Washington’s Best ‘Dive Bar’ Spot Is All About Chili; Even Guy Fieri Agrees
See the cash-only chili parlor dive bar in Ballard (Seattle) that is so good, even Food Network TV's Guy Fieri paid them a visit.
Seattle Now & Then: Weyerhaeuser Building in Everett, 1923
And in Pacific NW Magazine of the printed Times on March 15, 2025. Weyerhaeuser’s shrine to wood was built to move as waterfront changed. Meant as a grand showcase for the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company, the building in our “Then” photo provided an administrative headquarters in 1923 while offering a structural ode to...
UPDATE: Sound Transit’s proposed West Seattle light rail cost cuts unveiled for board committee,...
2:07 PM: In a presentation prepared for today’s Sound Transit Board System Extension Committee – meeting right now – ST staff says they can get the West Seattle Link Extension light-rail price tag down as low as $4.9 billion. The proposal would include three major components – first, dropping the Avalon station:
How Long Are The Seattle Airport TSA Lines?
Traveling through SeaTac lately? The airport's been throwing more curveballs than usual, but there are some heroes making it all a bit easier.
Kent Station Sounder surface parking lot closing
Sound Transit will close Kent Station’s northwest Sounder surface parking lot from March 16 through the rest of the year due to ongoing construction of the new Sounder parking garage. The only available spots for this lot will be three ADA parking spots, according to Sound Transit. This closure...
Sound Transit to install extra fencing along light rail route
Federal Way Link Extension light rail will operate on a reduced schedule during weekday evenings for a few weeks starting March 23 to install additional fencing to combat copper wire theft. The 7.8-mile extension opened in December 2025 and runs between Angle Lake in SeaTac and Federal Way, with stations...
Jury convicts Renton man in 2021 Kent killing at gas station
A King County jury convicted a 44-year-old Renton man of killing one man and injuring two others during a 2021 shooting at a Kent gas station. The jury found Joseph Bert Dixon guilty March 11 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of...
2 arrested in Bellingham, charged in connection with drug houses
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) issued a statement today regarding the recent arrests of 2 Bellingham men. In January 2026, investigators with the Whatcom Regional Drug Task Force (WRDTF) began an investigation into Mexico based Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO). Investigators...
King County Sheriff’s Office mourns passing of K9 Shamus
The King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) announced the passing of retired K9 Shamus on Wednesday.
A Non-profit Center for Communities of Color Is One of the Lowest Energy-use Buildings...
Formerly an abandoned building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square National Historic District, the Metropole building now is a vital resource center for community, climate response and racial equity. Constructed in 1892, the building had been damaged by multiple earthquakes, fire and exposure to the elements during 17 years...

















