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Blasting project rankles Washougal neighbors
A group of Washougal residents are voicing their concerns about a blasting project set to begin later this month in their neighborhood, claiming that it has the potential to damage nearby homes and negatively impact their neighborhood’s livability. “Any construction or blasting that has a probability of damaging neighboring...
Camas’ Northwest 38th Avenue corridor improvements head into final phase
The final phase of a multi-year road improvement project along Camas’ Northwest 38th Avenue corridor is set to enter its third and final phase of construction later this year. Camas officials will consider approval of a $797,843 agreement with PBS Engineering and Environmental, Inc. for construction management related to...
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.
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.
Earwig workshops planned for Pacific Northwest apple and pear growers
Apple and pear growers might, especially those looking to boost natural-enemy populations for biological control of aphids and pear psylla in their orchards. Washington State University researchers want to build on their findings that earwig releases can be beneficial and are hosting a series of workshops to show growers how easy it is to trap the insects in hot spots where they are not wanted — say, an organic peach orchard — and release them in pear and apple blocks.
Visitors are filling downtown Seattle streets near pre-pandemic levels
Sunshine in Seattle means more people out and about. Data from the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) confirmed visitors are coming back to downtown, filling the streets at levels close to 2019. According to DSA data, nearly 2.9 million unique visitors came to downtown in June 2024, 91% of the visitors...
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...
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.
Seattle officer fired over 'callous' remarks about woman who was fatally struck by a police car
A Seattle police officer has been fired a year and a half after his body camera recorded him laughing and saying a woman’s life had “limited value” after she was fatally struck by another officer’s police cruiser, authorities said. Officer Daniel Auderer made the remarks after...
Lake Burien facility for troubled youth opens with new state oversight, funding
(The Center Square) – Local officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday for the new Lake Burien Transitional Care Facility for youth. The facility on the eastern shores of Lake Burien was built in the 1930s and was initially used as a 30-bed home for girls who became wards of the state. Most recently the property was a treatment facility for youths with serious mental illness or behavioral concerns, but...
Fircrest FUN Days, July 19th & 20th
COMMENCEMENT BANK AND FIRCREST PARKS & REC ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT:. We’re excited to announce the BACK to the 80’s DANCE PARTY and Costume Contest!. Get ready for a MOST excellent and tubular event happening at Friday Night FUN of the 2024 FIRCREST FUN DAYS! We’ll be dancing the night away to the hits of the 80s as DJ Craig spins all the favorite tunes. They’ll be fun activities throughout the night AND a costume contest with prizes for the BEST 80’s outfit!
Human finger found in Tacoma driveway IDed, returned to owner
The case of a mysterious human finger found in a Tacoma driveway earlier this month has been solved and the digit has been returned to its rightful owner. During the afternoon of July 5, Tacoma Police Department (TPD) officers responded to a report of a finger found in a driveway in the 800 block of South Pine Street, according to a statement TPD Public Information Officer Detective William Muse sent to MyNorthwest.
Training the trainers to treat overdoses
Jul. 18—An overdosing man lies unconscious on the edge of a traffic circle, his lower leg and foot extend onto the circular roadway, and yet cars pass by and no one stops to help. Perhaps no one driving in those cars could help. But with some help from groups, such as the Aberdeen Rotary Club, maybe they'll be able to help save such a man, and soon. Grays Harbor County has had close to 400 ...
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