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$40MM Permanent Loan Secured to Refinance 235-Unit The Mercer Apartments on Seattle’s Mercer Island
The Mercer Apartments on Seattle’s Mercer Island Offers 235-Class A Apartments over 20,000 Square Feet of Street Front Retail Space in Two Buildings; Low Leverage Life Company Loan Positions Asset for Legacy Hold with Attractive Terms and Rate. Seattle, Wash. (July 18, 2024) – Gantry, the largest independent commercial...
Big Lazy brings their jazzy surf-twang to Seattle's Royal Room
Guitarist Stephen Ulrich’s trio Big Lazy visits Seattle’s Royal Room this Friday night, sharing their ethereal sounds that will transport you to the movie theater of your mind. Big Lazy has mesmerized audiences in New York City for more than two decades. Their music has been described as...
Computer science and robotics, AI: Edmonds College offering two new bachelor programs in the fall
Edmonds College is launching two new bachelor programs in fall 2024 that focus on training students in the ever-changing world of computer science, robotics and artificial intelligence. Applications are now being accepted for Edmonds College’s new programs: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS-CS application) and Bachelor of Applied Science...
Council Members Approve Fine for Street Racing, Claiming It Will “Deter” Racing, Save Lives
The Seattle City Council approved a bill this week that will impose fines on people who engage in or watch street racing, with fines that begin at $500 and range up to $1,500. Supporters of the bill, originally sent to the council by City Attorney Ann Davison, vastly overstated its likely impact, suggesting that the “deterrent” threat of fines would not only prevent people from racing in the first place, but save lives that might otherwise be lost to gun violence. (A young man was recently shot and killed at a street racing event on Alki).
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Named Among State's Best Hospitals
U.S. News & World Report recently included Overlake Medical Center & Clinics on its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals list. The health care network also earned a “High Performing” rating, which is one of the highest distinctions a hospital can earn from the publication. The rating was given in the categories of colon cancer surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, heart attack, heart failure, hip replacement, kidney failure, knee replacement, pneumonia, and stroke.
Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution
Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changing how scientists understand intelligence — and bringing into question our accepted version of evolution.
Single-Family Rent Growth Strengthens In May
A lack of buyer affordability has more Americans supporting rental demand as investor sentiment grows. In a positive turn for single-family home investors, whose activity has been subdued since the end of 2022, single-family rental prices rose 3.2% nationally in May, the fastest rate in a year and in line with numbers recorded over the decade before the pandemic.
Yankees Tandem Fell Shy of Catching Mariners Stars in Baseball History in First Half
Though Juan Soto and Aaron Judge had a great first half of the season for the New York Yankees, they failed to catch the duo of Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez in baseball history.
Aurora Avenue reels from 3rd shooting in 12 days amid pimp turf wars, trafficking issues
SEATTLE — UPDATE: A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg at Aurora Avenue North and North 90th Street early Friday morning. New surveillance video captured yet another shooting near 101st Street and Aurora Avenue North, with this latest incident happening early Wednesday morning, just before 1:30 a.m. Police...
CAA and ESPN Alum Courtney Carter Joins Soccer Teams Seattle Sounders FC and Reign FC as Chief Revenue Officer
CAA and ESPN alum Courtney Carter has been tapped as chief revenue officer for Seattle’s professional soccer teams, Sounders FC and Reign FC. Carter’s appointment comes on the heels of a transaction completed last month financed through an investment from private equity giant Carlyle that brought the Seattle Reign FC women’s soccer team under the same umbrella as the Seattle Sounders FC men’s soccer team. The deal reflects two big trends in U.S. sports: Growing demand for professional soccer and for women’s sports in particular. The Sounders FC are affliated with Major League Soccer while Reign FC is aligned with National...
Seahawks offensive lineman taken in UFL Draft
Did you know there was a UFL Draft on Wednesday? Well now you know. Seattle Seahawks undrafted offensive lineman Garret Greenfield was chosen in the fourth round by the DC Defenders, making him the only current Seahawks player selected in the UFL Draft. Greenfield was a three-time FCS All-American at...
Will the curtain rise on BAT Theatre’s proposed Performing Arts Center at King County lot in Burien?
BAT Theatre is eyeing a new venue in downtown Burien as part of a collaborative proposal with a housing developer for King County’s upcoming request for proposals (RFP) for a lot it owns on SW 150th Street. As we previously reported, at Monday night’s (July 15, 2024) Burien City...
Serious injury collision in Burien sends 3 to hospital Thursday afternoon
King County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and multiple emergency crews responded to serious collision that sent three to the hospital Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2024 at SW 125th Street & Shorewood Drive SW in Burien (map below). King County Fire District No. 2 was also on the scene, along with...
Four teens in custody after going on crime spree in King County
KING COUNTY, Wash. — Four teenagers were taken into custody after a series of armed robberies in Renton and Tukwila overnight. The male teens, a 13-year-old, 14-year-old and two 15-year-olds, allegedly robbed a gas station and two convenience stores before leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle that ended in Pierce County. They were booked into the King County Juvenile Detention Center on investigation of first-degree robbery.
Judge finds probable cause to hold Kent man for kidnapping girl
A King County Superior Court judge found probable cause for kidnapping and set bail at $250,000 for a 4o-year-old Kent man under investigation for kidnapping a 6-year-old girl at a Kent apartment complex. Hayder Albu Mohammed made his first court appearance on Thursday, July 18 after Kent Police arrested him...
Fire Bans Escalate in WA State, 19 Eastern-Central Counties
With nearly 73,000 square miles of Federal public lands in WA, the Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation have issued new burn and fire restrictions due to high fire danger. 19 WA Counties how face multiple bans. BLM and BOR manage these lands, and according to Officials, new restrictions...
Sounder trains available for Mariners vs. Houston Astros baseball game July 21
Sound Transit’s Sounder train is running for the 1:10 p.m. Sunday, July 21 Mariners game against the Houston Astros. Special Sounder service is in addition to Link light rail, ST Express and King County Metro service to and from T-Mobile Park. From the north, the inbound Sounder N Line...
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