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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

The intersection of two streets, with two buses traveling down one road while cars are seen in the distance on the other. The streets are lined with several tall buildings, and the stoplights are red.

City

Downtown Seattle’s Third Avenue is getting upgraded

From a transit corridor extension to bus stop improvements, Third Avenue will see multiple changes this year.

March 27, 2024

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Brianna Williams

Sports

What to expect during the Seattle Mariners’ 2024 season

Prepare for the first home game of the season with this handy guide covering player updates, game entertainment, food options, and more.

March 27, 2024

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Brianna Williams

A black-and-white drawing showing a horse-drawn vehicle on a road that is risen above ground level. Each side of the road is lined with drawings of buildings. On the left side of the road, a drawn figure can be seen in a hallway underneath the sidewalk.

History

Seattle Underground: How an accidental fire led to subterranean, unused sidewalks

You’ve probably heard of the Seattle Underground, but how did it come about? It all started with the Great Seattle Fire of 1889...

March 26, 2024

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Brianna Williams