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Golden Gardens now has a portable sauna
You may have noticed a big barrel parked at Golden Gardens. It’s a 20-foot portable communal sauna, owned by Bywater Sauna and organized by the Coldwater Collective, a Seattle cold-plunge group. Cold plunging is having a moment, with groups gathering at beaches around Seattle to plunge into the Puget...
REMINDER: See BAT Theatre’s ‘Fallen Angels’ at Marvista Park this Sunday, July 21
REMINDER: BAT Theatre’s first outdoor performance of “Fallen Angels” will be this Sunday, July 21, 2024, starting at 5 p.m. at Marvista Park in Normandy Park. “Fallen Angels” is a family-friendly comedy by the English playwright Noël Coward, adapted by Rachel Rene. Enjoy a FREE...
Raven sculpture stolen from Interurban Trail in Shoreline
SHORELINE, Wash. — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a stolen sculpture from the city of Shoreline. On Tuesday, it was reported to police that the Emissary Raven sculpture was stolen from its pedestal at the Interurban trailhead near North 145th Street and Linden Avenue North in Shoreline, according to the city.
Fish-friendly Green Cove Creek culvert project going forward, contractors awarded project
The Board of County Commissioners awarded Aberdeen-based Quigg Bros Inc. a contract to replace a culvert along Green Cove Creek at Country Club Road. The contract, for $6,837,096, was approved on Tuesday, July 16. However, the board also authorized the director of the public works department to approve necessary amendments to the contract as long as it does not exceed $7.5 million.
For the Mariners’ first-time All-Stars, experience counts
Thanks to Torey Louvello’s frantic maneuvering to make sure every one of his National League All-Stars got into the Midsummer Classic, only two teams didn’t have All-Star representatives actually play in the 94th annual MLB All-Star Game, and both came from the AL West: the Angels and Mariners.
25,000-acre fire burning near Lake Chelan started by a human
STEHEKIN, Wash. — The wildfire burning near Lake Chelan has grown to 25,000 acres since June and now has the town of Stehekin under Level 1 Evacuation notice. The Pioneer Fire is believed to be human-caused and remains under investigation. Residents in Stehekin are preparing to evacuate if the...
Scene in Edmonds: Creating fish habitat
On her walk Thursday, photographer Julia Wiese approached the sea wall area at Brackett’s Landing, watching as three people struggled to move a concrete block to the sea wall’s base. She walked down to where more blocks were staged and spoke to a woman named Judy, whose husband...
Man shoots at Tacoma school patrol officer outside district offices
TACOMA, Wash. - Police are looking for a person who shot at a Tacoma school patrol officer outside district offices Friday afternoon. The shooting happened at the Tacoma Public Schools offices on S. 8th Street in downtown Tacoma. The suspect shot into the patrol vehicle from behind, narrowly missing the...
Wenatchee Hit With Heat Advisory, Warning In 19 Out Of 20 Days
Much of Washington east of the Cascades is going through an extended period of unusually hot weather. The Wenatchee area has been under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning for all but two days in July. The advisories started on July 2nd and the only break without an advisory...
Homegrown permanently closing 10 Seattle-area locations
SEATTLE — A total of 158 people will be laid off when 10 of Homegrown Seattle-area locations close in September. Homegrown Partners LLC announced it will permanently close the restaurants on Sept. 15, according to the Employment Security Department. The remaining locations in downtown Seattle and Mercer Island as...
Grocery Outlet opens in Elma, draws a lot of fanfare
Jul. 18—Shannon Browning made a lot of people who live in Elma happy Thursday morning. In turn, the people made her smile ear-to-ear. Browning, the owner of the brand new Grocery Outlet — 10 Eagle Dr. — is glad to be of service to her fellow Elma residents. 3,505 people live in Elma, according to an April 1 population estimate from the Washington state Office of Financial Management. ...
Jenny Slagle: Indigenous Leader, Business Owner, Alumna, Mom
When Jenny Slagle was searching for an online business degree program, Bellevue College stood out. She was attracted to the college’s offerings and the security of knowing the college was in her state. “When I was ready to go back to school, I appreciated that I could do the...
Proposed Port Angeles pilot project seeks to test technology to pull harmful carbon dioxide out of the air
Carbon pollution is the main driver behind the higher temperatures and severe weather that threatens our environment and economy. Much of the short-term focus of addressing the threat of climate change is on reducing emissions, but new technologies engineered to pull carbon out of the air also promise to be an important part of how we meet the challenge ahead of us.
Bothell council votes to donate downtown lot for affordable housing
Bothell spent roughly $20.6 million starting in 2009 to buy 18 acres in downtown from the Northshore School District. Since then, the city has sold eight properties for more than $28.8 million. The city still owns a number of lots downtown including the 1.67 acre lot known as P-South a block from Pop Keeney Stadium.
UW Softball Adds Three To Roster
SEATTLE – Washington softball head coach Heather Tarr has announced the additions of Tia Durst, Alycia Flores and Charity Sevaatasi on Thursday. TIA DURST | CATCHER | SYCAMORE, ILL. | SYCAMORE HS | LAKE LAND. Durst makes her way to Seattle after a season at Lake Land College. Last...
Washington state wants to help pay for your new heat pump.
Is it too late to be talking about upgrading your HVAC system? (I'm talking air conditioning now). There are several ways that you can actually save money on switching over to a heat pump system. For your home. Why a heat pump?. According to energy.gov. “Unlike standard compressors that can...
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