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DOOM LOOP: The Results Are In

The police chief discusses the results of the latest Public Safety Survey with his team.

The Roundup: Meet the Grand Marshal Who's Making History

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to De Aunt'e Damper about being the first Seattle Pride Parade Grand Marshal who's a Black man from Seattle.

After 30 years behind the counter, the Bhamipuri Family says goodbye

When Shawn Sedha was born, his parents didn’t go home from the hospital. They went straight to the Fremont 7-Eleven. “This place meant so much to us,” Sedha said. “This was, for them, the American dream.” For more than 30 years, the Bhamipuri family ran the 7-Eleven at 304 N 36th St. It’s a store […]

Street trees slated for removal at former funeral home site

Notices posted to trees along N 36th Street, Evanston Avenue N, and Dayton Avenue N are alerting neighbors to proposed tree removal at 508 N 36th St., the former Harvey Family Funeral Home site. Five trees are slated for removal under SDOT permit SDOTTRLA0001077: three red maples on N 36th Street, each measuring 28 inches […]

Seattle Rezones Rainier Beach Site, But Affordable Housing Remains Years Away

Rainier Beach gained new zoning capacity for affordable housing, yet no housing project is currently on the horizon. Here's what's planned for the site now.

It’s almost Solstice time, Fremonsters

Summer officially arrives in the Center of the Universe June 20-21, as the Fremont Solstice Parade and Fair returns for another year of creativity and community. Two days of art, music, and Fremont magic await. And of course there will be painted cyclists. The Solstice Parade: A parade unlike any other The heart of the […]

Celebrate Pride 2026, South End Style

Looking for Pride plans beyond downtown? Our guide rounds up South Seattle's biggest LBGTQIA+ celebrations, from White Center and Columbia City to Georgetown, Hillman City, and beyond.

Fremont relics spotted at Ballard Reuse

Pieces of Fremont history turned up in Ballard this week. Tucked among the reclaimed lumber and vintage fixtures at Ballard Reuse, a handful of salvaged items recently surfaced: signage from Norm’s Eatery and Ale House, Baila Bar, and the Backdoor at Roxy’s… three Fremont spots that have closed in recent years on a block that’s […]

OPINION | To the Class of 2026: Your Actions Can Help Shape Our Future

Black and Brown Youth in the South End Find Their Voices Through Spoken-Word Poetry

The Electric Sculptures of Black Artist Tom Lloyd Illuminate the Frye

An exhibition at Frye Art Museum called "Tom Lloyd" is a fascinating exploration into the career of Lloyd, an early pioneer of light art who has remained obscured from broader art history.

Release the Kraken: NW 36th Street reopens with new public art

NW 36th Street, between Leary Way NW and 3rd Avenue NW, quietly reopened last week to cars and pedestrians. The street had been closed as part of the Ship Canal Water Quality Project. The reopening also gives Fremont its first full look at “Release the Kraken,” a new mural by artist Justin Gibbens painted directly […]