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With Astros on their tail, first-place Mariners face critical trade deadline
More than any other team in baseball, the first-place Seattle Mariners may feel the heat as the season progresses. That's mainly because a recent hot streak by Houston has the Astros sitting just one game back of the AL West leaders.The Mariners' story in 2024 is straightforward: They have terrific pitching, sometimes even historically so, paired with dismal hitting. No one in the regular lineup has an OPS above .750. They strike out too much and don't make enough contact. Consequently, their +19 run differential is the lowest among division leaders.The Mariners resume play Friday with a season-defining series in...
BOO Seattle Shares Lineup For 2024 Halloween Weekend Haunt
Insomniac has shared the 2024 lineup for BOO Seattle, the Pacific Northwest’s new favorite Halloween weekend tradition. Entering its fourth year in Washington, the two-day rave will be back at Seattle’s WAMU Theater on October 25 and 26. Partygoers are invited to embrace the paranormal electronic talents of over 40 leading dance acts, performing across three stages for some spooky good fun.
Seattle developer may redesign housing project to save local Douglas fir named Vida
SEATTLE — Activists working to save a large Douglas fir in Seattle may have convinced a developer to redesign plans to build housing around the tree instead of cutting it down. The Douglas fir has been named Vida and those working to protect it said it grows out of...
A Major EDM Club Opens on Minor Avenue
"It's probably a good thing you're wearing a mask," Guy Godefroy tells me as we walk through the main room of the ambitious new Capitol Hill nightclub, VICE Seattle, which is saturated with construction dust. Four days before VICE's July 19 red carpet grand opening, workers are furiously grinding, sawing, drilling, and hammering. Consequently, we had to conduct the interview in a remote, concrete-walled stairwell.
Seattle Restaurant Workers Could See a Big Spike in Pay Next Year
As restaurant owners wait for the Seattle City Council to deal with high delivery app fees, there’s another challenge facing their businesses, reports the Seattle Times: The minimum wage at restaurants could go up by as much as $3 next year. That would be a huge boost for many low-wage workers, and also potentially an existential threat for restaurants that rely on those workers.
Starbucks announces permanent closure of Alki store, customers start petition
SEATTLE — Starbucks has announced the permanent closure of its Alki store which has caused some customers to start a petition trying to save it. In a statement, the company announced it will be closing its Alki location at 2742 Alki Ave. SW. The announcement said it would be adjusting the operations of two stores in the West Seattle area.
Mariners Hall of Famers to Be Involved in Ceremonial First Pitch on Friday vs. Astros
The Seattle Mariners are welcoming back team Hall of Famers Jamie Moyer and Dan Wilson on Friday night as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of T-Mobile Park, which opened up in July of 1999.
Owner of Former Lusty Lady Building Purchases 27-Unit Marketside Flats in Seattle for $10.2MM
Another multifamily community in Seattle has traded hands recently. Marketside Flats, a 27-unit apartment building, was purchased for $10.2 million, or approximately $377,777 per unit, according to King County public records. A report from the Puget Sound Business Journal shows that the buyer was entrepreneur Andrew Conru, who also owns the former Lusty Lady building on Post Alley, which sits nearby. The seller was an entity affiliated with Mack Real Estate Group.
Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution
Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changing how scientists understand intelligence — and bringing into question our accepted version of evolution. A 2020 study demonstrated...
$40MM Permanent Loan Secured to Refinance 235-Unit The Mercer Apartments on Seattle’s Mercer Island
The Mercer Apartments on Seattle’s Mercer Island Offers 235-Class A Apartments over 20,000 Square Feet of Street Front Retail Space in Two Buildings; Low Leverage Life Company Loan Positions Asset for Legacy Hold with Attractive Terms and Rate. Seattle, Wash. (July 18, 2024) – Gantry, the largest independent commercial...
Big Lazy brings their jazzy surf-twang to Seattle's Royal Room
Guitarist Stephen Ulrich’s trio Big Lazy visits Seattle’s Royal Room this Friday night, sharing their ethereal sounds that will transport you to the movie theater of your mind. Big Lazy has mesmerized audiences in New York City for more than two decades. Their music has been described as...
Single-Family Rent Growth Strengthens In May
A lack of buyer affordability has more Americans supporting rental demand as investor sentiment grows. In a positive turn for single-family home investors, whose activity has been subdued since the end of 2022, single-family rental prices rose 3.2% nationally in May, the fastest rate in a year and in line with numbers recorded over the decade before the pandemic.
Sports bar Slim Goody opening this weekend on Ballard Ave
A new sports bar is opening on Ballard Ave: It’s called Slim Goody, and it’s opening on Friday, July 19 in the former Great State Burger location at 5411 Ballard Ave. Great State Burger closed in Feb. 2023—it’s been empty since Slim Goody announced its plans to open in April this year.
Aurora Avenue reels from 3rd shooting in 12 days amid pimp turf wars, trafficking issues
SEATTLE — New surveillance video captured yet another shooting near 101 St. and Aurora Avenue, with this latest incident happening early Wednesday morning, just before 1:30 a.m. Police believe these shootings are in part tied to sex trafficking and turf wars in the area and are trying to clamp...
Amazon says this year's Prime Day was its biggest ever
SEATTLE - Amazon saw record sales for Prime Day this week as Prime members purchased more items than ever before, the company announced Thursday. The Seattle e-commerce giant, which does not disclose how much it earns during the popular discount event, also said "millions" of customers joined Prime in the past three weeks to take advantage of the discount event, which ended right before midnight Pacific Standard Time on Thursday.
CAA and ESPN Alum Courtney Carter Joins Soccer Teams Seattle Sounders FC and Reign FC as Chief Revenue Officer
CAA and ESPN alum Courtney Carter has been tapped as chief revenue officer for Seattle’s professional soccer teams, Sounders FC and Reign FC. Carter’s appointment comes on the heels of a transaction completed last month financed through an investment from private equity giant Carlyle that brought the Seattle Reign FC women’s soccer team under the same umbrella as the Seattle Sounders FC men’s soccer team. The deal reflects two big trends in U.S. sports: Growing demand for professional soccer and for women’s sports in particular. The Sounders FC are affliated with Major League Soccer while Reign FC is aligned with National...
Kraken Traded Veteran Defenseman To The Ducks Despite His Request To Go To The East Coast
The Seattle Kraken needed to free up cap space and a roster spot so they traded veteran defenseman Brian Dumoulin to the Anaheim Ducks despite his request to be traded to an East Coast team.
Boeing Classic Kicks Off at Snoqualmie Ridge Next Month
Tickets are on sale now for the 19th annual Boeing Classic, one of 28 PGA Tour Champions events in the world for men’s professional golfers age 50 and over. The event is scheduled for Aug. 9-11 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. A Boeing jet flyover is scheduled to...
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