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Endorsement: The Seattle Transportation Levy will be a massive investment in safe, efficient streets
Now that Mayor Harrell and the City Council have officially sent the $1.55 billion 2024 Transportation Levy (PDF) to Seattle voters in November, we can put all the debates about expanding the levy behind us and take stock of how it ended up. With $160.5 million for Vision Zero, $193 million for sidewalks and ADA work, $151 million for transit corridors and access, $133.5 million for bicycle safety, and $66.5 million for a new people streets and public spaces budget line, the 2024 levy proposal is by far the best Seattle transportation funding measure in recent memory. It will* do more for walking, biking and transit in our city than the 2015 Move Seattle Levy, which was itself the city’s best transportation funding measure in recent memory.
Kindergarten Jump Start: Aug. 20-22
Jump Start will be at Lawton on August 20, 21, 22 (Tu – Thu), 9am – 12pm. Lawton Elementary is excited to bring back Kindergarten Jump Start! We will reach out to families who have enrolled in both SPS (Enrollment for K is open now!) and are placed at Lawton with detailed information in June, but here is some early information:
Woman Arrested After Shooting Inside South Seattle Nightclub
Seattle Police arrested a woman for shooting inside of the Showbox nightclub in South Seattle on July 5th. At 10:29 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1700 block of 1st Avenue South. Officers arrived and secured the scene for further investigation. Officers determined a physical...
Canlis gets bright pink makeover for Barbie-themed event
Seattle restaurant Canlis has gone full-on Barbie pink for the summer.State of play: The fine dining destination has been repainted leading up to a Barbie-themed event at the restaurant Aug. 9-10, per Eater Seattle.The two-day event, "Kenlis: A Dance Party at the Canlis Dream House," will benefit the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the Susan G. Komen organization, the restaurant said on Instagram.Zoom in: If you look closely, only the parts of the restaurant visible from Aurora Avenue North are painted the rosy shade.The rear part facing Lake Union is the same dark color as always.What's next: The restaurant said it plans to go back to its original, more somber colors after next month's party. Party in the front and business in the back. Photo: Melissa Santos/Axios
REMINDER: Seattle Southside Chamber’s Southside Leadership Conference is this Friday, July 19
EDITOR’S NOTE: South King Media Founder/Publisher Scott Schaefer serves on the Board of Directors for the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce. REMINDER: The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce’s Southside Leadership Conference will be held at Highline College this Friday, July 19, 2024, with eight workshops featuring incredible leaders in our community.
Record warmth, dry weather in store for July in Seattle
SEATTLE - Sea-Tac Airport is entering what could be the longest stretch of consecutive days in the 80s (or higher). It's also been the second-warmest start to July on record!. Highs this afternoon skyrocket to the upper 80s and low 90s in Central and South Puget Sound. Quick reality check: the average high for today is 78 degrees, so we'll certainly be well above that.
Seattle incentivizes new office-to-residential conversions
The Seattle City Council has approved a bill that will exempt projects converting commercial buildings into housing from key development regulations and fees. Since the start of the pandemic, politicians and the public have wondered aloud if half-empty office buildings could become much-needed housing. Developers balked at the high price of such conversion projects and technical challenges, leading lawmakers to offer tax breaks and other enticing benefits to spur this type of project.
Seattle has the smallest apartments in the U.S.
Move over tiny houses; Seattle ranks number one as the city with the tiniest apartments in the U.S. According to a new report by apartment listing service RentCafe, the Emerald City leads the trend in diminishing apartment space, with an average size of 661 square feet. Portland is close behind, with new apartments measuring 685 square feet.
VIDEO: Woman rejoices as she finds father's ashes inside U-Haul stolen from Belltown condo
SEATTLE — Megan Plunkett can breathe a sigh of relief now after a U-Haul which was stolen from outside of her Belltown condo was found. She woke up on Wednesday with only the clothes on her back and one suitcase. It had been a day since someone stole her...
What to Know About Ezell’s Famous Chicken's Black Business Leadership Conference
Local fast-food chain Ezell’s Famous Chicken is hosting its third annual Raising Up Black Businesses Initiative Conference on Aug. 17. Held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the University of Washington's Seattle campus, the conference looks to celebrate National Black Business Month and aims to educate and elevate Black, Washington-based business owners, according to a release from the business.
Police investigating theft of WWII tribute statue in Seattle
SEATTLE — A statue that’s a symbol of peace is now the focus of a police investigation. Someone stole the work of art from a park in Seattle’s University District. That statue, called Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, is now gone from Peace Park after someone cut the five-foot bronze sculpture at the feet.
Chill Vibes for the Summertime at the Day in Day Out Music Festival
Summer music festivals are in full swing. At this year's iteration of the Seattle Center's Day in Day Out Festival, the music was vibrant and the hot sun shined, with plenty of shade and vendors, from Yerba Mate to Jones Soda, to keep concertgoers cool. (Even performers tried to help attendees beat the heat by handing out water in, let's just say, interesting ways, but more on that in a bit.)
Deadline approaches for Seattle businesses to claim $2K in vandalism repair grants
SEATTLE — Time is running out for small businesses to get reimbursed for repairs to property damage often caused by break-ins and vandalism throughout Seattle. Businesses in Seattle can apply for grants of up to $2,000 to cover the costs of broken doors, locks, fences, gates and signs. The money can also be used to replace windows that have been etched or shattered.
Temporary Burke-Gilman Trail detours in place on NW 45th St
The Burke-Gilman Trail will be temporarily rerouted for the next few weeks as part of the Ship Canal Water Quality project construction. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) says the trail reroute is between 9th and 11th Avenues NW and between the U.S. Post Office building and Ballard Fred Meyer store. SPU has rerouted the trail to the newly paved NW 45th St roadway for several weeks.
Seattle City Council passes ordinance to adopt harsher penalties for illegal street racing
SEATTLE — Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to approve emergency legislation aimed at stopping illegal street racers in their tracks. The Council Bill 120806, sponsored by Councilmembers Bob Kettle and Tanya Woo, passed by an 8-1 vote. Councilmember Tammy Morales was the lone no vote. The ordinance amends the...
Subhash Tripathi, PhD, on Generating In Vivo CARs With A2-CAR-CISC EngTreg Cells
The senior researcher at Seattle Children’s discussed the development and validation of A2-CAR-CISC EngTreg cells. "Altogether, our A2-CAR engineered system for the first time demonstrated that we can also provide endogenous production of CAR and successfully generated this A2-CAR engineered Treg project using LV and dual edit approach. And overall, what we can say is that this platform may have implications of treating or use in transplant, autoimmunity or other inflammatory diseases... I think it is a very exciting field, with providing antigen assist to CARs we can not only treat a particular but a broad range of immune diseases."
Young and Talented Showcase: Seattle's Rising Stars Shine
Earlier this month, the Black and Tan Hall in South Seattle was the scene of an extraordinary event: the Young and Talented showcase. This unique concert, put on for kids by kids, highlighted the musical prowess of some incredibly gifted young performers. The atmosphere was high in energy as the...
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