The Golden Age of Five Jewish Families in Seattle
When I set out to write Standing on the Crack: The Legacy of Five Jewish Families from Seattle’s Vibrant Gilded Age, I wanted to tell a story that had been largely overlooked in our city’s historical narrative. Seattle’s past is often framed around lumber, gold, and aviation, but the Jewish families who arrived here...
Medical examiner rules Kent city jail inmate death as ‘natural’
A City of Kent Corrections Facility inmate, who had a medical emergency and was transported by medics to a Renton hospital, died of natural causes, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. DaMenique Lajuan Beasley, 36, died of complications following seizure and cardiac arrest in the setting of...
14 Notable Bar and Restaurant Closures That Hit Seattle in December 2025
BALLARD — For years, patrons at Ballard’s Waterwheel Lounge knew that the legendary 50-year-old dive bar was scheduled to close in early 2025 because the building was being knocked down for a new apartment complex — there’s been a countdown clock behind the bar ticking away the days. As of New Year’s Eve, that clock...
Seattle’s New Year’s Day monolith still fascinates 25 years after sudden appearance
There was no indication of who built it — or, as some joked at the time, what planet it might have come from.
Head of WA Department of Commerce is leaving
Joe Nguyen is stepping down as director of Washington state’s Department of Commerce and will be the next leader of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber. Nguyen told Commerce employees on Dec. 22 that he is leaving but didn’t disclose his new job. He said he didn’t anticipate taking off “until sometime in January.”
Man charged with carjacking Washington state trooper in Seattle
Alexander Smith, 24, was walking along I-5 on Christmas Day when troopers tried to get him off the road in a peaceable way, including talking to him, offering to drive him to a light rail station and pay for his fare, and finally escorting the defendant so that he could walk to an interstate exit while they followed...
Person dies after being trapped under vehicle in Burien Wednesday night, Sheriff’s Office says
A person was pronounced dead late Wednesday night, Dec. 31 after being trapped underneath a vehicle in the 400 block of SW 155th Street (map below), according to the King County […] The post Person dies after being trapped under vehicle in Burien Wednesday night, Sheriff’s Office says appeared first on The B-Town...
Seattle neighbors frustrated by lack of action on homeless camp at city-owned vacant lot
SEATTLE — A vacant property owned by the city of Seattle has been a source of ongoing problems ever since a homeless camp moved in, according to neighbors. The encampment had been sprawled out across the site of the former Pecos Pit BBQ restaurant at 4400 35th Ave. SW. Neighbors said that little has been done to...
Woman killed in Milton townhome stabbing identified, ME reports
A woman who was fatally stabbed inside a Milton home near Fife last week has been identified, according the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Molly Marie Bell, 40 of Kent, died on Dec. 22 from multiple sharp-force injuries. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide, the office wrote on its public information...
Mercer Island’s High School Band performs in London New Year’s Day Parade
Mercer Island High School’s marching band is ringing in the new year in a big way.
