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The Stranger
about 1 hour
So Real
The first time I witnessed Lars Bergquist at work was 10 years ago. He was making large paintings on paper that would go up around the city with wheatpaste. At the time, he was housesitting a friend’s apartment on Capitol Hill in one of those titanic, old buildings with vast carpeted stairwells. Art had taken […] The post So Real appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
about 2 hours
Slog AM: Seattle City Council Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, Katie Wilson Getting Busy for the Sonics Return, Graham Platner Wins Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary
The previous decade obviously gave Seattle a spectacular construction boom, which transformed its skyline dramatically. This decade, on the other hand, might give us a completely different kind of boom: the transportation, by public means, of millions of people around the city. In April, the month after Cross Connection opened, Link experienced an astonishing 46 […] The post Slog AM: Seattle City Council Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, Katie Wilson Getting Busy for the Sonics Return, Graham Platner Wins Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary appeared first on The Stranger.
My Ballard
about 2 hours
Crown Hill Village Street Fest is coming this weekend
The Crown Hill Village Association is hosting its annual Crown Hill Street Festival on Saturday, June 13. The street fest will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. at Crown ... Read more
GeekWire
about 2 hours
Bill Gates goes to Capitol Hill in Epstein case as his ventures feel the effects
Bill Gates appeared voluntarily behind closed doors before House Oversight Committee investigators on Wednesday to answer questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, part of a larger turn in his image that has been rippling through the Seattle-area institutions he built and funds. Read More
GeekWire
about 4 hours
Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Graduates jeering AI are ‘telling us what we need to hear’
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and a GeekWire interview, argues that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company's own future depends on people staying employed. He acknowledges the tension with the tech industry's job cuts while contending that fields like computer science are changing, not disappearing. Read More
GeekWire
about 5 hours
Ex-Icertis executives raise $7.5M for Rivvun, a startup that recovers lost corporate cash
Two former executives from enterprise software giant Icertis have teamed up to launch a new Seattle startup aimed at a multi-trillion-dollar corporate headache. Read More
GeekWire
about 18 hours
‘This is Seattle’s position on AI’: City Council votes unanimously to pause new data centers
The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to halt applications for data centers larger than 20 megavolt-amperes for one year, while the city studies their impact on the power grid, water supply, utility rates, and economy. The moratorium takes effect as soon as Mayor Katie Wilson signs it. Read More
The Stranger
about 18 hours
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Unveils New 75-Unit Shelter
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a new 75-unit tiny house shelter in Interbay over the weekend. It’s the first opening in the mayor’s ambitious program to open 4,000 shelter beds by the end of her term. But the new shelter still fell well short of her first goal: building 500 new units before the World […] The post Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Unveils New 75-Unit Shelter appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
about 20 hours
Founders on the frontiers of space and robotics show off their gadgets and tell the stories behind them
Carbon Robotics, Overland AI, Starcloud and Starfish Space get their share of the spotlight at a DeepTech session featuring AI chips, satellites and more. Read More
My Ballard
about 20 hours
Seattle Parks seeks feedback on future of tennis and pickleball courts
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is hosting a second round of public engagement meetings for its Outdoor Racquet Sports Strategy, including a meeting in Ballard later this month. According to ... Read more
My Ballard
about 20 hours
Transportation safety upgrades coming to Shilshole Avenue NW
Shilshole Avenue NW is slated for safety upgrades, including shoulder improvements, pothole repairs, and new striping aimed at better defining parking, driveways, and walkways. Councilmember Dan Strauss announced the improvement ... Read more
The Stranger
about 21 hours
The Crocodile Plots Its Future
Venerable Seattle entertainment venue the Crocodile has been sold to a consortium of out-of-towners led by talent manager Jimmy Miller and Mike McAvoy, The Onion‘s former CEO. As reported in the Seattle Times, the group’s Comedy Tent umbrella company also runs the Upright Citizens Brigade, the film and television company Abso Lutely Productions, and Pittsburgh […] The post The Crocodile Plots Its Future appeared first on The Stranger.