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GeekWire
21 days
Starbucks layoffs impact 252 jobs at Seattle support center, including VPs and other senior roles
A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts "will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions." Read More
West Seattle Blog
21 days
Comedy, mega-low tide, more for your West Seattle Monday
(Photo by Lars Lindblad, who explains: ‘My daughter aboard the Water Taxi heading home at sunset after a Mariners game. That boat ride never gets old!’) Here’s your Monday list of highlights, mostly from our West Seattle Event Calendar: BABY STORY TIME: Noon at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW). For up-to-18-month-olds. Free. MEGA-LOW TIDE: 12:36 […]
GeekWire
21 days
Gates Foundation ends an era, selling off all remaining Microsoft stock
The Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7 million shares of Microsoft, marking the end of an era for the Seattle-based philanthropy as it ramps up global grantmaking. Read More
West Seattle Blog
21 days
Learn about West Seattle musical legend while supporting Admiral’s summer concerts!
He’s a West Seattle-rooted music legend, but you might not know much about Earl Robinson. Here’s your chance to change that, while supporting a summertime concert series. Here’s the announcement from the Admiral Neighborhood Association: The Admiral Neighborhood Association, in partnership with Far Away Entertainment and the Historic Admiral Theater, is excited to announce a […]
GeekWire
21 days
AWS veteran Matt Wood returns to cloud giant in new role: chief AI and technology officer
Matt Wood, who spent more than 14 years helping to lead Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives… Read More
West Seattle Blog
21 days
WHALES: Orcas southbound off West Seattle
We start Monday with orcas in the area! Kersti Muul tells us transient orcas are southbound approaching the Fauntleroy ferry lanes.
GeekWire
21 days
Opinion: Don’t let the OpenAI soap opera hide the precedent
Computer scientist and AI veteran Oren Etzioni argues that OpenAI's nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion sets a dangerous precedent for American charity law, and that the real reckoning will have to come from Washington, not the Oakland courtroom Read More
West Seattle Blog
21 days
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Monday watch
6:03 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Monday, May 18, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Mostly cloudy, becoming sunny, mid-60s high. Sunrise was at 5:28 am; sunset will be at 8:44 pm. AFTER THE CLOSURES The weekend closures of the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge and driving lanes on the West Seattle low bridge are both scheduled […]
West Seattle Blog
21 days
About the ‘scenes of violence’ response south of The Junction
For those wondering about the Seattle Fire “scenes of violence” response at an apartment building just south of The Junction, in the 5000 block of California SW: This was dispatched as a person believed to be injured from self-harm. (Reminder: The 988 crisis hotline is there to offer help, 24/7.)
West Seattle Blog
22 days
VIDEO, PHOTOS: 2026’s West Seattle 5K was the biggest ever!
PHOTOS BY OLIVER HAMLIN FOR WEST SEATTLE BLOG (unless otherwise credited) The sea of people rolling out from the West Seattle 5K start line at 61st/Alki this morning was deeper than ever – more than 1,800 registered runners and walkers by race time, a new WS5K record. Here’s our annual video of everybody taking off […]
West Seattle Blog
22 days
Power outage in Brace Point area
Thanks for the tip! Seattle City Light says 319 customers in the Brace Point area lost power just before 5:30 pm. That’s the same area where SCL has been working for months on a long-delayed project to replace equipment including buried cables that have factored into past outages. No word yet what’s to blame this […]
West Seattle Blog
22 days
PHOTOS: Mega-low tides reveal West Seattle shores’ wildlife
Thanks for all the photos! Mega-low tides these next few days have brought out shore explorers for a close look at wildlife. Bob Burns sent the top photo of the much-exposed Lincoln Park beach; that’s also where Brandy DeWeese photographed these creatures: Janelle Otterholt sent these from Lowman Beach: The mega-low tides can also be […]