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What AI Data Centers Could Mean for South Seattle Communities

AI data centers could raise utility costs, strain water supplies, and deepen pollution in South Seattle. Here's what residents should know — and who's making the decisions.

OPINION | Seattle's Welcoming City Policies Keep Us Safe. That's Why MAGA Wants Them Gone.

Seattle's welcoming city policies aren’t about politics — they're about public safety. City Attorney Ericka Evans explains why fear-based immigration crackdowns put entire communities at risk.

Weeks Before Critical Sound Transit Vote, Dozens Demand the Agency Build Long-Promised Light Rail Stations in the South End

At a separate rally and town hall, community members, advocacy groups, and elected leaders called on the Sound Transit board to ensure construction of two South End stations, which are again being deferred because of a $34.5 billion budget shortfall. Sound Transit will vote on the deferrals on May 28.

OPINION | Why the Columbia City Farmers Market Feels Like a South End Third Space

From cooking demos to teacher meetups and post-market picnics, photojournalist Chloe Collyer and Youth in Focus students explore why Columbia City Farmers Market feels like a true South End gathering space.

A Rainier Beach Filmmaker Turned Grief Into Documentary About Green Burials

After losing his mother, Rainier Beach filmmaker J.J. Gerber made 'The Life We Leave,' a documentary about grief, green burials, and human composting screening at SIFF.

South End Life: A Vietnamese American Cookie Shop Provides a Sweet Offering in Historic CID Building

Anh Ơi Bake Shop will open at 314 6th Ave. S. on May 15. Vu, the shop's owner, sells "unapologetically" Vietnamese American" cookies.

DOOM LOOP: Laurelhurst Helicopter Watch

In this installment of DOOM LOOP: A concerned neighbor monitors the air traffic in his neighborhood.

The Roundup: The Storm Is Building

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Jen Barnes, owner of Rough & Tumble, about the Seattle Storm's upcoming season and why Columbia City is a great place to support the team with neighbors.

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From the Black Panther Party to Labor Rights, South End Organizers Prioritized Building Coalitions

"Solidarities: Black Liberation and Asian American Activism in the PNW" is a May 9 gathering that will celebrate the local Seattle Chapter Black Panther Party Legacy Group. The event will feature numerous speakers who will present a mini history event about how local groups worked together.

Celebration for Renovated South Park Community Center Kicks Off with Parade on May 9