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Jul 16 2020

🎶 Live music is back … with a twist

Plus: What we know about the debate over reopening schools this fall.

It’s Thursday, folks, and I’m right there with you if you’re so ready for this week to be over.

As Covid-19 cases rise around the country — and here in Washington state — Gov. Inslee said counties will have to read more



Jul 14 2020

🆘 When a restaurant is ‘too small to fail’

Plus: Not everything about summer is canceled.

Hello there, and welcome to Tuesday. Our weather is finally creeping back to normal this week, but every day brings yet another reminder that this won’t be an ordinary Seattle summer.

Last week, the Washington State Fair was officially canceled, and the city announced that several design
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Jul 10 2020

🏝️ Greetings from East Vashon Island

Plus: The outdoor dining list you’ll want to keep bookmarked this summer.

Well look at that, it’s finally Friday. And the sun is supposed to re-emerge any… minute… now.

One thing on my agenda this weekend: A nice long walk in the neighborhood. If you’ve got similar plans, you might want to take a look at SDOT’s Stay Healthy Streets survey. Up until next Wednesday, you can read more



Jul 09 2020

🌞 4 reasons to feel warm and fuzzy today

Plus: Sportsball is back … sort of.

Howdy there, and welcome to Thursday. 

Seattle is shivering through the coolest start to July in quite awhile, so I wanted to start today off by throwing a little bit of warmth and metaphorical sunshine your way:

Jul 07 2020

☎️ The 411 on not calling 911

Plus: 'If they thought this murder would make us back down, they are very wrong.'

Hey there, it’s Tuesday, and it’s also the first day that Washington businesses are required to require customers and employees to wear masks indoors.

For those keeping track, this latest mask rule isn’t all that different from the read more



Jul 02 2020

⚠️ ‘The revolution will be messy’

A first look back at CHOP’s complicated legacy, and the key questions about what comes next.

Hello and welcome to Thursday, y’all. July is here, but you might not be able to tell by looking out the window.

The good news: Sunny weather should return starting tomorrow, and it looks like last month’s rainy weekend curse is fading just in time for the holiday.

Fourth of July fireworks are read more



Jun 30 2020

🤒 The safeguard we’re sidestepping

Plus: Your thoughts on "The Pledge"

Hey there, it’s Tuesday. And today I’ve got an update on what’s happening with CHOP and details on a key coronavirus precaution that King County residents aren’t taking seriously enough. (Hint: It has nothing to do with masks.)

First, though, I wanted to share some of the responses to last week’s news that Amazon is buying the naming rights to our city’s new arena and read more



Jun 26 2020

🏒 Seattle to Bezos: ‘What the puck?’

Plus: Capitol Hill businesses sue city over CHOP.

Hello and welcome to Friday, friends. It’s tough to keep track of all the fake news floating around on the Internet these days, which is why I had to do a double-take when I first saw a headline about the new name for KeyArena.

In case you missed it, Amazon purchased the naming rights to our city’s NHL and WNBA arena and is calling it read more



Jun 25 2020

⚾ Take me out to the living room

Plus: Bike share is back, but it’ll cost ya.

Hey there, it’s Thursday. And tomorrow is the first day of Washington’s new statewide mask mandate.

That means we’ll all be required to cover our faces in indoor public settings or outdoors if we’re unable to maintain six feet of distance from people we don’t live with. So, pretty much what read more



Jun 23 2020

🌈 A pandemic can’t stop Pride

Plus: What we know about what’s happening with CHOP.

Hey there, it’s Tuesday. And Pride weekend is officially coming up this Saturday and Sunday in Seattle.

There won’t be a parade this year, but the virtual festivities include everything from poetry readings to drag shows to a three-hour dance party. Here’s where to find the full schedule.

Don’t forget that one of the best ways to celebrate Pride all year long is by supporting L
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