Found the one baseball team more disappointing than the Mariners

The final vote: YES: Strauss, Foster, Kettle, Lin, Rinck NO: Saka, Juarez, Rivera, Hollingsworth The bill passes 5-4.

Paid $600 to have a tree cut down. At first I thought that was a lot and then I watched this dude casually climb up a rotting alder with a chainsaw and now I think he should charge $10,000

Nothing headier than being the subject of a press release. I'm excited to get going!

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 2w ago

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio announced today that award-winning journalist David Kroman will join Soundside as co-host alongside Libby Denkmann. Soundside will be on a short hiatus starting in early August, as the team works on the new two-host format. Soundside will return after Labor Day.

Jimothy's milkshake duck arc will come when he maims someone's cat

These t-storms remind me of one of my biggest pet peeves, which is people using "struck by lightning" as shorthand for being very rare. On a population level, sure, but if you stand outside in a thunderstorm, it's not that rare! You have to be careful!

I’m neither a homesteader nor a prepper but I enjoy larping as them and I gotta say, this whole diarrhea lettuce thing is making me feel a little smug

A scammer posing as the FBI convinced the treasurer for Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos' reelection campaign that campaign money had been been used to buy child sexual abuse material. Ten months later, the campaign's donors still haven't been told that $20,000 was lost to the fraud.

Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos' Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography“ - The Stranger

Long time state legislator Rep. Sharon Santos lost the equivalent of nearly half the money contributed to her reelection campaign so far this year after a fraudster conned her campaign treasurer into ...

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I do have at least three more decently sized stories on my plate to clear, one of which really hits all my favorite things about this beat, so stay tuned

David Kroman@kromandavid.bsky.social · 3w ago

Heads up on a personal update: The next two weeks will be my last at The Seattle Times. Next month, I'll join Libby Denkmann as co-host of KUOW's Soundside, where you'll hear me four days a week. It's a big change that I'm very excited to make, though of course I'm sad to leave the Times.

Heads up on a personal update: The next two weeks will be my last at The Seattle Times. Next month, I'll join Libby Denkmann as co-host of KUOW's Soundside, where you'll hear me four days a week. It's a big change that I'm very excited to make, though of course I'm sad to leave the Times.

Mayor Wilson says she’s turning off the stadium district cameras

All in all, the tournament made Seattle look really good

Days before a deal to lower developer fees that fund affordable housing was expected to be released to the public, City Hall is backing away from the idea.

Seattle walks back plan to lower fees funding affordable housing

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NEW: Talks to slash Seattle’s MHA fees to spur market-rate development appear to have broken down after opposition from some affordable housing advocates.

I'm not a gatekeeper but this is a new level of my spot getting blown up. It's literally in a gas station in Poulsbo. I never thought it would get this treatment. www.seattletimes.com/life/food-dr...

This WA gas station has great Indian food. So do 4 others nearby

Did you know there are gas stations with stellar, affordable Indian food around Poulsbo and the Olympic Peninsula? Our food writer has the scoop.

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Overwhelmingly good news for Seattle

My only take on the World Cup is they should bring back the classic black and white soccer ball

The Stranger endorses state Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen over challenger Hannah Sabio-Howell in the 43rd LD... while also endorsing far-left socialist Kshama Sawant over Congressman Adam Smith. All as news breaks (via @publicola.bsky.social ) of its editor getting pushed out.

Hannah Krieg@hannahkrieg.bsky.social · last mo.

The stranger has endorsed Jamie Pedersen, former seat mate of the new owner who said he wasn't going to moderate the paper, over progressive challenger Hannah Sabio Howell

ICYMI: Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, author of the “millionaires tax,” is facing a strong challenge from the left in Hannah Sabio-Howell, who argues he hasn’t been bold enough www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Jamie Pedersen delivered the WA ‘millionaires tax.’ Now he’s in trouble

Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, the sponsor of the ‘millionaires tax’ is facing challenger Hannah Sabio-Howell, who says that tax didn't go far enough.

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I'd like to thanks the Seattle Mariners for providing me with ample opportunities to practice mindfulness. I cannot control how dumb they are.

I love this ad campaign I’ve seen everywhere, because the implication is you would’ve taken four sips of Coca-Cola at today’s relatively high scoring match in Seattle

Just saw a bunch of Qatari soccer fans dapping up a transit security guy on the light rail, who seemed to be a fan himself. I love the World Cup

Beets aren’t my favorite food to eat, exactly, but they’re kind of my favorite food in their beauty and uniqueness. Anyway, here’s my first harvest of the year

A surge in pedestrian deaths in the U.S. has baffled researchers for years. A New York Times analysis estimates that about 10% of the increase in pedestrian fatalities in recent years was caused by the growth in vehicle sizes since 2002. Here’s why.

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

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I’m not really a Bike Guy, it just so happens that biking is by far the best way to get around a city and today is the ultimate proof of that. Lime doing numbers.

Portrait of a lonely kiosk (minutes after the end of the match)

Sound Transit says the first FIFA Men's World Cup game in Seattle on Monday led to 210,000 light rail boardings, a number that gets close to the ridership records set during the Super Bowl parade on February 11 and marks the third busiest day in the agency's history.

Seattle using AI to help triage 911 medical calls, no public review www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle uses AI to help triage, divert 911 medical calls

The Seattle Fire Department started using AI technology during live 911 calls in 2023. There hasn't been any public review process.

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The World Cup broadcasts don't do as much b-roll -- fish throwing, ferries leaving -- which is a shame for Seattle on such a beautiful day

Very cool scene in Pioneer Square that they should do for more local sporting events too!