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The Best Seafood Restaurants in Seattle

Seattle is synonymous with seafood, and anyone who visits from out of town naturally wants to know where the city’s best seafood is. But that’s a tricky question. There are some self-described “seafood restaurants,” but fish and shellfish work their way into nearly every menu around Puget Sound. This includes oysters on the half shell […]

South Park has (Highway) 99 problems

Highway 99 was built through Seattle’s South Park neighborhood in the late 1950s, as a way to support the city’s burgeoning industrial sector. Now, nearly 70 years later, the city has worked with community advocates to make a change, which could even include removing the highway from South Park altogether. We’ll hear more from a community advocate from the Reconnect South Park coalition. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Klein retires from PCS

Mural debuts in Pioneer Square

The piece by Seattle artist Cristina Martinez is on the the American Life building at 1016 Occidental Ave. S. and is now the largest mural in the neighborhood.

$2.4B RFQ for Calif. high-speed rail

California's high-speed rail project is preparing for a major expansion, with the upcoming release of a request for qualifications for a civil works design-build contract for the Merced to Madera extension.

102 Bellevue Way units could be yours to build

In a former bank building at 10350 N.E. 10th St., carpets are still being sold at Bellevue Rugs.

$27M in upgrades for Bremerton bridge slated to go out for bid next summer

After years of planning, pedestrian and cyclist improvements for a 1959-era Bremerton bridge appear to be rolling forward.

Bellingham co-housing project takes shape — and they're taking downpayments

Up in Bellingham, a co-housing project dubbed 4th Corner Commons will have its first design review on July 7.

HKS is betting on the PNW

Global design firm HKS opened its Seattle office in 2023 in the Rainier Square office building at 400 University St. The office is HKS's 27th overall and its first in the Pacific Northwest.

Rainier Community Center play area readies for a fun upgrade

Work will ramp up next week on the renovation of the play area at Rainier Community Center in Columbia City.

Marymoor building sells for $19M

An industrial building at 17617 N.E. 65th St. sold this week for $19 million, according to King County records.

Northgate library turns 20

The 10,000-square-foot branch at 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E. was the 18th project completed under the voter-approved 1998 Libraries for All bond program.