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.
Experience the magic of Polish folklore, food, and festivities at Polish Festival Seattle on July 12 from noon–7 p.m. as part of Seattle Center Festál at the Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall and Mural Amphitheatre. This free, family-friendly festival will enchant guests of all ages with the theme “Castles and Legends.”
Bayview, a 62-plus nonprofit Life Plan Community, proudly announces the groundbreaking of its Phase II campus upgrades—marking the next chapter in its 64-year legacy of service in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison has introduced legislation to combat ongoing illegal graffiti tagging across the city that costs taxpayers an estimated $6 million annually. Proposed Council Bill 120995 would allow the City Attorney’s Office to authorize a civil $1,000 fine per illegal graffiti violation and add other tools to deter property crimes, plus restitution for labor and material costs to abate the damage.
School’s almost out, but reading, learning and growing are in! The Seattle Public Library’s 106th annual Summer of Learning kicks off today with free activities, programs, and challenges designed to keep kids curious, creative and engaged all summer long.
Every year, around this time, we get a little extra sparkle in our step — and a whole lot of sparkle in the sky. Independence Day means barbecue smoke, backyard playlists, and that one neighbor who still swears they only bought the small fireworks (sure, Dave) some legal, some ... questionably sourced from “my cousin in Puyallup.”
What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work at my job anymore, but I’ve read that getting disability benefits is very difficult.