Vaccinations begin at Seattle’s Lumen Field Event Center
The site was opened to a limited number of people to start, but has estimated capacity to vaccinate up to 22,000 people per day if supplies are available, which could make it the largest civilian-run...
View ArticleCherry blossoms in Seward Park are ready for spring
Early varieties of cherry blossom trees and other flowering plants are starting to bloom in Seattle as we approach the vernal equinox on Saturday.
View Article‘Sonics Guy’ mural taking shape in Sodo
Jeff “Weirdo” Jacobson, a Seattle artist known for his “post-internet hyper-realism” style, paints a mural of Kris “Sonics Guy” Brannon, a beloved local super fan of the Seattle SuperSonics, Saturday....
View ArticleSeattle rally Saturday calls for end to anti-Asian hate crimes and violence
Over 200 supporters of the Stop AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Hate rally dressed in red and waved signs along the sidewalk and overpass at Rainier Avenue South and Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleMusic and medicine at work at Saint Mark’s vaccine clinic
As soothing tones resonated from the organ above, sunlight streamed in massive windows and people trickled into the cathedral nave. One coronavirus vaccine clinic in Seattle has ambience you won’t...
View ArticleBurien celebrates Pride month with drag queen bingo
Thumping music and bingo calls rang out in Burien’s Town Square Park on Saturday for three rounds of drag queen bingo. Burien Pride organized the outdoor event to celebrate LGBTQ+ people and culture...
View ArticlePhotos: Thursday at Seahawks OTAs
The Seahawks continued their organized team activities Thursday in Renton.
View ArticleGiant cranes arrive to start work at Port of Seattle
Among the largest on the West Coast, the cranes will be installed at Terminal 5 as part of a large modernization project.
View ArticleSeattle’s Royal Youth Kiki Ball brings LGBTQ+ people of color back together,...
The Royal Youth Kiki Ball recently took over the street next to the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle’s Central District to bring LGBTQ+ people of color back together in public for...
View ArticleA volunteering program reopens for East African seniors at a South Seattle farm
A program that facilitates a group of East African seniors volunteering at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands in South Seattle recently restarted after stopping during the pandemic.
View ArticleBody of diver recovered at Seacrest Park in West Seattle
The diver, a woman in her 30s, was reported missing at 10 p.m. Saturday during a dive class at a popular West Seattle diving location. A body was recovered by Seattle fire the next morning, though...
View ArticleSeattle’s Teen Summer Musical ‘feels like community’
Acts on Stage is producing the program this year, rebranded to Beyond! Teen Summer Musical with support from Seattle Parks and Recreation, which is hosting eight scheduled outdoor performances in...
View ArticleInjured harbor seal pup rescued on West Seattle beach
Wildlife hospitals will not accept drop-offs of marine animals from the public. If you observe an animal on a West Seattle beach in distress, call 206-905-SEAL or visit www.sealsitters.org for more...
View ArticleIn Seattle’s Pioneer Square, a striking visual push to get to the polls
Roxanne White brought her ballot (and captured the attention of newlywed passers-by) when she visited a mural of her image in Pioneer Square last week. White, an activist for missing and murdered...
View ArticleOn Beacon Avenue, a sculptural transformation
Edwin Fountain, 63, learned his craft while sitting by the fire with his grandfather as a child in rural Alabama while he made ax handles and baskets. “I guess he rubbed off on me,” he said.
View ArticleNorthwest’s Child lends a hand to Bridge Ministries and its clients
Each year, the students of Northwest’s Child/Aaron’s Place focus on a few projects for their annual “Fall into Kindness” project, and one of their focuses this year was benefiting other nonprofits...
View ArticleCOVID can’t dim magic of a Seattle Santa’s snow-globe wonderland
Santa has brought his magic to the streets of Greenwood in the glowing orb of a plastic snow globe. Dan Kemmis, known as The Seattle Santa, has been setting up on the corner of Greenwood Avenue North...
View ArticleBlack Santa thrills young and old in Rainier Valley
The free event was organized by K-Hart of FB2T Photography and Moe Vegan food truck, in collaboration with Holiday Hangout, a group that gathered donations to provide 350 toys for distribution that day.
View ArticleBlack Santa is a holiday tradition
Many holiday traditions were canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Black Santa still made the rounds in Seattle to end the year. “We did not let COVID stop us,” said LaNesha...
View ArticleChristmas Eve at the Rainier Valley Food Bank
Looking for a last-minute holiday gift? Consider donating your time or money to the Rainier Valley Food Bank. The food bank has seen a massive increase in need since the beginning of the coronavirus...
View Article‘Atmospheric river’ flows over Seattle, bringing rain and wind
A weather event called the "atmospheric river" brings wind and wet weather to Western Washington Saturday.
View ArticlePurim celebrated in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood
Congregants of Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle celebrated Shushan Purim Sunday.
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