Seattle Public Schools issues return-to-office order for remote employees
SEATTLE - The superintendent for Seattle Public Schools has announced that employees are now expected to return to in-person work, ending an era of post-pandemic work from home options. Major companies in the Seattle area have also recently ended remote work, such as Amazon and Microsoft, causing traffic headaches on...
Seattle high-rises connected by decommissioned Boeing 747 fuselage
A decommissioned Boeing 747 fuselage has been installed to connect two 47-story residential towers at 1200 Stewart Street, serving as a tribute to Seattle's aviation history. The plane was sourced from a California "boneyard" in 2019, disassembled, and shipped to Washington to be refurbished for use as unique office...
Uber Eats & DoorDash Add Massive “Regulatory Fees”
In the dim glow of a Seattle smartphone screen last month, Sarah Jenkins, a 42-year-old nurse finishing a graveyard shift, tapped open her DoorDash app for a quick post-work burrito. The subtotal promised relief at $14. But as the cart finalized, a new line jumped out: a $5 “regulatory fee” tacked on alongside taxes...
Months after Bear Creek Trail attack, victim heads home as $50,000 reward fuels hunt
REDMOND, Wash. — Months after she was brutally attacked while walking on a trail near Redmond Town Center, the woman who survived the random stabbing has been discharged from the hospital, according to Redmond police. Judith Walter is expected to continue her recovery. Police have not yet arrested anyone...
Wally’s Chowder House and Drive-In Set to Change Ownership: ‘They’re Old School, That’s Our...
Two longtime Washington restaurants will change ownership later this spring. Wally’s Chowder House in Des Moines and Wally’s Drive-In in Buckley will soon come under the ownership of hospitality veteran David Meinert, the force behind Hold Fast Hospitality. Meinert purchased the restaurants from the retiring owner...
Peninsula Community Health plans to add 2 Bremerton dental clinics
Peninsula Community Health Services has received funding from the state capital budget to lease space in Bremerton for a new dental clinic, CEO Jennifer Kreidler-Moss confirmed to the Kitsap Sun last week. PCHS plans to lease space along Kitsap Way for the new clinic, Kreidler-Moss said, but have not determined a...
Why a Seattle cement plant burns a million tires a year and wants to...
One of Seattle’s oldest businesses is also one of its biggest polluters.
I-90/SR 18 Work Nearly Done, Final Weekend Closures Planned
The Interstate 90 and State Route 18 diverging diamond interchange and widening project south of Snoqualmie is nearly complete. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation are planning at least three extended weekend closures for final paving and striping work. This work is...
Sound Transit’s ‘Crosslake Connection’ set to open this weekend, linking Seattle and the Eastside
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — After years of delays and setbacks, Sound Transit’s long-awaited “Crosslake Connection” is finally ready to roll. The new 2 Line light rail extension opens this weekend, carrying riders over Lake Washington from Mercer Island into Seattle in just minutes. It marks a major milestone nearly 20...
Washington still feeling the pain of Danny Sprinkle’s buyout without any ROI yet
Washington is still paying Utah State and now Cincinnati will be too. The Huskies have yet to see a ROI for Sprinkle.
