[ad_1] Basler is challenging incumbent King County Elections Director Julie Wise, a longtime elections worker who has been running the office since 2016 and who has overseen the expansion of ballot boxes and language access for elections materials during her time in office. Basler’s platform questions the security and integrity of King County Elections, and …

Could the next King County Elections Director be an election denier? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] In an email to supporters, Black Star Farmers flagged a Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) plan to “destroy” the Black Lives Memorial Garden (BLMG) starting Friday to perform turf renovation. Three years after the 2020 resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the community garden in Cal Anderson represents one of the last relics …

Don’t Let the City Destroy the Black Lives Memorial Garden – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] WSU suffered a sharp decline of Native students as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and it is struggling to attract more such students. “Our young people were impacted the most by the pandemic,” said Zoe Higheagle Strong, WSU’s vice provost for Native American programs, and a citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe. “The …

WA colleges say Indigenous students need more support post-pandemic – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The move has driven about 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the disputed territory, known as both Nagorno-Karabakh and Artsakh, and raised fears of ethnic cleansing. Subscribe to Crosscut Talks on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Podbean. Over the past year, reporter Taija PerryCook spoke with Armenians in Washington, who watched from afar as tensions heightened. In this episode …

Podcast | Washington Armenians respond to attacks on their homeland – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] At around 4 pm on Tuesday, the real rain really fell on Capitol Hill. This was the kind of rain that the fictional taxi driver Travis Bickle longed for. A downpour that could “wash all the scum off the streets” of NYC. Did this kind of rain have something to do with the Seattle …

Will Global Warming Bring an End to Seattle’s Long and Honorable Rejection of the Umbrella? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] “There’s government officials saying things like, ‘Oh, we urge both sides to stop the conflict.’ If Armenia stops fighting, there’s going to be a genocide. If Azerbaijan stops fighting, there’s going to be peace,” said Elizabeth, an Armenian student at UW who was uncomfortable sharing her last name. “So when government officials make statements …

Local Armenians seek community, support in Redmond – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] ☀️☀️☀️: Good morning, Stranger readers. Today will be a nice change of pace from the recent gloomy weather. Around noon the sun will peak out of the clouds and then come into full force for the rest of the day. You’ll still need a jacket considering the temperature will stay in the low 60s. …

Slog AM: Israel Kills 1,300 in Palestine, Real Estate Industry Tries to Buy Next City Council, and a Lesson in Light Rail Etiquette – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] District 4 covers the U District, Wallingford, Wedgwood and northeast Seattle. The district has been represented by Councilmember Alex Pedersen, who was elected in 2019. Pedersen has decided not to seek reelection. Crosscut is one of a large group of media partners presenting this program. The debate was moderated by journalists Matt Markovich of …

Watch: Seattle City Council District 4 debate – Top Seattle Read More »

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[ad_1] At a meeting yesterday evening, the Seattle School Board of Directors introduced proposed budget policies for Seattle Public Schools as part of the board’s work to establish expectations under its new governance model. While the proposal sets out a much broader framework, one policy seeks to balance out the effects that wealthier parent-teacher associations …

Seattle Considers Ways to Spread PTA Money Around More Fairly – Top Seattle Read More »

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[ad_1] (Image: Yalla Seattle) More than 1,000 people marched through downtown Seattle in a Saturday demonstration for a free Palestine as the world awaits an expected Israeli military offensive in Gaza following the Hamas October 7th attacks. The peaceful rally comes amid an outpouring of concern and support for the people caught up in the …

Israel–Hamas war: Hundreds march in Seattle for peace and a free Palestine – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The history of mechanized transit has, since its genesis, been a history of tragic death and casualty. Take the train: Its invention also birthed derailments and collisions, leading nineteenth-century British doctor John Eric Erichsen to discover “railway spine,” a diagnosis for what we call “trauma” today.  The bike’s introduction to modern life didn’t come …

Gears of War – The Stranger – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Before Sarah could pay the bills with comedy, she worked at Google, where employees are fed three incredibly delicious (free!) meals a day. Host Rachel Belle scored a rare, coveted interview with the director of Google’s food program, and we’ll take you behind the scenes of their 400 worldwide cafes.  Sarah is Jamaican-American … …

Your Last Meal | Why comedian Sarah Cooper loves ‘Girl Dinner’ – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] (Image: Urban Animal) (Image: Urban Animal)   CHS 🎃HILLOWEEN🎃 SUBSCRIBER DRIVEBOO! This is about as intrusive as we’ll get. No pledge breaks. No tote bags. Just a call for readers to please consider subscribing to CHS to help us pay writers and photographers to cover the neighborhood. Become a subscriber at $1/$5/$10 a month.   …

