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Here’s how to be part of BAYFEST Theatre’s next intergenerational project in West Seattle

(File photo from WSB report on first intergenerational cohort’s work) You can unleash your creative spirit and build understanding across the generational divide, all in one activity – being part of BAYFEST Theatre‘s next intergenerational cohort. Here’s how to get involved, whether you’re a teen or an elder: Interested in rehearsing and performing with other […]

Two in-house relief options for the Mariners bullpen

While it’s far from the only problem with the team, the “B” side of the Mariners bullpen has been an issue this season, as the team has cycled through various names trying to find some surehanded help to prop up an injury-ravaged ‘pen. With the latest injury update forecasting that Carlos Vargas, Matt Brash, and […]

Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push

The commitment includes Azure compute credits and a new internal program office, called SPARK, to coordinate the company's work with DOE's 17 national laboratories. Read More

New Markdown rival: Open-source DGML format aims to turn docs into data that AI (and humans) can trust

Docugami, the Kirkland, Wash., startup led by XML co-creator Jean Paoli, is open-sourcing DGML, a format that turns business documents into structured, verifiable data for AI. The company is releasing it under an open-source license and partnering with Inveniam and Mantra to anchor the data on a blockchain. Read More

Mariners News: Miles Mastrobuoni, Marco Gonzales, and Jack Flaherty

Good morning friends and happy Wednesday! The Mariners failed to get their offense going last night against Chase Burns and the Reds, dropping the middle match 4-2. How have you felt watching Eugenio Suárez find success during this series? I can’t help but be happy for him, even if I think letting him walk was […]

The greenest goodbye: Human composting and the science of becoming soil

In 2020, Recompose was the first U.S. company to develop the technology needed for the commercial composting of human bodies, disrupting a funeral industry that had been largely unchanged for decades. Now 14 states have legalized the climate-friendly practice and more than a dozen others are considering it. Additional startups have launched to offer a greener goodbye and all are looking to scale. Read More

WEATHER, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT: Wednesday, with heat alert continuing

6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 22, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET The National Weather Service‘s Heat Advisory alert is in effect until 11 pm tonight. Today’s official forecast: sunny, high upper 80s. Sunrise was at 5:35 am today; sunset will be at 8:56 pm. (Photo by Victoria Gnatoka – placid sunset scene at Lincoln […]

Mars Society and South Seattle College strike a deal to build a simulated space habitat

Partnership would give the Pacific Northwest a role in research missions aimed at blazing a trail to the moon and Mars. Read More

Mariners Check Heat, Get Burned, Feel Alive

That was a relatively enjoyable loss. The Mariners lost 4-2 to the Reds on Tuesday. They got dominated by Chase Burns early but chased him fairly quick, then nearly clawed back into the game against the bullpen. The go-ahead hit remained elusive, and that remained the difference, but this was overall an enjoyable one to […]

No more direct bus service from West Seattle to the airport? Sound Transit wants to shorten Route 560

Sound Transit‘s proposed service plan for next year and beyond would drop ST Express Route 560 service to West Seattle, which among other things has been a way for people to get to the airport without transferring. The proposed change is mentioned in the Morgan Community Association‘s newest newsletter, and explained as follows on the […]

51-51: Chart

Reds 4, Mariners 2 Good: Julio Rodríguez, +.09 WPA Bad: Colt Merson, -.17 WPA Game thread comment of the day: