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Randy Arozarena belts grand slam, Logan Gilbert shines as Mariners rout Blue Jays

Randy Arozarena's second-inning grand slam gave the Mariners a sizable lead early and Logan Gilbert did the rest to lead the Mariners to an 11-0 shutout of the Blue Jays.

READER REPORT: Fourth of July lemonade stand on Genesee Hill

Another summer tradition – the lemonade stand. Just got that photo via text with word that the entrepreneurs will be at 54th SW and SW Genesee – selling lemonade and baked goods – “until 4:30 or 5!”

World Cup 2026: Team USA celebrates Fourth of July ahead of Belgium match

July 4 arrived with the World Cup again being played in the U.S., the national team still alive and the chance to ignite another step in the growth of the game.

Photos: Seattle Mariners take on Toronto Blue Jays

Mariners scrap piggyback plan for Logan Gilbert, Emerson Hancock

For at least the next few weeks, Mariners manager Dan Wilson won't have to say the word "piggyback" after the team scrapped the plan for Saturday's game.

For Cape Verde, there’s victory in defeat

An archipelago off the coast of West Africa with a population of about 500,000, it was making its first World Cup appearance with a team cobbled together from a diaspora of players.

Jonny Farmelo’s five-hit night continues his recent surge | Mariners extra

Mariners prospect Jonny Farmelo is enjoying a breakthrough season in Everett and collected five hits during Friday night's game at Tri-City.

VIDEO: See the 2026 West Seattle Fourth of July Kids’ Parade!

With SPD motorcycles in the lead, followed by a privately owned historic fire engine (more about that later), West Seattle’s only Fourth of July parade strolled and rolled through North Admiral this morning to start the holiday. The Admiral Neighborhood Association presents the West Seattle Fourth of July Kids’ Parade, which our video above shows […]

FOURTH OF JULY SCENE: West Seattle Junction flags

That’s one of dozens of flags lining The Junction today after volunteers put them in place this morning. This is one of several holidays each year when the West Seattle Junction Association brings them out. They’ll be up until volunteers return to take them down after 4 pm. WSJA, the nonprofit merchants’ association, relies on […]

With Congress stalled, Gluesenkamp Perez lifts up quilting

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, proposed an amendment to recognize quilters from around the country and display their quilts at the Capitol.

Morocco beats World Cup co-host Canada 3-0 and advances to the quarterfinals

Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once.

This Week on PubliCola: July 4, 2026

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