It’s Thursday folks. Results from Tuesday’s primary election have been rolling in and there’s nothing too surprising so far.

Inslee secured his spot on the ballot for November while Loren Culp emerged as the front runner for Republicans. Denny Heck and state Sen. Marko Liias led the race for Lt. Governor. And incumbent Kim Wyman, a Republican leads the race for Secretary of State
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Happy Hump day everyone. Another day of pandemic paradise—at least that’s how I’ve started to frame this whole thing. There is something to be said after all, about being able to work outside in the sun then pour a drink right when it hits 5 o’clock every day (please tell me I’m not the only one doing this). 🤷‍♀️

Hey—remember when we thought that maybe the shortened MLB season might give the Mariners a read more

Happy Tuesday, it’s a brand new month! August not only marks the beginning of the tail end of summer but it’s also a month to celebrate and remember Black resistance throughout the decades. Black August encourages people to keep learning and reflecting and also patronize Black-owned businesses. Follow the Instagram account Seattle Black Businesses for a list o
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Welcome to the last Friday of July. Hard to believe that August begins this weekend but time seems to fly when the world is in a pandemic. 🙃

There’s a lot happening lately in terms of local politics but one particular thing is happening next Tuesday that you can and should be a part of—can you guess where I’m going with this?

If your mind went to the fact that the primary election is next Tuesday then you are correct! This year’s election is
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Hello, it’s Thursday everybody! That means we’re almost there, we’ve almost made it to the weekend—not that time really means much anymore.

The Mariners return to Safeco—er—T-Mobile Park (still not used to the new name and it’s been more than a year…am I getting old??) this Friday for a week-long set of games at home.

This will make them the fourth professional sports team from
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I’m back for another Tuesday with more news! It seems that we’ve finally hit a week where we can expect consistent sunshine and complaints of the heat from the same people who won’t stop bemoaning the grey clouds and rain the rest of the year (“the same people” is me).

COVID-19 cases <
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We’ve made it to Friday! I’ve got a packed newsletter for you today folks. There’s much to discuss but let’s start with the big news announced yesterday.

Don your(—tentacles?) and get ready to root for the Seattle Kraken. Names like the Seattle Freeze, the
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Hello, it’s Thursday! We’ve almost made it to the weekend—we’re so close yet so far…

How has everyone been handling the warm weather? I for one was sorely reminded of the sleepless nights caused by summer heat. Looks like we get some relief these next few days but then it’ll warm right back up again.

Fear of heating up our apartment ev
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It’s Tuesday folks, not only the beginning of a new week of newsletters but also the start of my helm as your newsletter writer. That’s right, Caitlin and her husband welcomed their baby over the weekend and I’m pleased to report that everyone is happy and healthy!

Alright, now let me introduce myself quickly before we get to the news. I’ll be taking over this newsletter for the next few months while Caitlin is on leave. I graduated last year from the Uni
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It’s finally Friday, y’all, and I’m going to launch us toward the weekend with *some personal news.*

As if life in 2020 hasn’t been crazy enough, my husband and I are about to embark on a very big journey: parenthood! I’ll officially be nine months pregnant on Sunday, which means the little one could arrive any… day… now.

Giving birth in the middle of a pandemic certainly wasn’t how I expected to become a mother, but if the past sev
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