ORCA is making the Regional Day Pass fare permanent, creating more affordable and accessible transit for riders across the region. This price change, approved by the ORCA Joint Board, saves money and enhances convenience for customers who use multiple transit services in a single day.
Saint Patrick's Day is rife with tradition. Community parades, Irish music and, of course, a few adult beverages are just a few of those traditions, each of which helps make Saint Patrick's Day a beloved holiday for men, women and children regardless of their heritage or religion.
Proposed legislation that would transform the industrial area near Seattle’s professional sports venues received a do-pass recommendation, but opponents of the bill are threatening legal action.
Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled his plan for nearly $4 billion in cuts as lawmakers in the Washington State Legislature grapple with a projected four-year operating budget shortfall. Just after taking office last month, Ferguson asked most agencies to find 6% in spending cuts.
Tax dollars helped the Seattle Public Library garner more books, e-books and audio books last year, making it one of the largest such collections in the nation. In August 2019, Seattle voters overwhelmingly approved a seven-year, $219.1 million property tax levy to maintain and enhance Library services from 2020 through 2026. That vote renewed the seven-year levy approved in 2012.
Public Health – Seattle & King County was notified Feb. 26, of a confirmed measles case in a King County infant. The infant may have been exposed to measles during recent travel abroad. Exposed individuals should check to make sure they have been vaccinated against measles.
Steven Reddy is an eclectic artist that makes his way through life one drawing at a time. And he wants to share what took him a lifetime to figure out, “I wish people knew that it was possible ... to make a life as an artist.”
What can you tell me about reverse mortgages? When my husband passed away last year my income dropped almost in half, and I’ve been struggling to keep up with my monthly living expenses.
A companion Senate bill to a House proposal setting Washington on a course toward a compulsory pay-per-mile program has generated similar skepticism over its ultimate form, including whether it would replace the state gas tax or simply become another source of transportation funding.
The Seattle Public Library, United Way of King County (UWKC) and AARP are collaborating to offer free, in-person tax preparation service through mid-April at 12 Library locations. The Library is offering free drop-in tax help with UWKC at two locations and with AARP at 10 more locations.
The first March I spent here there was so much rain. One morning, as winter rain became spring rain, I lazed in bed wondering how I would do, what I would do, with all the hours ahead of me on a rainy day like this if I didn’t have my writing to see me through the hours?
I am frequently wowed by how connected our world is - you can push a button on your phone and have a quick video chat with someone across the world. I’m also stunned by the statistics that the Surgeon General published in his 2023 Advisory Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation. Did you know that loneliness can harm our health as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day? Fifteen cigarettes!
If you didn’t plant undulating carpets of snowdrops, crocus and early daffodils in Septem-ber, not to worry. Didn’t force any bulbs inside? It’s OK, read on. You can still enjoy some microdoses of oh-so-welcome flower power right now.
A recent survey by the Association of Washington Business shows cautious optimism among state employers, while a new study by WalletHub found that Washington employers aren’t struggling to find workers.
What can you tell me about service dogs for seniors with disabilities? My 67-year-old father has chronic arthritis and Parkinson’s disease, and I’m wondering if an assistance dog could help make his life a little easier.