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♨️ Is the Seattle freeze finally thawing?
Hard to believe this is Pike Place during summer. 😱
📸: @dannyngan
What Seattle is talking about
Seattle is getting its first affordable high rise in more than 50 years. Plymouth Housing is ready to break ground on their project in First Hill. The high-rise will feature 111 studio apartments for seniors and those experiencing chronic homelessness, and 253 apartments for low-wage workers and other low-income people. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)
Police accountability and the shooting of John T. Williams are the subjects of a new long-read from Seattle Met. The article explores the life and death of the woodcarver and member of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe who was shot near Boren Avenue and Howell Street by a police officer in 2010 while carrying the tools of his trade—a pocketknife and scrap of wood. (Seattle Met Magazine)
The Rainier Farmer Market has had four arsons in the past month. The produce stand has provided affordable access to foods that aren’t available at conventional grocery stores for its culturally diverse community. A GoFundMe has been launched to support the market in eventually reopening. (South Seattle Emerald)
A project that feeds the people and celebrates the past. Chef Tarik Abdullah who owns Feed the People—a charitable initiative and pop-up—led the effort to create a mural on the Kusina Filipina building in Beacon Hill. The project took off and 75 artists have participated, covering storefronts all around the block. Now, Abdullah is expanding things into an event with local vendors, music, and food called Feed the People Plaza. (Eater Seattle)
A four-day work week? One Seattle startup says yes. After shifting to remote work in March because of COVID-19, Volt Athletics polled its employees and decided to try a four-day work week. The company, which is focused on making world-class workouts more accessible, reports higher job satisfaction and the same if not higher productivity levels. (GeekWire)
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Today
🎶 Tune into this livestream concert featuring local musicians Tomo Nakayama and The Black Tones. (Online)
📖 Join this virtual reading put on by Hugo House and Fight for Our Lives that benefits Black Lives Matter. (Online)
🎤 Watch this belated celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage month with "Model Minority," a standup comedy showcase featuring womxn of the Asian diaspora. (Online)
Tomorrow
🎞 Be a part of the belated Lynn Shelton's memorial where friends, family, fans and colleagues will gather on Zoom to remember her. (Online)
🥂 Try some "speed-sipping" at this champagne tasting event. (SoDo)
🙌 Head to MLK Memorial Park to gather with other Black folx to celebrate Black art and businesses and commemorate the March on Washington. (Beacon Hill)
Saturday
👤 Join Black Women's Hour for a talk on mental wellness with a certified psychiatrist. (Online)
🎧 Scour the bins for a killer deal at Sonic Boom Records and other stores across Seattle for Record Store Day. (Various)
📖 Support your local independent book store for national Indie Book Store Day. (Various)
One more thing...
Remember how I mentioned that you can get a cardboard cutout of yourself placed in the stands at T-Mobile park for Mariners Games? Well, one long-time fan “caught” his second-ever foul ball recently. David Boardman lives in Philadelphia now and recalls how the last time he caught a foul ball it was in the Kingdome and ended with a trip to Harborview Medical Center.
I never did catch a foul ball or home run as a kid, maybe I’d have better luck with a cutout…
See you back here tomorrow!
—The Evergrey