Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
A joint investigative journalism project from the Seattle Times and KUOW has made new revelations about the CHOP killing of teen Antonio Mays Jr. including an account from a previously unknown witness and video evidence ...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 04:36 PM
West Seattle Blog
That bird-enhanced view of the smoky sunrise is from Theresa Arbow-O’Connor. Along with the ongoing Air Quality Alert throuh 5 pm Thursday, we now also have a Heat Advisory headed this way, 10 am Wednesday to 10 pm...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 03:34 PM
Publicola
By Erica C. Barnett Mainstream media outlets and many Seattle City Councilmembers have expressed outrage over Mayor Katie Wilson’s decision… The post Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren’t Just ...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 03:26 PM
Seattle Weekly
What seemed like a simple, short flight for Alan Williams to Lake Meridian in Kent so a friend could use his seaplane as a backdrop for a wedding ceremony, turned out to be the final flight for the 74-year-old pilot.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 02:55 PM
West Seattle Blog
(CARE Department photo) Starting tomorrow, the crisis responders who are part of the city’s CARE public-safety department are expanding their hours citywide. Here’s the announcement: Effective tomorrow, Augus...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 01:54 PM
My Ballard
Two years after Exit 5 Korean BBQ announced its plans to open a new location in Ballard, they’re hinting at a 2026 opening. An employee told My Ballard on Tuesday ... Read more
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 01:30 PM
West Seattle Blog
Thanks for the tip. 16th/Holden is partly blocked by a crash and the resulting medical response. Avoid the area for a while.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 01:11 PM
Seattle Weekly
Firefighters were still battling Monday to gain control of wildfires that tore through residential areas in and around Spokane over the weekend.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Seattle Weekly
Silvio Amador wins seven races over the race weekend, four of them coming on Sunday.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:30 AM
West Seattle Blog
Thanks for the tips. A tagger has vandalized the community-painted mural at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook. You can’t tell it from our photo – and we do our best to not give taggers more exposure by showing t...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Seattle Weekly
Instinct says government shouldn’t fund local news. But investigative watchdogs haven’t curbed their criticisms.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The Urbanist
The deadline to get a ballot to a drop box in Washington draws near, with voter turnout lagging even where it was four years ago. Ballots are due tonight at 8pm.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:59 AM
West Seattle Blog
A large group of transient orcas is passing through the Bainbridge ferry lanes, southbound, reports Kersti Muul, which means they’ll be in view off West Seattle before long if they don’t change direction.
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:59 AM
My Ballard
Tonight is the annual Night Out event, with several block parties and street closures planned in Ballard. The Seattle Police Department’s crime prevention department promotes Night Out, a national event ... Read mo...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
The biggest political race playing out across Seattle’s Capitol Hill this Election Day is more of a preliminary heat with the top two vote getters destined to battle again into November. Still, the primary carries ...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
Seattle’s CARE Department is ready for a big step as the city’s crisis responders are expanding their hours to daily from 6:30 AM to 1:00 AM across Seattle. The unit previously operated from noon to 10:00 PM The sc...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:04 AM
My Ballard
Ballard Food Bank has purchased a second property just steps from its current facility and plans to renovate both buildings to expand its capacity as demand for food assistance continues ... Read more
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 10:02 AM
West Seattle Blog
(Smoky sunrise – photo by Stewart L.) Here’s our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: VOTE! As noted later in the list, you have until 8 p...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 09:13 AM
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
The Seattle City Council’s finance committee is spending part of its Tuesday morning session pounding out details of the 2026 Mid-Year Supplemental Budget. The annual effort adjusts existing city budget allocations...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 09:00 AM
The Urbanist
Sound Transit recently revealed light rail won't reach Ballard until "around 2060" without further intervention. Seattle Subway lays out a path to greatly accelerate this delivery date, which they call “wildly unacceptab...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 07:38 AM
West Seattle Blog
6:29 AM: Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 4, 2026. BRIDGE INCIDENT Multiple texters have reported at least one person on foot in the outside lane of the eastbound bridge. It appears an SFD rescue-standby response...
Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 06:29 AM
West Seattle Blog
(Reader photos) Also seen at sunset: West Seattle’s latest derelict boat, still beached at Constellation Park. We first mentioned it a week ago; it apparently floated off for a while, then we started hearing about ...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 11:58 PM
West Seattle Blog
Thanks to Carol Ann Joyce for the photo of tonight’s sunset, with the expected tint that results from wildfire smoke. As reported this morning, an Air Quality Alert is in effect for at least the next two days. Most...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 08:45 PM
West Seattle Blog
6:22 PM: SFD and SPD are responding to a report of an 18-year-old with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in the 9400 block of 20th SW [vicinity map]. However, officers told dispatch that the victim says it happened somewher...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 06:22 PM
West Seattle Blog
WSB team members spotted the sign-wavers on the Andover bike/foot overpass a short time ago, including West Seattle Indivisible members reminding you to vote, and Seattle Public Library levy supporters nearby. The levy i...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 05:58 PM
Seattle Weekly
Several major highway constructions will overlap this weekend, including a full closure of I-405.
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 05:34 PM
Publicola
By Josh Feit PubliCola isn’t making endorsements this year, but election season (see item 3 below) gives me the perfect… The post New Column! Introducing Greater Seattle appeared first on PubliCola.
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 04:53 PM
West Seattle Blog
As with the Lander Pedestrian Street table during Sunday’s West Seattle Farmers’ Market, SDOT plans an info table/booth at this Saturday’s Delridge Farmers’ Market for West Seattle’s other P...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 04:43 PM
My Ballard
Here’s your weekly events roundup for Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 9 in Ballard. Plenty is happening around Ballard this week, from trivia nights and craft workshops to family-friendly ... Read more
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 04:26 PM
Seattle Weekly
A wildfire smoke alert has been issued Monday, Aug. 3 from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and local health agencies of King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 03:50 PM
My Ballard
Construction is ramping back up in Ballard as crews begin the next phase of tunneling for the Ship Canal Water Quality Project following the end of the FIFA World Cup ... Read more
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 03:30 PM
Seattle Weekly
Delays are also expected on SR 520 and 202.
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 02:40 PM
West Seattle Blog
(Photo courtesy Log House Museum – volunteers previewing ‘Beyond Alki’) The Log House Museum‘s brand-new “Beyond Alki” exhibit is finally ready to go public! Here’s the announcem...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 02:39 PM
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog
Saulo Cruz’s Capitol Hill collection is growing. The food and drink entrepreneur is the new owner of Pike/Pine’s Poquitos. “We told you we were building something. We weren’t building from scratch,̶...
Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 02:28 PM