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Apr 01 2019

📅 Mad Vikings, edible books, and 23 more things to do this week

Plus: Meet us in Bellevue tonight

Hello and welcome to April Fools Day. We considered trying to beat the epic prank local comics pulled on the city 30 years ago. One that jammed the 911 lines so bad they shut down. But instead! We’ll tell you to check our Instagram later for an April Fool’s contest we think you’ll be into. And
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Mar 29 2019

🌸 What's cute, pink, and taking over Seattle?

Plus: “Drunk people throwing axes, what could go wrong?”

Hey there, and happy Friday. We’ve got news today about a heroic Metro bus driver and the latest turn in the “Seattle Is Dying” saga, but first it’s time to stop and admire the cherry blossoms.


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Mar 28 2019

💔 Are we really the worst city to find love?

Plus: Where Seattle’s Scandinavians are

Hey hey, it’s Thursday, and it’s also the last day we’re accepting applications for our engagement producer gig. Send us those résumés ASAP!

Today we’re wrapping up our Ballard neighborhood series with a reader question about the area’s Scandinavian roots.


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Mar 27 2019

🐋 How whale poo could unlock orca mysteries

Plus: It’s not easy voting green

Hey hey, and welcome to Wednesday. Today we’re talking about Seattle’s “green hypocrisy” and our crazy real estate market, but first we want to introduce you to Sam Wasser, a University of Washington scientist who’s using orca feces to learn more about the challenges faced by our southern resident killer whales.


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Mar 26 2019

⚔️ Where the battles rage in Ballard

Plus: Why Olympia could give us a clown car

Hey there, it’s Tuesday. We’re putting the spotlight on Ballard this month, and today, we’re taking you to the front lines of some epic battles playing out on Leary Avenue Northwest…


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Mar 25 2019

🚀 Rocket science for the rest of us

Plus: 19 Seattle events to check out this week

Hey there, and welcome to Monday. Today we’ve got a special member shoutout and an update on the Burke-Gilman’s “missing link.”

But first, we’re excited to tell you about a special Evergrey event that’s gonna be out of this world.


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Mar 22 2019

🏗️ Is the future of housing stackable?

Plus: Farewell to a Mariners legend

Hey hey, Happy Friday. We’ve got news today about the latest City Council shakeup and some bittersweet Ichiro videos to send us into the weekend.

But first, we’re wrapping up our Changemakers series on architecture and design by checking in with two entrepreneurs who are out to change the way we think about affordable housing — block by block.


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Mar 21 2019

🤑 Say it with us: centibillionaire

Plus: Four top tea spots in Seattle

Hey there and welcome to Thursday. Seattle’s all coffee, coffee, coffee. But if the bean isn’t your thing, there’s always the leaf…


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Mar 20 2019

🛥 Who runs Ballard's boat elevator?

Plus: Diving into Seattle’s new housing policies

Hey hey, happy Wednesday and welcome to the first day of spring. With temps expected to reach the upper-70s this afternoon (!!), today is the perfect day for an after-work picnic. And we know just the place.


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Mar 19 2019

🏙️ Is Seattle ‘dying’?

Plus: We’re hiring

Hello and welcome to another refreshingly sunny weekday. 😎 Fun news from us: We’re looking for a part-time engagement producer to help us turn up our partnerships, membership program, local projects, the works. Dig this city and want to help us all make the most of it? Apply here by next Thursday.

And now, an update from the Scandinavian corner of town…

 


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