Ballard Oyster Bar Showdown Ends as Walrus Workers Win Tip Truce
After eight tense days on the picket line, workers at The Walrus and the Carpenter in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood have voted to end their strike, following a tentative contract deal with Sea Creatures, the restaurant group that owns the oyster bar. The walkout capped more than a year of bargaining over pay, benefits
NIMBYs Lose as Rainier Valley Tiny Home Village Finally Opens
Mayor Katie Wilson finally cut the ribbon this week on Brighton Village, a Nickelsville-run tiny home shelter on Rainier Avenue South that will give roughly a dozen people a dry and locked place to sleep. The micro-community, made up of single-room wooden shelters and shared facilities, has been a neighborhood flashpoi
Health insurance scam steals 80k in Redmond, police urge caution
Two people in Redmond have reportedly lost a combined $180,000 to a “sophisticated” scam impersonating health insurance providers and law enforcement officers according to The Redmond Police Department.
Man reunites with Renton police officer who helped save his life
A Renton man says he’s grateful for the officer who helped save his life after he suffered a medical emergency in late April.
West Seattle Rocked By Late-Night Blasts As Cops Blame M-80 Fireworks
Loud explosions jolted West Seattle awake early Sunday, sending startled neighbors to their windows and tying up 911 lines as calls poured in from across the area. The booms were reported from the Junction through Delridge while police and fire crews monitored radio traffic and chased down neighborhood tips. According.
Killer Whale Commute Wows West Seattle As Orcas Slip Past Blakely Rock
A small group of transient orcas turned Saturday afternoon into an impromptu whale-watch as they cruised south past Blakely Rock off Bainbridge Island, drawing eyes from shore and water alike. The whales moved through the ferry lane and appeared headed toward Elliott Bay, giving onlookers brief but close views from Wes
WEST. SEATTLE COYOTES: Three sightings
Here are three more coyote sightings reported to us in the past few days:. At 9:53 this morning I saw a coyote walking down Brace Point Drive towards the Josslin building. He saw me and quickly changed direction and headed up California Drive. He looked healthy and happy, not starved and miserable .
Seattle to Portland: The Girl on the Train
[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds]. I’ll begin by saying I’m extremely shy & awkward. We made eye contact at King St Station – you the magnificent redhead in a green dress carrying her shoes, me the tall guy wearing glasses and a backpack. Wh
Montlake Rezoning Task Force Update
Phase Two (Neighborhood Centers and Corridors) of the One Seattle Plan is now on “indefinite pause”!. “Long story short, there are two separate appeals on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the One Seattle Plan: one about environmental impacts in Puget Sound, and the other on traffic congestion, parking, prop
‘Potentially refreshing’: KIRO hosts surprised by Seattle’s pledge to look beyond taxes in economic...
Seattle’s new economic development director, Beto Yarce, recently said the city may need to look beyond taxes as it seeks to revive the local economy. While city officials are exploring options other than expanding the JumpStart payroll tax, KIRO hosts Angela Poe Russell and Ursula Reutin found the pledge to be refresh

















