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✈️ 3 big projects transforming SEA Airport
Here’s the scoop on the enhancements underway that are helping upgrade SEA Airport, one project at a time.
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A view of Gas Works Park in Seattle with long shadows cast by the sculptures
Culture
Visit sites from Seattle-based romcoms
‘Time, distance, nothing could separate them.’
February 13, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A pedestrian shelter marked by a sign that says Pike Place Market, with buildings and the market in the background
Culture
How to celebrate 206 Day in Seattle
Honor our area code by connecting to its culture and community.
February 3, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Airports and Transportation
Meet Seattle Department of Transportation Director Greg Spotts
Here’s how his first few months have been.
February 2, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
A vintage photo of a Boeing 747 plane in flight
Airports and Transportation
Boeing says goodbye to the 747
The jumbo jet reshaped commercial air travel and was a big boost to Seattle.
January 30, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
A banner with a shark face on a bridge says "I eat trucks"
Airports and Transportation
Kirkland Way bridge’s ‘I eat trucks’ sign makes an impact
It’ll stay up for the foreseeable future, despite new city banner codes.
January 24, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
One woman sitting in a van smiling at a woman standing outside of a van
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A view from Lucky Peak State Park in Boise, ID
Travel and Outdoors
Great Escapes: Venturing out to Boise, Idaho
Drink great wine, soak in hot springs, and surf in a river.
January 13, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Travel and Outdoors
The 2023 celestial calendar for Seattle
Don’t miss any of this year’s meteor showers, supermoons, or solar eclipses.
January 10, 2023
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Emily Shea-Owen
A nautical map that shows Stuart Island in Washington and shipping routes.
Travel and Outdoors
Lowest point in Washington still needs a name
Let’s brainstorm some options.
January 10, 2023
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Gabe Guarente
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Travel and Outdoors
What to forage in the winter
Plants to look for and how to use them.
January 9, 2023
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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The front of historic Garfield High School features red brick and white stone, with paned glass windows and green bushes landscaped throughout the front grounds. Three flag poles hoist the American Flag, the Pan-African Flag, and the Intersectional Pride Flag high in the air between the parking lot and the building. The flags are flapping in the wind.
City
A brief history of Seattle’s Central District
Central District is one of Seattle’s main hubs for the Black community + served as a landing place for Scandinavian, Japanese, and German-Jewish settlers.
June 11, 2024
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Madeline Ewing
A bike sits just off the edge of a wooded section of the Burke-Gilman trail while a family of three ride by.
Travel and Outdoors
King County approves e-bikes on regional trails
In addition to allowing e-bikes and e-scooters on its regional trails, King County has also approved a study that could keep trails open after dark.
June 10, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
A block that goes through the Columbia City Farmers Market in Seattle, WA, with a green sign highlighting vendors and people browsing tented booths
Business
How to become a Seattle area farmers market vendor
Looking to become a farmers market vendor? Here are some permits, resources, and general info you will need + which products each market is looking for.
June 10, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
The corner of the historic Eagles building downtown features a long, rectangular sign on the corner reading "A C T Theatre" and a tall high rise building extends up into the sky in the background.
Culture
ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company announce possible merger
The two local theatre companies both unanimously approved the exploration of a merger — here’s what we know.
June 7, 2024
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Madeline Ewing
Taken inside the new Rainier Valley Jollibee location, this photo shows four chicken sandwiches, a few of the peach mango pies, two Chickenjoy buckets, and a tower of Pineapple Quencher sodas. A statue of Jollibee's bee mascot is gesturing enthusiastically at the menu behind the counter in the distance.
Food
Seattle’s first Jollibee opens
The intensely popular Filipino fried chicken fast food chain Jollibee opens its first Seattle location on Friday, June 7.
June 6, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
This panoramic image shows one of the Shoreline Street Ends public access areas on the western end of Magnolia. There's some greenery lining the area between a lawn and the water, but a beach that's just a short walk away can be seen.
Travel and Outdoors
Explore Seattle’s secret beaches with the Shoreline Street Ends program
The Seattle Department of Transportation’s Shoreline Street Ends program turns any shoreline at the end of a street into a public access beach.
June 6, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
A long strip of building features blue paint and close ups of several marine animals faces. Over the building's roof, you can see the Waterfront Ferris Wheel in the background and glimpses of Elliott Bay.
Culture
New waterfront artwork is now North America’s largest outdoor mural
The giant mural between Pike Place and Elliott Bay brings attention to restoration efforts and preservation.
June 5, 2024
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Madeline Ewing
The outside of the Northwest African American Museum on a sunny day.
Culture
How and where to commemorate Juneteenth in Seattle
Enjoy some community events or give back to local nonprofits for this year’s commemoration of Juneteenth.
June 5, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
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Travel and Outdoors
Great Escapes: Our guide to Bellingham, WA
Planning a getaway? Bellingham has all the charms of a small, coastal town with the comforts of nature and a bustling events schedule.
June 5, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah
Montlake's ghost ramps sit idly by above a pool of water.
City
Seattle’s Highway 520 “ramps to nowhere” to become a local park
Seattle’s “ramps to nowhere,” which were partially demolished during WSDOT’s current Montlake project, were the result of 1963 protests — sometimes referred to as the Freeway Revolts — over the construction of a freeway that would have split the Central District in half.
June 4, 2024
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Alina Hunter-Grah