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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.
Man dies after shooting near Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma police report a possible suspect in connection with a deadly shooting near Emerald Queen Casino has come forward, but remained out of custody Tuesday. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. Monday near the casino’s employee parking lot in the 2,000 block of East 28th Street.
Seattle’s Most Famous Restaurant Painted Itself Hot Pink So It Could Be ‘Kenlis’
Harry Cheadle is the editor of Eater Seattle. Update: The Kenlis event has sold out, Canlis announced on Instagram, but added that it may release more tickets and encouraged people to join the waitlist. Stately Canlis has put aside its typical sedate Pacific Northwest dark-whatever colors and is now a...
Seahawks Predicted to Land Quarterback With ‘High-Level Arm Talent’
The Seattle Seahawks could be looking at their next potential franchise quarterback. As the Seahawks enter the 2024 season, they’ll do so with Geno Smith as the starter for at least one more season. Head coach Mike Macdonald has already stated that Smith will be the starter entering the season, even following the addition of former Washington Commanders starting quarterback Sam Howell.
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...
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...
Report: Whatcom County deaths of unhoused people on pace for record amount
More people are dying on the streets of Whatcom County, according to a new report. Opportunity Council, a non-profit that works closely with the unhoused, said so far there have been 56 documented deaths this year. The number is on pace for a record amount of deaths among people living on the street in the county.
New Wenatchee Planned Parenthood location responds to greater amount of abortions in Washington
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Supporters gathered to celebrate the opening of the new Planned Parenthood health center in Wenatchee last week. According to Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and Northern Idaho (PPGWNI), the center replaces a smaller building that had fewer facilities. In a 2023 statement anticipating the soft opening...
Homeless Native Americans are Likely to Feel the Negative Impact of US Supreme Court Ruling
Last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places in a decision Native advocates say will disproportionately impact Indigenous people. But in Seattle, Washington—a state with the sixth highest rate of unhoused people in the country—Native advocates say that the Indigenous population should remain protected by their organizations.
UW president to step down
SEATTLE — Ana Mari Cauce, who has served as president of the University of Washington for a decade, announced Wednesday that she’ll be stepping down at the end of her second five-year term in June 2025. She plans to return to her faculty position. “While I never imagined...
City of Edmonds public works director resigns
City of Edmonds Director of Public Works Oscar Antillon has resigned his role with the City of Edmonds effective immediately, the city announced Monday. Antillion stated a desire to be able to focus on spending more time with his family as a main reason for his decision to resign, the city said.
Fresh Off a Top Alcohol Dragster Win, Tony Stewart Ready for First ‘Western Swing’
Tony Stewart, fresh off his victory in the Top Alcohol Dragster category at JEGS Speedweek, is geared up and ready to compete at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. This marks the first stop of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ two-week long Western Swing.
New blues festival coming to the Kitsap Fairgrounds over Labor Day Weekend
The inaugural Kitsap Blues Festival will kick off Labor Day weekend, with local and national acts coming to the Kitsap Fairgrounds for a three-day event organized in partnership with the Admiral Theater. “We’re going to have so much live music at the fair the week before that it just created...
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