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Queen Anne Little League's Opening Day

On Saturday, Queen Anne Avenue was alive with the sound of Brazilian drums and about 200 young softball and baseball players to celebrate the Opening Day of the 2025 Little League Season.

Recipe: A unique take on French toast

Few breakfasts are as beloved as French toast, a dish so hearty and fulfilling that many people enjoy it for dinner. Though traditional French toast is very popular, the traditional recipe can be altered to make the dish even more delightful.

WA's latest budget outlook shows $845M decline in projected revenue through 2029

The good news: Washington state is expecting a $54 million increase in anticipated revenue for the remainder of the current 2023-2025 budget cycle. The bad news: Revenue for the 2025-2027 and 2027-2029 budget cycles are down $479 million and $420 million, respectively, from the previous forecast in November.

Attitudes mixed about proposed fixes to WA’s Clean Fuel Standard

Recently, the Washington State Legislature enacted a Clean Fuel Standard program, which directs fuel providers to reduce the carbon intensity in their products such as gasoline and diesel. Now, the original bill sponsor for that program wants to modify it in a way that supporters believe will improve implementation.

Savvy Senior: Are you at risk for kidney disease?

What are the risk factors for kidney disease? My mother died from kidney failure a few years ago at age 75 but didn’t even know she had a problem until it was too late.

Seattle’s French Fest: A celebration of French-speaking cultures returns

Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures, part of the Seattle Center Festál series, celebrates the diversity of traditions, ideas, heritage, dialects and more that comprise French-speaking cultures around the world.

Filmapalooza 2025 brings the world’s best 48-hour films to Seattle

Filmapalooza 2025 is the culmination of the 48-Hour Film Project, where teams are challenged to create a film in two days. The March 19-22 celebration will include the best short films from 17+ countries, film industry panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and legendary networking events.

Alexis Mercedes Rinck re-election campaign

Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle City councilmember position 8 representing citywide, launched her re-election campaign to secure a full-term after her win in the special election.

Rodgers Park tree work

Tree work at Rodgers Park was brought up in last week’s Parks Committee meeting. Parks has confirmed it is doing tree maintenance and tree removal in David Rodgers Park.

Part I: The space between transformative aging

Viktor Frankl has my attention. Frankl was an esteemed psychologist, founder of logotherapy, and holocaust survivor who wrote Man’s Search for Meaning.

Seattle mayor proposes property tax levy hike for campaign vouchers

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has announced a proposed property tax levy renewal that would increase funding for a public campaign financing voucher program by 50%.

Barney the harbor seal passes away

The Seattle Aquarium is mourning the loss of Barney, the beloved 39-year-old harbor seal. Barney was roughly the equivalent of a 100-year-old human — and one of the oldest known harbor seals in human care.

Savvy Senior: How to replace important lost documents

How do I go about replacing some important documents that were lost when our home of 50 years burned down? We lost everything including our house deed, car titles, old tax returns, Social Security and Medicare cards, birth certificates, marriage license and passports.

Not-so-smooth road ahead: Report says Washington's highways among the worst in nation

Washington state has some of the worst-performing, least cost-effective roads and bridges in the nation, according to Reason Foundation’s “28th Annual Highway Report," released Thursday.

Bill to merge three closed retirement systems, increase COLA passes WA Senate

On Monday, the Washington State Senate passed Substitute Senate Bill 5085, which merges three closed retirement systems and permanently increases cost-of-living increases for retired state workers.