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Canine Companions Puget Sound team celebrates 'independence for all' on July 4th
For the non-profit Canine Companions - July 4 marks its 49th anniversary and its mission to ensure independence for everyone. Canine Companions provides service dogs to adults, children and veterans with disabilities and facility dogs to professionals working in healthcare, criminal justice and educational settings. On June 29, the Canine...
Make friends with the furry and feathered residents of Green Apple Alpacas in Auburn
AUBURN, Wash. — The quickest way to a llama's heart is through carrots. That's just one of the things you learn when you visit Green Apple Alpacas in Auburn, a farm Kandi Dodrill started with her husband Mark five years ago. "We love having visitors," Dodrill said. "We love...
One of Seattle’s Best Bakeries Is Now Doing Sandwiches and Ice Cream
Harry Cheadle is the editor of Eater Seattle. Just in time for the four-day weekend — at least, we here at Eater Seattle are bailing for the next two days — Temple Pastries is opening up its long-anticipated sandwiches-and-ice-cream window. Owner Christina Wood has been eyeing an expansion...
Seattle Launches SUN Bucks Program to Provide $120 Grocery Benefits for Children During Summer
Seattle families with young children have a new reason to look forward to the summer, with the introduction of SUN Bucks, a program providing $120 in grocery benefits per eligible child, which can be used at participating stores and farmers markets. This financial boost for groceries comes in addition to free nutritious meals offered to children and youth at over 60 locations throughout the city, a service managed by Seattle Human Services Department's Summer Food Service Program. In a bid to tackle food insecurity during the summer months, when school-provided meals cease, the city has organized a program celebration at Jefferson Park on July 12, according to the Human Services blog.
Seattle plastic surgery provider accused of posting fake positive reviews must pay $5M
A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients.
Pet of the Week: Meet Tanner, an affectionate 3-year-old Alaskan husky mix
SEATTLE — Tanner was one of the more than 60 dogs removed from a rural Mason County property connected to an animal cruelty case in mid-April and is still looking for a family at Seattle Humane. Despite his rough past, this 3-year-old Alaskan husky mix is incredibly affectionate and...
Lineup for 10th Annual Gas Station Blues Concert Series Revealed
The Downtown Issaquah Association and Washington Blues Society’s annual Gas Station Blues event is returning for a 10th year from 7-9 p.m. July 11-Aug. 22. Hosted at Centennial Park, the free, family-friendly community event will feature several internationally renowned blues artists. “WBS helped bring blues to the (historic Issaquah)...
Producer picks: tracing family lineage and searching for hermits
The Soundside team is on a break this week for the 4th of July holiday, so we’re revisiting some of our favorite segments of the year. First up, when Seattle writer and illustrator Tessa Hulls started drafting the story of her grandmother’s life, she wanted to take on the role of neutral narrator, but that didn't last long. We’ll hear about her graphic novel, Feeding Ghosts, and the complicated family history she unraveled. And then, we'll speak with the director of a documentary about renowned translator Bill Porter aka Red Pine.
Instead of Going on Vacation, Go Out to Eat at These Fantastic Downtown Restaurants
A city’s downtown is its living, beating heart. It’s the center of business in every sense of the word — there’s all manner of commerce in every direction, and everything (and everyone) is busy, like in a Richard Scarry book. Seattle’s downtown is the only part of the city that feels like a metropolis, with its skyline-defining buildings, timeworn architecture from the early 20th century, its museums and train stations and tourist-filled waterfront.
Keeping Your Pet Safe During Celebrations
(Seattle, WA) – As you head out to enjoy fireworks celebrations this Independence Day, it may be a good idea to leave your pet at home. Local humane societies say fireworks frighten animals and many get lost every Fourth of July. They suggest you keep your pet inside with...
Producer picks: An architectural tour of Seattle
Soundside is revisiting a few of our favorite stories this holiday week, and today, we’re taking an architectural tour of Seattle. First stop, the backstory behind Capitol Hill’s iconic Volunteer Park Reservoir – which isn’t just a pretty pool, but an emergency stopgap. Then, the often-overlooked story of legendary architect Minoru Yamasaki as told by his granddaughter, Katie Yamasaki, author of "Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey." And finally, we’ll visit a Seattle secret garden and fall in love with the backstory that made it possible.
The Seattle Dog Power Rankings
Outsiders are sometimes (okay, pretty much always) horrified to find out that our hot dogs get smothered with cream cheese. The style dates back to a grunge-era bagel cart in Pioneer Square that doled out the late-night snacks to people stumbling out of rock shows. And it’s stuck around ever since. Not all Seattle dogs are exactly alike, and folks might debate essential components. (Is mustard even necessary? Jalapeños?) But there's no arguing that people have grown to embrace the schmear-slathered franks. Here are the places cooking the best dogs in town right now, ranked.
Pepe Montero steps to the center of Seattle’s creative scene with two leadership roles
Jose Luis “Pepe” Montero, executive director of Hugo House & La Sala, describes how the organizations he leads assist Latinx artists in providing them with much-needed resources. In the past few months, Seattle resident Jose Luis “Pepe” Montero has taken executive director roles for the Hugo House and...
Seattle Now & Then: SeaTac’s 75th anniversary
(click to enlarge photos) and in Pacific NW Magazine of the printed Times on July 7, 2024. Constant change marks SeaTac as its 75th anniversary takes off. If there were birthday candles for our premiere regional airport, winds of perpetual change would blow them out. On July 9, 1949, 30,000...
The Top 6 Seattle Dog Spots In Rain City
It’s time to enjoy a Seattle Dog while basking in the beautiful summer sunshine. July is the month to eat hot dogs, and we all know it. July is National Hot Dog Month (yes, that’s a real thing), and this year National Hot Dog Day falls on July 17th. Plus, we have all of the delicious hot dogs at Fourth of July cookouts to look forward to. Of course, we don’t need an excuse to indulge in a delicious Seattle Dog, but we’ll take it.
Off the Charts: Hosting a (small) Fourth of July barbecue could set you back almost $200 this year
KUOW pulled prices for various barbecue staples from four grocery stores within city limits (two Safeways and two QFCs) and averaged them together to get a better sense of barbecue costs this summer.
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