HAPPENING NOW: White Center’s Spring Fling block party
Though West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day is over, the outdoor fun is not – White Center’s Spring Fling brock party has 16th Avenue SW closed to motor vehicles for the two blocks south of Roxbury. Lots of room to roam in the street; some of WC’s food and beverage establishments have set up seating in the street.
SDOT creating Aurora Ave Community Advisory Group
In 2022, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) launched a project to redesign Aurora Ave. The highest ridership bus route in Washington, Metro’s RapidRide E Line, carries 13,000 people along the corridor every day. Aurora Ave is consistently one of the most dangerous streets in Seattle. Over the past few years, SDOT has received thousands of responses from the public on how the street...
This Seattle museum is turning into a retro NYC dance club for one night...
For one night only this May, Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture is transforming into an ’80s-era New York City dance club. On Friday, May 15, MOPOP will host the Rebels + Icons Opening Party, an immersive celebration marking the debut of Rebels + Icons: The Photography of Janette Beckman.
Employee shot and killed at Growler Guys in Lake City
According to SPD, an employee arrived at work to open the taproom when they found their co-worker, who had been shot to death.
Car prowl suspects in Redmond caught on surveillance cameras
Redmond police are asking for help identifying a group of suspected car prowlers, some of whom were clearly caught on camera. Police said surveillance cameras recorded eight suspects who broke into several cars and SUVs at two locations early Wednesday morning. Owners of several vehicles reported car break-ins at the...
Mystery group fighting Seattle WinCo enlists Portland lawyer
Do North Seattle residents want a discount grocery store?. Many say yes, but a mysterious group claiming to represent neighbors has made it clear that it will fight WinCo’s plan to open a location on Aurora Avenue North. The saga began two years ago when WinCo filed plans to...
Seattle Link Ride From Hell: 15 Years For Downtown Train Killing
Jamari Bland received a 15-year prison sentence Friday for killing a 26-year-old man aboard a Sound Transit Link light rail train on Feb. 25, 2024. The attack, which unfolded on a downtown train between the Pioneer Square and University Street stations, stunned riders and fueled calls for stronger security on Link. The judge also gave Bland credit for time already served...
Artist of the Week: Ruston Way, an alt-rock/pop duo around Seattle and Tacoma
Ruston Way is an alt-rock/pop duo in the Seattle and Tacoma area made up of Dalton Haegele (vocals/composer) and Connor Cai (drums). All questions have been answered by Haegele for this interview and have been edited for length/clarity. How long have you been writing/performing?. I started writing as Ruston Way...
Feel the ‘SIFF Effect’: Our 10 must-see films at SIFF 2026
The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is back!. This year's theme is the "SIFF Effect", meant to encapsulate that dizzying sensation generated by the shared experience of sitting in a theater with like-minded cinephiles. It's a feeling that only independent film can produce, and boy, are we grateful to have SIFF served to us across five venues in downtown Seattle over 10...
Seattle hotels combat slower-than-expected World Cup bookings
The State Hotel sits on the corner of Second and Pike, overlooking Seattle’s Pike Place Market and the waterfront, and just minutes away from Lumen Field. With six FIFA World Cup matches coming to Seattle this summer, it seems like the kind of downtown hotel that would fill up with people attending the games.

















