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Seattle City Council to consider putting social housing payroll tax on fall ballot
(The Center Square) – A proposal to create an excess compensation payroll tax to fund Seattle's affordable housing network has garnered enough signatures to be placed on this November's ballot, but whether that happens remains to be seen. On Friday, King County Elections verified that there were sufficient signatures to place the community-led Initiative 137 on November ballots. Now the Seattle City Council has to act by Aug. 6 in order for the measure to be placed before of voters this fall. ...
Takeaways from UW’s pre-fall camp media day
Members of Washington’s 2023 team received rings commemorating their Pac-12 championship and Sugar Bowl victory Monday night, but by Tuesday morning, it was time to look ahead. From the Touchdown Terrace inside Husky Stadium, Washington hosted a bowl-game style media day, where featured coaches and players made their final...
San Juan Island works to save one of the rarest butterflies in North America
SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. - San Juan Island in Washington state is the last bastion of hope for one of the rarest butterflies in North America: the Island Marble Butterfly. This rare pollinator was thought to be extinct for almost 100 years, but in 1998 it was re-discovered during a prairie survey at American Camp in San Juan Island National Historical Park.
Get a FREE car wash at Brown Bear in Des Moines on Thursday, Aug. 8
Brown Bear Car Wash will celebrate its 67th anniversary with free “Beary Clean” car washes on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, at all tunnel locations, including Des Moines. This event is part of their annual Customer Appreciation Day, fondly known as “Free Car Wash Day.” It’s the biggest single-day free car wash event in the U.S. each year, with last year’s total reaching 35,469 free washes.
Tricia Lubach named WSSDA executive director
Walla Walla native Tricia Lubach has been hired as the executive director of the Washington State School Directors’ Association . Mvcbdi, xip hsfx vq jo Xbmmb Xbmmb, nptu sfdfoumz tfswfe bt uif XTTEB’t ejsfdups pg mfbefstijq boe ibt cffo b nfncfs pg uif Rvjodz Tdippm Cpbse tjodf 2005.
Seattle Detectives Investigate Hillside Fire Following Propane Tank Explosions
Seattle Police detectives are investigating a hillside fire at an unauthorized encampment in Queen Anne. No injuries were reported. A 64-year-old man was arrested for possession of dangerous weapons and a $7,500 assault warrant.
The Kitsap Sun's voter guide to Washington's August primary election
It's a presidential election year, but at least in August the focus for Kitsap and Washington voters is on local issues and candidates. The 2024 primary, for which registered voters have recently received their ballots, will include levy measures for six fire agencies, pick two contestants for a November Kitsap County commission matchup, and narrow the candidates in state legislative races, state offices from governor on down and for the Sixth District representative in Congress, where...
Former co-owner of Bellevue lab gets longer prison sentence after trying to run away
The former co-owner of Bellevue-based Northwest Physicians Laboratory has been sentenced to an additional six months in prison. Richard Reid, 55, was convicted in March 2022 of five federal felonies connected to his scheme of profiting off illegal kickbacks in the medical testing industry, as stated by the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington on Tuesday.
See ‘Twelfth Night’ at Shakespeare in the Park at Lake Burien School Memorial Park this Friday night
In collaboration with the City of Burien, Burien Arts will be presenting “Twelfth Night” at Lake Burien School Memorial Park this Friday night, Aug. 2, 2024, starting at 7 p.m. This FREE Shakespeare in the Park performance (donations accepted) is produced and directed by Greenstage, which has been...
Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden’s FREE ‘Music in the Garden’ Series begins this Friday, Aug. 2
The Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden will host FREE concerts in the garden every Friday evening in August, starting this Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 from 6 – 8 p.m. Spending time outdoors is just about the only thing we Pacific Northwesterners want to do in our glorious summers. With that in mind, the Highline Seatac Botanical Garden conveniently located to serve SeaTac, Tukwila, Burien, Normandy Park and beyond, has created a delightful series of music events, free of charge and open to the general public.
University of Washington Bothell Names New School of Nursing & Health Dean
The University of Washington Bothell has appointed Vanessa Lopez-Littleton to serve as the School of Nursing & Health Studies' new dean. Lopez-Littleton, who has nearly three decades of leadership and management experience in higher education, public service and health care, will assume her new role on Nov. 1. Throughout her...