Harrell’s approach to fentanyl crisis: heavy on spectacle, light on substance
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s plan to address the city’s fentanyl crisis must include methods to avoid disproportionately arresting poor people and people of color.
Day: June 15, 2023
Macklemore on Seattle love, Bumbershoot and making ‘BEN’ on Orcas Island
The hometown indie-rapper-turned-crossover-pop-star announced his first-ever show at Climate Pledge Arena, quickly adding a second, nearly six years since he last rocked the old KeyArena.
Seattle’s pandemic-era hiking boom may be over
Hiking in the Seattle area had its first significant drop in popularity in more than a decade, FYI Guy writes.
Safety concerns linger with reopening of King County Courthouse’s main entrance
Two days after the reopening of downtown Seattle’s City Hall Park, the Third Avenue entrance to the King County Courthouse has also reopened.
Why former Husky Joel Dahmen and caddie Geno Bonnalie have become golf’s most interesting duo
PGA Tour player Joel Dahmen, a former Husky from Clarkston, and his caddie, Geno Bonnalie, are best friends, but they are even more than that. Here’s why the fun-loving friends have become fan favorites.
Seattle-area events: Juneteenth Week, Solstice, Father’s Day
The Northwest African American Museum’s Juneteenth Week is here to stay. Plus, other ways of celebrating Juneteenth, the Solstice and Father’s Day this week.
5 PNW Father’s Day activities, from car shows to brunch cruises
If the father figures in your life are notoriously difficult to shop for, give the gift of bonding over unique experiences, including woodworking and cooking classes, wine tastings and more.
Seattle-born actor Rachel Marsh ‘just in awe’ of talent on Netflix’s ‘Unstable’
Rachel Marsh, who first dreamed of becoming an actor while growing up in Seattle, stars alongside Rob Lowe and Fred Armisen in Netflix’s “Unstable.”
92% of Programmers Are Using AI Tools, Says GitHub Developer Survey
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: [A]ccording to a new GitHub programmer survey, “92% of US-based developers are already using AI coding tools both in and outside of work.” GitHub partnered with Wakefield Research to survey 500 US-based e…
Hungry domestic market driving US Southeast cold storage development
Refrigerated warehousing construction is “exploding” in the US Southeast, as one port executive put it, thanks to a growing population and increased for imported produce and other food products.