How Urban Animal plans to become nation’s first worker-owned veterinary co-op — and what it means for the people who care for Capitol Hill fur babies – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The Seattle Queer Film Festival returns this week and organizers have curated their most exciting lineup ever, featuring everything from a romantic musical to an absurdist superhero satire to an outstanding drama with local ties. (Did you know Lily Gladstone went to high school in Mountlake Terrace? It’s true!) The fest begins today, October …

Five Films You Need to See at Seattle Queer Film Festival – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] In general, in odd-numbered years, Washington voters decide on local races and initiatives. In even-numbered years, they vote on state legislative races and Congress. Every four years, in even-numbered years, voters also decide on statewide races, including the governor, attorney general and secretary of state, as well as the President of the United States.  …

Washington State Voter Guide 2023 – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] If de Nieves’ take on stained glass kindles a yearning for the bright marvels of the real thing, you’re in luck: Not only is Seattle a global glass-art capital, this weekend marks the 5th edition of Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience (Oct. 12 – 15).  At venues across the Puget Sound region, you can …

ArtSEA: Seattle art spaces for solace and contemplation – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] The Seattle Gay News, one of the oldest queer news publications in the country and a staple of the clutter of newspapers, zines, and flyers that have pleasantly littered Capitol Hill hangouts for decades, has a new owner and a new, more regional mission. Stratus Group has acquired SGN to add to its expanding LGBTQ+ …

Under new owner, Seattle Gay News now part of statewide queer media group – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Crashing on the job: Last July, a ferry crashed into the pilings outside of Fauntleroy. Nobody was injured, but the crash incurred $6.7 million in damage to the vessel. The cause of the crash? The ferry master fell asleep. Well, the report is calling it a “microsleep.” The ferry master, who had been with …

Slog AM: Israel Orders 1.1 Million Gazans to Evacuate in 24 Hours, Ferry Crash Caused by “Microsleep,” A New Sign for Cinerama – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Here’s the current plan for the park that has been in development for now over a decade.  Photo by Patrick Robinson Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) asked the public to come and visit on Oct. 10 to review the design and provide final community input on possible additional features for the West Seattle Junction future park …

Seattle Parks still seeking input (and soon name suggestions) for the new park on 40th Ave. SW – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] In the first moments of Rafael Soldi’s new film, a dark-haired teenage boy runs and runs. We see his face in closeup, hear his echoing footfall as he moves toward us from an undefined gray space. The boy seems worried, maybe exhausted, but he doesn’t stop. Is he running away from someone? Or toward …

Fall Arts: Seattle artist explores what it means to be a ‘soft boy’ – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] (Image: Friends of Madison Park) By Cormac Wolf, CHS Intern Friends of Madison Park, the area’s nascent community council, has been hard at work since its founding in April. In their first months, the group has focused on filling the community’s event calendar and their fledgling committees have proven a great alliance between local …

Madison Park’s community council is growing — Will there ever be a Friends of Capitol Hill? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Conservative fear-mongering about the omnipotence of big, scary American cities notwithstanding, even the largest metropolises in the United States control little more than their land and their budgets. Politics in urban America unfold like fistfights in phone booths, with claustrophobic contests over limited space and limited revenue. In the same way that tax proposals …

Planning to Fail – The Stranger – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Information from Seattle Police Blotter #2023-295471/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: At 2:48am on Oct. 12 complainants called 911 to report that there were males wearing masks using hammers and crowbars to break into an ATM. The incident occurred in a parking lot located at the 4200 BLK of SW Morgan St. near West Seattle Thriftway. Officers …

Thieves attempted to use stolen Jaws of Life tool on ATM – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Researchers today have combed 19th-century records of the fur trade to try to discover where the grizzlies’ population in Washington was at that time. The Hudson’s Bay fur trading company accounts give a partial answer. Focusing on trading posts that bracketed the Cascades ecosystem, Forts Langley and Thompson in B.C.; Colville, Okanogan and Nez …

Mossback’s Northwest: Where are Washington’s grizzly bears? – Top Seattle Read More »

[ad_1] Cafe Racer, the Capitol Hill venue dedicated to all ages music will be dark this weekend. It will be dark for coming weeks. If Seattle wants the 11th Ave club’s calendar to fill again, there is work to do. “If everybody pulled together, if there were substantial donations, if there were time, we need …

How Seattle saved Cafe Racer – Top Seattle Read More »