Good news for walkers, joggers, dog owners, and strollers both wheeled and human: Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum Waterfront Trail — a.k.a. the scenic boardwalk where you pretend you hike — is finally getting the TLC it deserves. After years of slow rot, slipping planks, and the occasional “oops, I thought this was ADA accessible,” the city is fixing things up.
PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) successfully released an adult male bald eagle back to his natural habitat in Tacoma on July 2, marking the end of a month-long rehabilitation journey that began when the bird was found grounded and unable to fly along the Tacoma waterfront.
Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson plans to introduce legislation that would dedicate up to 25% of any sales tax increase for addiction treatment services. Nelson’s resolution seeks to fill gaps in the city’s existing substance abuse services with any sales tax increase that the state authorized earlier this year.
For firsthand experience and answers to any EV questions, visit the Electrify Expo at Marymoor Park on July 12-13.
With prices rising and routines feeling heavier than ever, people crave a little comfort, nostalgia, and a little Christmas. That’s why the Seattle Christmas Market is starting the season early, inviting Seattleites to give themselves something to look forward to. The Seattle Christmas Market returns to Seattle Center this November with tickets starting at just $5 on most days.
Each year, before the bright lights and loud blasts of fireworks, an important ceremony takes place under the Space Needle. This year marked the 40th Annual Naturalization Ceremony at Seattle Center.
Groundbreaking started Thursday on the replacement for Seattle’s 78-year-old Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center. The start of construction on the project comes over two years after the city and Seattle Public Schools jointly issued a Request for Proposal in March 2023 to find a private partner to fund, redevelop, operate and maintain the project with the two entities.
Can you recommend some good golf gadgets that can help older golfers? I like to walk the course when I play but I have some back problems that make stooping over to tee-up or retrieve the ball difficult, and some hand arthritis that make gripping the club painful.
Washington’s national forests are safe from being purchased after U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, walked back a proposal to sell public land owned by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management as part of the Republican tax and spending bill.
Elly Garcia-Dudek can't help but gaze out toward the ice during hockey practices at the Kraken Community Iceplex. The 12-year-old Garcia-Dudek is a big fan of women's national team stars like Hilary Knight, who starred for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League last season. Pretty soon, Garcia-Dudek — who started playing through the Seattle Kraken's Learn to Play program — won't have to look across the country for role models like Knight.
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill banning algorithmic rent-setting tools that some claim have helped set higher rents in the city. Council Bill 121000 bans software that analyzes market data to recommend rent levels, occupancy targets, or lease terms, which are tools often used by corporate landlords. It also creates a penalty of up to $7,500 per violation committed by a landlord.
While Sound Transit plans to revisit its financial plans in response to increased project costs, even if and when ST3 is fully completed, the agency’s system will still make up a small percentage of daily transportation trips, according to regional forecasts.
Officials with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families are reporting an alarming increase in the number of children under state supervision who died or suffered near-fatal incidents due to opioid exposure in the first quarter of this year.
Despite passing the largest tax increase in state history amid record revenue levels, Washington state’s wallet may be empty by the end of the 2025-27 biennium, according to a new report by the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.
On July 1, Seattle-based coffee company Caffe Ladro launched a new community-driven initiative, “Coffee for Good,” a rotating coffee series that donates $3 from every bag sold to a featured local nonprofit.
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