Supporters of Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes rallied at City Hall Thursday morning, as word spread that Mayor Katie Wilson gave him a choice: resign or be fired. The move comes amid fallout over the city’s handling of a deadly mass shooting at a festival earlier this week.

Fired or resigned? Seattle Police Chief Barnes supporters rally amid reports he's been ousted

Supporters of Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes rallied at City Hall Thursday morning, as word spread that Mayor Katie Wilson gave him a choice: resign or be fired. The move comes amid fallout over the city’s handling of a deadly mass shooting at a festival earlier this week.

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August 15: Lake Washington Blvd Bash with music, food and open streets #SEAbikes #Seattle

August 15: Lake Washington Blvd Bash with music, food and open streets

Summer on Lake Washington Boulevard keeps getting better. Not only are there Bicycle Weekends every non-SeaFair weekend, but a coalition of community groups are getting together to host the first Lake WA Blvd Bash, a free festival of music and food in the middle of the historic car-free route. From noon to 7 p.m. August 15, join the Seattle Streets Alliance, Bike Works and Outdoors For All at the Ferdinand Street Hand Carry Boat Launch. Can be enjoyed from land or water, so bring your paddleboard or floaties if that's your style.

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Bars in London close at 12 AM, Monday - Thursday? What. Point for New York City on the global competition scale 😅 And I thought Washington State had puritan views on drinking. Wow. So surprised I never knew this.

Hello, London? ☎️ 🇬🇧 Another bucket-list city checked off. As an American, I have a different relationship with London than many people across the Commonwealth.

Why ride a bike in big cities? It can often be faster than public transit and more scenic, even in large cities like London.

One takeaway from this trip: the U.S. and China often seem preoccupied with competing for global influence, while much of Europe appears focused on making everyday life more livable.

My new friend: Luas 🚊🍀 I’ve grown fond of Dublin’s tram system. As a transit nerd, I usually prefer tunnels or elevated rail—they’re faster and more reliable—but there’s an undeniable charm to a well-designed surface tram.

One of my favorite parts of traveling is proving my own assumptions wrong. This trip, I’ve been rethinking the idea that food from the British Isles can’t compete with the rest of Europe. This Irish lamb stew was rich, comforting, and packed with flavor.

Sláinte from Ireland 🍺 🇮🇪

London has shown what is possible when a major city refuses to accept dirty air as inevitable. The world's largest clean air zone of its kind, cleaner buses and bold borough-level action have together cut harmful pollutants far faster than the experts predicted.

Local Authorities In England Praised For Clean Air Progress In New Study

The report by the UK100 group of councils claims local work around tacking air pollution between 2019 and 2025 prevented an estimated 13,722 deaths.

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Great tour of Seattle Center’s new bollard system today with partners from SDOT, Pike Place Market, and the community. Lots of lessons for creating people-first streets that still work for deliveries, events, and emergency access. Thanks for hosting Seattle Center.

The Seattle Center is modernizing their bollard system, so we organized a tour to learn how it helps manage the complex loading and unloading needs for their businesses and cultural institutions. We were joined by representatives from SDOT, Pike Place groups, and community members. Thanks SC staff!

Croissants before the ride. A sunny roll out to Seward Park. Beers & wings afterward. And, of course, plenty of Seattle hills… up, down, & back up again. 😅 Good food, good company, & a reminder that some of the best days are the ones you experience at bike speed. Saturdays are for slow rolls. ☀️🚲💛

The North American World Cup has felt like the 250th birthday celebration the USA needed. It has showcased the diversity of our communities, the vibrancy of our cities, & something that can get lost in today’s politics: our capacity for hospitality & welcoming people from around the world.

What Seattle World Cup matches show us about U.S. as country turns 250

Having the World Cup in Seattle showcased what is really beautiful about our region and country, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes. It’s not what’s on the pitch.

