When we start gardening, most of us are drawn to annuals, both ornamental flowers and edible crops, like moths to a flame. Like a flame, annuals shine with a dazzling light, burning brightly. The flame dances, gives heartening warmth, and lasts for weeks, even months.
The Sound Transit Board of Directors has been criticized for a lack of transportation expertise among its members, as the agency continues to see delays to light rail expansion projects and cost overruns to major expansion projects despite massive funding.
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has announced the launch of the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety, or WADEPS, after years of delays and setbacks due to contract disputes, data security concerns, and allegations of unethical conduct.
The Seattle City Council will appoint a new representative for the third time since January 2024 after Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore announced she is resigning from her position. Moore announced that her last day on the job will be July 7 after serving District 5 for a year and six months. She cited health and personal reasons for her resignation, which she seriously considered “over the past several months.”
As the science of longevity is picking up steam, we’re learning about steps we can take to enhance not just our lifespan but our health span. Some ways to help increase health span you may know as increasing your activity level, improving your sleep hygiene, and paying attention to your nutrition and hydration.
The PWHL will expand to eight teams next season by adding Seattle as its second new franchise alongside Vancouver, and The Associated Press has learned that plans are already in the works to add two more in a year’s time. Seattle’s addition, announced Wednesday, gives the PWHL a strong foothold in the Pacific Northwest and comes a week after the unveiling of the new team in Vancouver for the 2025-26 season.
On May 9 and 10, the Coe Elementary Musical Theater Club once again transported audiences — this time down the rabbit hole — for its spring production of “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” Of course, any worthwhile trip through Wonderland begins with Alice herself, played by Sloane Capps, who opened the show with a heartfelt rendition of “A World of My Own.”
The Washington State Department of Commerce on Friday announced a 10% limit on rent hikes through the end of 2025. That decision results from Engrossed House Bill 1217, which limits annual rent increases in Washington to 7% plus the consumer price index, or 10%, whichever is less. It also sets a 5% cap for manufactured/mobile home lots.
Proposals to restore access to one of Mount Rainier National Park’s four entrances could cost the state at least $80 million and nearly a decade for workers to complete. The Washington State Department of Transportation closed the Fairfax Bridge on April 22. The 103-year-old bridge leads to the park’s northwest entrance, crossing the Carbon River Canyon to an area where around 30 residents live. They now have to drive another hour to get to town.
Eight Washington state trade organizations, led by the Building Industry Association of Washington, are hoping their recent appeal to the federal government will stop what they regard as state overreach in energy policy.
Aji Amarillo, which translates to “yellow Chile pepper,” is grown in Peru and is native to South America. Long considered a staple ingredient in Peruvian cuisine, this moderate-heat pepper with fruity notes reminiscent of passionfruit and mango is going to spice things up in kitchens worldwide in the year ahead.
Can you recommend any services that offer gravesite cleaning and care? I recently visited my parent’s cemetery gravesite over Memorial Day weekend and found that their headstones were overtaken by weeds and moss and need to be cleaned. I live in a different state and can’t get back very often. Who can I call on to help me with this?
As the ground warms, and organisms from microbes to mammals rev up for spring, there’s a lot of confusion about how to be gentle to the Earth while gardening. On social media, memes are flying asking us not to clean up spent winter foliage or to skip mowing the lawn in May entirely (a movement dubbed “No-Mow May”).
Recent reports of travelers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport being held in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody for extended periods has raised concerns as CBP justifies the holds. Port of Seattle commissioners put out a statement May 23 expressing their concerns over the recent reports of extended holds.
Summer is back, and so is Summer at the Center. Seattle Center comes alive with free, fun-filled experiences for all ages — from cultural festivals and high-energy concerts to open-air movies, fitness classes and more.
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