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Seattle Mariners Eyeing Brandon Lowe for Second Base Improvement in Trade Talks
The Tampa Bay Rays, once high-fliers, are now facing challenges, losing key players and struggling to maintain their previous form. With a mediocre record of 47-47, they might opt to trade top assets. Seattle Mariners, plagued by issues at second base, could find a solution in Brandon Lowe, a consistent performer for the Rays.
GCHS Family, Career and Community Leaders chapter comes away big winners at national competition
Grayson County High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter came away placing second in the nation in the Knowledge Bowl competition at the organization’s National Leadership Conference in Seattle, Washington. The first-ever GCHS Knowledge Bowl Team of Michenna Meredith, Gabe Secora, Laslen Hatfield, Cierra...
Popular Store With 132 Locations In WA Plans Mass Closures
Covid has done a negative number on many businesses since 2020 and is still going. We're hearing more and more about businesses closing their doors due to poor performance and low sales. Some of them, including Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Big Lots, Red Lobster, and Rite Aid are affected. It will be interesting to see what happens by year end.
Pickleball Kingdom indoor facility opening in Poulsbo next year
Poulsbo won't have to wait long for the arrival of an indoor pickleball facility, as the city expects a Pickleball Kingdom franchise to swing its doors open in early 2025. Pickleball Kingdom, a company that was born in Chandler, Arizona and describes itself as the world's largest indoor pickleball entity, is slated to take over a former OfficeMax building and current Big 5 Sporting Goods building, both located at 21800 Market Place NW. The adjacent buildings...
Sockeye Salmon Season Expanding On Lake Wenatchee
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is expanding Sockeye Salmon fishing season on Lake Wenatchee this year. The agency is projecting a surplus of harvestable sockeye to reach the lake, well above the natural spawning goal of 23,000 fish. Anglers ply the waters of Brewster Pool of the Upper...
Pipe break cuts water to East Wenatchee irrigation customers
EAST WENATCHEE — A pipe break at one of the Wenatchee Valley’s major irrigation systems has left many East Wenatchee customers without water to treat their land during the driest part of the year. The Upper Columbia Irrigation District, formerly the Greater Wenatchee Irrigation District, says the problem...
Tacoma's Art on the Ave Showcasing Local Creativity This Weekend
The 24th-annual Art on the Ave festival is set from noon-7 p.m. this Sunday on Tacoma's 6th Avenue, between Alder and State streets. The 6th Avenue Business District-produced event will host 240 arts and food vendors in addition to musicians and all-ages activities representing the diversity of the South Sound area, a release said.
Police investigating fatal shooting near I-5 in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened near Interstate 5 Monday night. According to TPD, officers found a man with gunshot wounds on East 28th Street just before 8 p.m. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but the man died before he could be taken to a local hospital.
Kidder Mathews Sells 78-Unit Alder Walk Apartments in Puyallup Near Tacoma Washington for $21.25M
Alder Walk, a newly constructed apartment community totaling 78 units in Puyallup, Washington sold for $21,250,000. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson, and JD Fuller of the Simon Anderson Team, a multifamily investment team based at Kidder Mathews’ Seattle headquarters, represented the seller, Terrene Homes, and directly sourced the buyer. The property was developed by Terrene and completed in 2022.
66-Unit Apartment Building in Port Orchard Trades for $16MM
(Editor’s Note: The buyer is an entity affiliated with Joseph Harper, according to Kitsap County public records, and the seller is an entity affiliated with Cecil Turner and Kathleen Turner.) PORT ORCHARD, WA, July 12, 2024 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm...
Seattle City Light to increase rates due to higher demand, rising energy costs
SEATTLE - The Seattle City Light Department recently announced a plan to increase rates for customers amid a growing energy demand and heightened labor costs. Customers could see a 5.4% rate increase in 2025 and 2026, which equates to about an extra $5 per month or $10 per bi-monthly billing cycle for the typical Seattle City Light customer.
Port of Grays Harbor on track for record year
The Port of Grays Harbor says terminal activity is at a record pace halfway through 2024. According to the Port, after a record-setting year for cargo handled in 2023 at the Port of Grays Harbor’s 4 deep-water terminals, the first 6-months of activity at the docks in 2024 are on pace for yet another record year.
PHOTOS: Nika Muhl Looked Absolutely Stunning In Her All-Black Pregame Outfit That Showed Plenty Of Skin
The Seattle Storm played an important WNBA game against the Minnesota Lynx on Friday, and Nike Muhl came dressed for the occasion. Muhl was turning heads with another elite WNBA pregame outfit on Sunday. The Seattle Storm have been playing some of their best basketball in recent weeks, and it...
Cutter & Buck finds perfect fit for order picking efficiency
The path to automated order picking at Cutter & Buck’s fulfillment center in Washington state began in its legacy pick module during the pandemic, when it was highly challenging for the apparel company to add peak season labor. First in 2020, and again in the holiday peak in late 2021, the combination of surging e-commerce sales and the labor availability constraint prompted Cutter & Buck leadership to pitch in directly to help.
Large police response ends in bust of Wenatchee drug house and its alleged dealer
WENATCHEE — Over the past two months, the Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF) has been diligently investigating a residence in the 1100 block of Rosewood Ave in Wenatchee following numerous reports of suspicious activity and complaints from concerned neighbors. The residents of this normally quiet neighborhood had noticed an alarming increase in traffic and unusual behaviors, raising concerns about the impact on their quality of life.
Cashmere Public Library cooks up unique musical experiences for local kids with an ‘instrument petting zoo’
CASHMERE — As a way of expanding young minds and escaping the blisteringly hot July afternoon, the Cashmere Public Library (CPL) held a special interactive story time accompanied by local musicians and a variety of fun instruments for kids to learn about and explore The event fits into the CPL's much larger mission to introduce kids to new experiences and help them make connections to new passions and skills.
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