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Union Seattle’s Block Party expanded by a whole block on 10th this year. Love to see it. 🌈 Every block we open to people instead of cars becomes a place to dance, connect, and celebrate community. Here’s to reimagining our streets one block at a time. Happy Pride! ❤️

The Egyptians are celebrating! Reminder: expect delays if you're traveling near Seattle Stadium before, during, and after the FIFA World Cup match this evening. Streets in Pioneer Square are open for celebration and closed for vehicles until about 2 hours after the end of the match.

Love to see it. Pride is in the air, and street closures are going up on Capitol Hill to open the street to people for dancing, community, and general summer love this Seattle Pride. Hoping the festivities don’t get too rained out this weekend. Today is absolutely gorgeous.

In the Ephemeral City, very few things last forever. Sad to see Queer/Bar close down. It was a space that made room for drag, and served as a haven for many in the non-binary, bi, & trans communities within Seattle’s Queer scene. Curious to see what comes next for the space.

Switch: The Cuff is taking over Queer/Bar — a year after Queer/Bar sold off The Cuff

With a Pike/Pine business couple ready to step away from the nightlife industry, there are some changes going on in Capitol Hill’s gay bar scene. Queer/Bar is getting familiar new owners. Sea…

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Attachment styles are becoming the new horoscopes. Useful? Sure. A complete explanation for every relationship, text message, and life decision? Probably not. The internet loves labels. Actual growth usually comes from self-awareness, accountability, and doing the work.

“Seattle has terrible transit” is a piece of civic self-talk we should probably retire. Could it be better? Absolutely. But Link keeps setting ridership records as new lines open and major events bring people into the city. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle light rail ridership just beat its last World Cup-driven record

The combination of the U.S.-Australia soccer match and a sold-out Mariners game helped push passenger counts Friday to 280,000 people.

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There were more than 83,000 trips using shared bikes and scooters in Seattle on Friday, June 19. That sets a new daily record: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/06/23/j...

Seattle saw 83k+ bike and scooter share rides Friday, a new record - SDOT Blog

Seattle set a new bike and scooter share record on June 19, the day of the USA-Australia FIFA World Cup match, Juneteenth, and more.

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Take the bus to Golden Gardens this summer!!! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metr... It runs daily 11am-9pm, every 30 min, Jun 27 to Aug 30 Should it really just be the default 44 destination? Yes 😏 Is this a huge improvement over the bus service Seattle currently has to public waterfront parks? Also yes 👏

Transit-accessible Golden Gardens is exactly the kind of Seattle improvement I love to see. 🏖️🚌 Not every great destination needs a parking lot. Looking forward to trying the new shuttle to one of the city's best summer spots. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

New bus links Ballard to tricky-to-reach Seattle beach

Buses will run every 30 minutes daily, June 27 to Aug. 30, from Market Street to the popular Ballard beach.

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Sun, World Cup Convince Socially Repressed City to Come Out as Extrovert: tinyurl.com/mr3d2csn

We ran into a family with a little boy the same age as ours playing at Genesee Playground. They had their bikes and had come all the way from Issaquah to check out Bicycle Weekend. They left to get food in Columbia City afterwards. Bicycle Weekends is a regional draw. Huge win for the neighborhood.

Seattle has one of the best World Cup posters. Amazing work, Shogo Ota.

We hope that city leaders will look at what Pioneer Square is showing us. Pedestrian spaces in our city will be wildly successful if they are activated.

West Seattle Bike Blob@westseattlebikeblg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

OK this is the freaking greatest

Design fire trucks for your city, not the other way around.

They closed the streets in Pioneer Square for World Cup games and it is glorious down here! Copy/paste for Seahawks and Sounders games.

The JumpStart retrospective raises some tough questions for Seattle. Downtown recovery has been uneven, job growth has slowed, and some of the program's goals haven't materialized as hoped.

Five years in, new analysis links Seattle’s ‘JumpStart’ tax to downtown decline

A new Downtown Seattle Association report says the city's JumpStart payroll tax has helped drive jobs and office value out of downtown over its first five years, pointing to booming Bellevue as the co...

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