corridor, and I-405’s southbound exit to Highway 169 will all be closed. (Seattle Times)

• It looks like another office-to-housing development is in the works for downtown Seattle. California-based Orton Development purchased the Joseph Vance Building at Third + Union to convert it into apartments. Early plans show 155 units. (Seattle Times)

• Seattle’s share of homes worth at least $1 million increased by ~4%, from 30.2% in June 2023 to 34.4% in June 2024. Across the board, 8.5% of US homes are worth $1 million or more — that’s up from 7.6% last year + more than double the 4% pre-pandemic rate. (Redfin)

• Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao is slated to open in Rainier Square on Monday, Sept. 2. Want to keep up with all the most recent restaurant and bars that are opening or closing in our area? Read more on our website. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• FEMA recently awarded the City of Seattle $5.5 million to install air conditioning at five local library branches. These locations — which include the Columbia, Fremont, Queen Anne, University, and West Seattle locations — will be able to maintain operations as community cooling centers during hot weather.

• At SEAtoday, we love that we get to make the whole city of Seattle our office. If you’re looking for your next dream job, check out our guide to the top employers and industries, or explore more places to work.

• It takes a village, as they say. As proud Seattleites, we’re inspired by the contributions of our most tenured community members. Please join us in celebrating the legacies of those who have recently died. (Seattle Times)

• The Washington Huskies have a pretty tough schedule for their first year in the Big Ten. They’ll also have the second most miles traveled out of any other team in the league. Hear predictions for the season from the local experts with Locked On’s daily, Huskies-focused podcasts.
  

• Seattle Public Schools is the state’s largest district with 51,238 students.
• Bellevue is rated as the best district in Washington, per Niche’s rankings.
• Niche also listed the Federal Way district as Washington’s most diverse.

Bainbridge Island School District

• Number of schools: 10
• Number of students: 3,486
• Student-teacher ratio: 18:1
• No. 3 district with best teachers in Washington
• 93% graduation rate

Bellevue School District

• Number of schools: 28
• Number of students: 19,089
• Student-teacher ratio: 18:1
• 93% graduation rate