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Caravan of Care Brings Free Health Services to Goodwill on Dearborn

From dental cleanings to ORCA card help, Evergreen Goodwill's outdoor resource fair on Dearborn aims to meet community needs in one place.

Light rail draws record crowds for America’s World Cup match

Link light rail drew approximately 280,000 riders when the United States and Australia met in the World Cup Friday, June 19 at Lumen Field in Seattle far exceeding the previous high mark of 220,000 set earlier this year during the Seahawks Super Bowl parade.

More details, and friction, around Washington news fellowship | Free Press Initiative

Reporters in the program get paid more than newsroom journalists. That could be a problem.

Seattle Hip-Hop Walking Map Charts the Central District's Rap Roots

A new Seattle hip-hop walking map charts early rap roots in the Central District, while raising questions about South End history left off the route.

‘Get off my front lawn’ — A plea for quiet at Capitol Hill’s Pride Place affordable LGBTQIA+ senior housing

By Matt Dowell What happens when a city makes a place for its LGBTQIA+ seniors to remain in the middle of the changing queer-friendly community many of them grew up in? On Broadway just between Pine and Pike, Lots of … Continue reading →

The Cuff is taking over Queer/Bar — a year after Queer/Bar sold off The Cuff

With a Pike/Pine business couple ready to step away from the nightlife industry, some musical chairs is being played out in Capitol Hill’s gay bar scene. Queer/Bar is getting familiar new owners. Seattle Gay Scene reports: Every Pride, there’s pretty … Continue reading →

Seattle considers emergency ordinance allowing problem streets to be closed over crime and gun violence

The Seattle City Council’s public safety committee Tuesday will consider a proposed emergency ordinance that would allow officials to indefinitely shut down a Seattle street to traffic to address public safety concerns and gun violence. The proposal comes as Mayor … Continue reading →

Here is why the Seattle City Council is canceling a summer of comprehensive plan committee meetings

Monday’s planned meeting of the Seattle City Council’s comprehensive plan was canceled. Unfortunately, the canceled committee meeting is news. A June Washington Court of ...

The trompos are now spinning at El Pastorcito Taqueria on Broadway

Broadway has fully entered its taco era. El Pastorcito Taqueria has arrived with the flavors of Tijuana. Any traces of the old Broadway Grill and its later iterations have been stripped fully away as the new Capitol Hill taqueria celebrated a … Continue reading →

With pet supply store’s exit, Broadway demolition can move forward for long-planned affordable apartment building

Predicting exactly when the long-frozen Capitol Hill mixed-use development landscape will thaw is a fool’s game but there are some signs of a new apartment building summer starting in the neighborhood. Or, maybe we’ll only get another emptied block waiting … Continue reading →

With a new public safety plan at troubled 12th and Jackson, street disorder at a Capitol Hill hot spot has slightly cooled

The Wilson administration is responding to increased concerns about a Seattle crime hot spot with an increased presence from the Seattle Police Department ...