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Still looking for summer camp? Music-making options – plus pay-what-you-can possibilities – with Mode and MMPA

Got room on the family schedule for summer camp? Mode Music Studios (WSB sponsor) and Mode Music and Performing Arts have news for you! Mode Music Studios and Mode Music and Performing Arts are inviting West Seattle families to enroll in our summer music programs, with a commitment that finances shouldn’t stand in the way […]

BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: West Seattle’s second Sherwin-Williams Paint store opens

Most of the chain businesses that West Seattle has in multiplicity involve food/drink. Now you can add to the list … paint. More than a decade after a built-from-scratch Sherwin-Williams store opened in Delridge, the paint chain has opened its second West Seattle store in the former Midas space at 4457 Fauntleroy. Thanks to Ian […]

Short-form science: University of Washington researchers launch PaperTok to combat AI slop

A University of Washington team is helping scientists tell their own stories with a free tool that converts dense, jargon-heavy publications into short, accessible videos. Read More

Take a walk on Capitol Hill’s AIDS Memorial Pathway

Forty-five years after the AIDS epidemic began, many still mourn lost community members and fight the stigma of a positive diagnosis. Today, an estimated ...

20 years after the Pride parade left Broadway, here’s a look at this year’s celebrations on Capitol Hill: Trans Pride, Dyke March, PrideFest street festival, and more

Twenty years ago, Seattle’s core celebration of its queer communities — the annual Pride parade — moved off Capitol Hill. In 2026, the neighborhood will still swell with Pride as it celebrates around its rainbow crosswalks and everlasting core of … Continue reading →

Books, music, theater, more for your West Seattle Thursday

(Reader photo – Admiral’s Lorquin butterfly seen in High Point) From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (where you’ll find even more – thanks to everyone who sends events for us to share!): WORLD BEATLES DAY AT EASY STREET RECORDS: Music and more all day in honor of the Fab Four. (4559 California SW) THURSDAY […]

YOU CAN HELP: Barton P-Patch pizza-and-bagels fundraiser Saturday

Before we get to today’s highlight list, a weekend preview – the Barton P-Patch invites you to visit during its tasty summer fundraiser: Kick off summer at the Barton P-Patch! Join us for handcrafted bagels, woodfired pizza, and live music this Saturday. Now in our fifteenth summer at the garden, we are excited to once […]

Sony cuts ‘significant number’ of jobs at Bungie following end of ‘Destiny 2’ development

Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based creator of the Halo and Destiny video game franchises, was hit by new round of layoffs Wednesday as the Sony-owned studio undergoes a reorganization following the end of development on its long-running online shooter Destiny 2. Read More

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

The latest GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups, reflects a shift toward companies building physical products — rockets, fusion reactors, robots and space-based data centers. Starcloud was the biggest mover, two new unicorns joined the list, and Helion held the No. 1 spot. Read More

Pedestrian hit by driver while crossing Boren dies of injuries

There has been another death on the roadways around Seattle’s busy Yesler corridor. CHS has learned that the 72-year-old struck by a driver while crossing the street in a morning June 13th collision at Boren and Main has died of … Continue reading →

Amazon and Microsoft join new nonprofit’s push to help American workers navigate the AI economy

RAISE US aims to partner with governors, employers, and training organizations to retrain and redeploy workers displaced or affected by AI, with a goal of raising $1 billion in multi-year commitments — more than half of which has already been secured. Read More