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A street-facing sign reads "Japantown: Welcome to Nihonmachi, established 1891" and depicts a green illustration of Mount Fuji, with a row of businesses lining the street behind it.

City

A brief history of Seattle’s Japantown, Nihonmachi

Post-war vacancies, a decades-long preservation project, and upcoming Sakura Matsuri festivities.

April 10, 2024

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Madeline Ewing

Hyatt at Olive 8

April 10, 2024

The interior of SIFF Cinema Egyptian features art deco-style trim from the upper walls to the ceiling. A projector displays the word "siff" on the right wall, and a lamp and black leather couch sit to the left below a stained glass window.

Culture

SIFF Cinema Egyptian hosts Comedy of Horrors Film Fest in Seattle

Queue up for giggles and gore at this independent theater’s film festival in Capitol Hill.

April 8, 2024

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Madeline Ewing

A team of Sound Transit crew stand around the new Lynnwood Station during a tour of the space. A lit-up blue, pink, and yellow hummingbird sculpture stands in the middle of a terrace near the station entrance.

Airports and Transportation

Sound Transit announces opening dates for four northern Link Light Rail stations

The Shoreline South, Shoreline North, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood light rail stations will open on August 30, 2024.

April 4, 2024

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Alina Hunter-Grah

Food

Nobody does it batter: 9 doughnut shops around Seattle

Name a sweeter way to start the day.

April 4, 2024

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Alina Hunter-Grah

City

Seattle celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first world flight

The journey took off on April 7, 1924, and ended at Sand Point in northeast Seattle.

April 3, 2024

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Alina Hunter-Grah

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A bookshelf filled with poetry-related tomes at Open Books in Seattle, WA, with a sign that says "Fill your pockets with poems!"

Education

How to submit to our 2024 poetry contest

It’s National Poetry Month, and our readers are invited to submit original poems in a special SEAtoday contest.

April 2, 2024

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Sarah Leonhardt

Two rows of bright yellow daffodils line one of the rooftop's above Pike Place Market and lead directly to the market's iconic red sign.

City

Pike Place Public Market approves new Master Plan

The master plan includes suggestions for managing traffic along its interior street, supporting its farmers, and attracting locals.

April 1, 2024

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Alina Hunter-Grah

Culture

The 2024 Skagit County Tulip Festival begins to bud

The blooms should be arriving by the second week of April.

March 28, 2024

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Alina Hunter-Grah