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Tacoma Humane Society Calls for Community Support Following Nearly 20% Increase in Animal Intake Over Past Three Years
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County has seen an 18.1% increase in animal intake over the last three years, prompting the nonprofit shelter to ask the community for support of their essential work during its annual ‘Day of Giving.’. “Our ‘Day of Giving’ reminds our community how...
Stehekin Returning To Level 1 Evacuation Status
It may be some time before things return to normal in the town of Stehekin, but residents of the small community will soon be facing less of a threat from the Pioneer Fire. Chelan County Emergency Management has announced that Evacuation levels for the remote lakeside town will be reduced to Level 1 starting at 6 p.m. today (Aug. 22).
Outrage Brewing Over Starbucks CEO's Private Jet 'Supercommute'
Green groups' anger percolated this week after it was revealed that Brian Niccol, Starbucks' new CEO, will "supercommute" approximately 1,000 miles between one of his homes in California and the coffee giant's Seattle headquarters three times a week. A Starbucks spokesperson said earlier this week that "while Brian will have an office in Southern California, his primary office and a majority of his time will be spent in our Seattle Support Center." "When he is not traveling for work, he will be in our Seattle office at least three days a week, in alignment with our hybrid work policies," the spokesperson added....
Lake Wenatchee has a beach wheelchair available for visitors with limited mobility
Washington State Parks are moving towards making their beaches more accessible. At Lake Wenatchee State Park, there’s a new fixed frame beach wheelchair available for visitors to use for free. The beach wheelchair’s design includes three wide wheels that allow people to move steadily through shifting and uneven terrain....
Farm-to-fun: Larry Schaapman to lead Cruisin' the Crops Tour
QUINCY — For more than five years, Larry Schaapman of Integrity Ag Incorporated has taken Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day attendees on a bus tour of local farms for a FCAD event called Cruisin’ the Crops Tour. Busses load at 11:30 a.m. and leave at 11:45 a.m. on Sept. 14...
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Washington Industrial Park
Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of Arts Industrial Park, a 63,500-square-foot industrial property located in Olympia, Washington. The asset sold for $4.8 million. Matthew Herman and RJ Vara, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership.
Starbucks is giving its new CEO Brian Niccol a private jet to commute between his California home and Seattle office
Newly named Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol won’t be a constant presence at its Seattle’s headquarters when he begins the job next month. Instead, he’s going to commute weekly from his California home.
Ballard Van Jam returns for its 4th annual van festival
A group of vanlife enthusiasts will be gathering this weekend for the 4th annual Ballard Van Jam. Hosted by local van manufacturer Rydawell Builds, the Ballard Van Jam will be on Aug. 24 at their shop on 324 NW Bowdoin Place. “Whether you’re a seasoned vanlifer or just starting out,...
24 miles in 20 hours: Kim Bowler's epic swim across Priest Lake
PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — Kim Bowler just swam the length of Priest Lake. That’s more than 24 miles, and it took nearly 20 hours. She endured choppy waters, headwinds, an aching right arm, then an aching left arm, bumped into things in the night and wanted to quit more than once.
Yastrzemski homers as Giants survive Blake Snell's wildness, beat Mariners
SEATTLE -- Mike Yastrzemski homered among his three hits, and the San Francisco Giants survived a wild outing by starter Blake Snell to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Saturday.Snell walked five batters in the second inning, two with the bases loaded, and issued a season-worst six walks overall. He was pulled after three innings in which he gave up two runs on no hits and threw 74 pitches, 42 for strikes.Spencer Bivens (3-1) worked three efficient innings of scoreless relief, and the fifth Giants pitcher, Ryan Walker, handled the ninth for his third save.The Mariners finished with nine walks...
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