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As Seattle adopts new developer-friendly rules, don’t expect an immediate building boom
OregonLive.com
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June 30, 2025
Say farewell to single-family zoning as you’ve known it, Seattle. Starting Monday, developers can build up to four homes on city lots that today are dominated by individual houses, the result of a state law meant to add smaller and more affordable...
Teens’ children’s book delves into Asian American history in Washington state
Mercer Island Reporter - Washington State
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June 25, 2025
Grace Go’s gap year after graduating from high school has been replete with vital and life-affirming activities. The Class of 2024 Mercer Island High School graduate has paired with her friend Scarlett Luo, now a rising senior at Edmonds-Woodway...
Federal biologist in Seattle devoted her life to science. Then came Trump’s cuts
The Columbian - Washington State
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EVERETT — Anna Kagley was working at a federal lab in Seattle in 1989 when the Exxon Valdez tanker spilled some 11 million gallons of crude oil in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. She removed gallbladders and sampled bile from young salmon in search...
Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Sow Doubts as Scientists Protest U.S. Pivot on Shots
Cancer Health
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June 30, 2025
As fired and retired scientists rallied outside in the Atlanta heat, an advisory panel that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked to replace experts he’d fired earlier met inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s headquarters to plan a...
Raleigh ties M's record with 35 HRs before break
ESPN Tri Cities - Tennessee
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July 5, 2025
SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh hit his 34th and 35th home runs to set a career high and match Ken Griffey Jr.'s Seattle record for homers before the All-Star break, helping the Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Friday. Raleigh, the major league...
Northwest Gem: Ben Bridge’s Nature-Inspired Flagship Is Revitalizing Downtown Seattle Retail
INSTOREMAG
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June 30, 2025
Ben Bridge Jeweler, Seattle, WA PRESIDENT AND CEO: Lisa Bridge; FOUNDED: 1912; Opened featured location: 2023; STORE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: RGLA Solutions; Henderson Engineers and Wallace Structural Design Engineers; EMPLOYEES: 450; AREA: 5,315...
Orca Network celebrates “Toki’s Legacy” with Washington State Ferries
Journal of the San Juans - Washington State
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June 25, 2025
Submitted by the Orca Network Orca Network and Washington State Ferries will be hosting an event on board the ferry Tokitae on June 29th to celebrate Toki’s Legacy. The ferry’s name, nominated by Orca Network, honors the Southern Resident orca...
Beware of Promoting AI in Products, Researchers Warn Marketers
Slashdot
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June 30, 2025
The Wall Street Journal reports that "consumers have less trust in offerings labeled as being powered by artificial intelligence, which can reduce their interest in buying them, researchers say." The effect is especially pronounced for offerings...
‘Send them home’: To promote tougher policies, report claims Spokane’s homeless aren’t from here
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Half of the homeless people in Spokane aren’t from here and should be given bus tickets home, more strictly enforced by police and cut off from long-term services, according to a recent report released by the Spokane Business Association, a...
Club news: July 5, 2025
The Union - California
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Union publishes Club News each Saturday. To share the latest from your western Nevada County club or organization, email readers@theunion.com. Unfortunately only a small fraction of club submissions are published in the print...
Seattle police forced to call for outside help during armed standoff due to city surveillance limits
MyNorthwest - Washington State
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June 27, 2025
The scene of Friday’s officer-involved shooting and standoff with 53-year-old suspect and ex-convict, Daniel Jolliffe, at the Broadmoor Manor apartment complex near Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood, was chaotic. Body-worn cameras revealed three...
Visit Seattle launches custom AI travel tool
Travel Weekly
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June 30, 2025
Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organisation for Seattle and King Country, has launched Emerald, a custom AI travel tool powered by GuideGeek technology from Matador Network. The new tool provides visitors with instant, custom...
Visit Seattle launches custom AI travel tool
Travel Weekly
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June 30, 2025
Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organisation for Seattle and King Country, has launched Emerald, a custom AI travel tool powered by GuideGeek technology from Matador Network. The new tool provides visitors with instant, custom...
Seattle Queer Art Fest raises over $700 for gender-affirming care at latest Pride Month event
Seattle Gay News - Washington State
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Note: The author of this story knows the organizer of this event personally. It was in 2021 when Xander Schulte realized that top surgery was gender-affirming care that they needed, and after many calls and hours of research, they learned it would...
Seattle Sounders vs Austin Prediction and Betting Tips | June 28, 2025
Sportskeeda
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June 26, 2025
Seattle Sounders host Austin at Lumen Field on Saturday in Major League Soccer. The hosts return to domestic action this weekend after participating in the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup, where they lost all three games, including to reigning...
Seattle Sounders host Austin in Western Conference action
Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
Austin FC (7-7-5, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (7-6-5, sixth in the Western Conference) Seattle; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle -138, Austin FC +371, Draw +264; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM...
Golden State Valkyries will host Seattle Storm at Ballhalla. Here's how to watch
CBS News Bay Area - California
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Updated on: June 29, 2025 / 2:10 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco LGBTQ Golden State Valkyries fans bask in the support from team, league LGBTQ Golden State Valkyries fans bask in the support from team, league 03:29 The Golden State Valkyries are...
25 Questions in 25 Days: Additions to Brian Daboll's staff
Sacramento Sun - California
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Dan Salomone Giants.com is counting down to the start of 2025 Giants Training Camp with 25 questions in 25 days. 18) Who are the new assistants on Brian Daboll's coaching staff in 2025? Dan Salomone:Brian Daboll added seven new coaches to his...
UW advisors win unionization election to join SEIU Local 925
The Daily - Washington State
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July 4, 2025
Over 500 UW advisors across all three campuses won their election to join SEIU Local 925 on July 3 in an 88.5% majority vote. UW advisors began organizing for unionization in 2019 and filed for notice with the university in June 2024. UW advisors...
Labor rights groups seek to put $20-per-hour minimum wage on Olympia’s fall ballot
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) Two labor rights groups rallied outside Olympia City Hall last week before handing in nearly 10,000 signatures toward qualifying the Workers’ Bill of Rights, including raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour, for...