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GeekWire
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Starbucks announces new round of corporate layoffs following cuts in Seattle tech roles
Starbucks is laying off hundreds of additional corporate employees and closing several regional offices after earlier this week providing details on the elimination of 61 tech roles in Seattle. Read More
GeekWire
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Seven years after her death, sci-fi pioneer’s last novel bridges Minoan and Pacific Northwest history
Clarion West celebrates posthumous publication of 'The Curve of the World,' a different kind of Odyssey by Seattle author Vonda N. McIntyre. Read More
GeekWire
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Microsoft adds more former Ai2 researchers, bolstering its Superintelligence team
At least 10 former Allen Institute for AI staffers and researchers have joined Microsoft's Superintelligence team, including the core of the institute's OLMo open-source model effort. The departures come amid a shift in Ai2's funding toward applied uses of AI. Read More
West Seattle Blog
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TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Friday watch
6:04 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, May 15, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Showery, breezy, thunderstorms possibie, mid-50s high. Sunrise was at 5:31 am; sunset will be at 8:40 pm. CLOSURE ALERTS –WSDOT will close the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge all weekend again, starting tonight. Details here. -Also, as announced, SDOT will close the […]
GeekWire
24 days
Forget smart glasses: UW researchers put tiny cameras into earbuds for hands-free AI
Wireless earbuds seemingly sprang out of nowhere. Popularized by Apple’s AirPods, they were suddenly everywhere — on the subway, in… Read More
West Seattle Blog
24 days
WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Mini-mart burglary
Thanks to Tom for the photo and tip. Police have been at the Delridge/Brandon mini-mart since its owner reported a burglary, seen via video monitoring, about an hour ago. For a while they thought the burglar might still be inside, but they’ve just gone in and confirmed nobody’s there now. The description circulated over the […]
West Seattle Blog
24 days
HAPPENING NOW: May 2026 West Seattle Art Walk, including new Junction business Oona
We’re out right now on the West Seattle Art Walk – tonight, featuring the new business that a longtime Junction fashion entrepreneur is opening: That’s Linda Walsh, who – as we reported here – proprietor of Carmilia’s, and now also taking over the 4536 California SW space a few doors down where Willow recently closed. […]
West Seattle Blog
25 days
WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL: No committee vote today after all – here’s what did happen
The Sound Transit Board‘s Executive Committee didn’t vote this afternoon on an ST revision after all, but the push is still on for a full board vote two weeks from today. The board’s chair, Snohomish County executive Dave Somers, said a vote wouldn’t be appropriate because too many amendments had either been, or were expected […]
West Seattle Blog
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Traffic plan for new Alki Elementary to be discussed Friday by Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee
Back before construction began on the Alki Elementary rebuild, much discussion – and even an appeal – centered on transportation and traffic issues. Now the new school is a few months from opening, and its traffic management plan is an agenda item for tomorrow morning’s monthly meeting of the Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee, a […]
West Seattle Blog
25 days
COUNTDOWN: Three days to 2026 West Seattle 5K!
The “no parking” signs are up for this year’s West Seattle 5K, now just three days away, 9:30 am Sunday (May 17) along Alki, starting and finishing at 61st SW. Alki and Harbor Avenues will be closed for a few hours as the runners, walkers, and rollers take over the waterfront streets (the closure usually […]
West Seattle Blog
25 days
BIZNOTE: Fitness Together West Seattle offers discounted training for women to get stronger, faster
Get stronger in time for summer! Longtime WSB sponsor Fitness Together West Seattle in The Junction is offering a discount on this personal-training program: Fitness Together West Seattle 6-Week Women’s Strength Program (1:1 Personal Training) Get 12 private 1:1 sessions in 6 weeks — a clear plan, expert coaching, and accountability so you actually follow […]
GeekWire
25 days
Are we on a Road to Nowhere? Seattle’s growth masks deeper anxieties about its future
For three decades, Seattle’s tech industry has been an extraordinary economic engine, transforming the region into a global center for cloud computing, e-commerce and artificial intelligence. But are cracks beginning to form in that foundation? Read More