Hello and welcome to Tuesday, friends. I want to start off by thanking everyone who replied to yesterday’s newsletter to express how they’re processing and responding to the past several days.

The first note I received spoke to the need to center Black voices in the conversation moving forward. I also heard from people who live downtown and people who are worried about the impact on local businesses that were already hurting from COVID-19.

Others
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Hey there, it’s Monday. When I shut my laptop Friday evening, this newsletter started off with a mention of Pride month and the end of Gov. Inslee’s stay-home order.

A lot has changed in the past 48 hours.

Like many of you, I’m still processing what happened in our city — and across the country — over the weekend: Scenes of read more

Hello and welcome to another quarantine Friday. In case you’re keeping track, we’re wrapping up week 10 of Gov. Inslee’s stay home order. 😓

June 1, a.k.a. this coming Monday, was the date many of us hoped things would start to go back to “normal” (whatever that means). But, barring any late-breaking announcements, it seems King County isn’t quite there yet.

So let’s start today off with a few things to turn that frown up
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Hey there, it’s Thursday. And today’s newsletter has uplifting news about couples reuniting across the U.S.-Canada border and details on a last hurrah for local skiers and snowboarders.

But first, the bad news: Cinerama, the iconic Belltown movie theater, isn’t reopening anytime soon. Theater owner Vulcan Inc. an
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Hello and welcome to Wednesday, folks. How’s this for a little midweek pick-me-up: Summer-like weather is making its way back to Seattle today, with temps in the 70s through Friday. 🌞

The blue skies will make escaping the city and getting out on a hike all the more tempting. Some good news on that front: Federal agencies have started reopening trailhead
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Hey there, it’s Tuesday. If you were lucky enough to get the day off yesterday, it’s also the start of a short workweek.

I’m still getting caught up with what went down over the weekend, so today’s newsletter is a bit lighter than usual. Be back tomorrow in full force. 💪

—Caitlin at The Evergrey

Look at that, we made it to Friday again. And we’re about to greet the first three-day weekend of the pandemic, so …. hooray?

An extra day off work is always welcome in my book, but I’m right there with you if your excitement is dampened by thoughts of the family barbecues or group camping trips you’d rather be having. 😔

My advice: Do something outside of your standard quarantine routine this weekend. Explore a new trail or bike route. Put away the
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Hello and welcome to Thursday. It’s been a gloomy couple of days here in the Emerald City, which makes me extra grateful for the technicolor neighborhood sights y’all continue to share with us on Instagram.👇

Something else that’s helping me through the week: The YouTube video of a Seattle middle-school marching band performing Lizzo’s “Juice” across 117 adorable virtual squares.

Hey there, it’s Wednesday. And today’s newsletter has details about our state’s reopening plan and info on where to score some sushi-grade tuna.

But first, I wanted to circle back on a topic I spilled a fair amount of ink on last fall: chronic homelessness.

Third Door Coalition, one of the organizations I included in
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Hello and welcome to Tuesday, friends. The sun will be in short supply this week, so why not plan your next neighborhood walk around some colorful COVID-era murals?

There’s now a mural map for our city, and an initiative called Stronghold Seattle is
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