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Pine Books carries on 65-year bookselling tradition at Pike Place
Pine Books is the sixth bookstore to occupy a Pike Place Market storefront that has sold books continuously since 1961, with owner Tiffany Brost stocking Pulitzer and Booker Prize winners and hosting a World Cup book bracket.
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Pine Books carries on 65-year bookselling tradition at Pike Place
Pine Books is the sixth bookstore to occupy a Pike Place Market storefront that has sold books continuously since 1961, with owner Tiffany Brost stocking Pulitzer and Booker Prize winners and hosting a World Cup book bracket.
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Pine Books carries on 65-year bookselling tradition at Pike Place
Pine Books is the sixth bookstore to occupy a Pike Place Market storefront that has sold books continuously since 1961, with owner Tiffany Brost stocking Pulitzer and Booker Prize winners and hosting a World Cup book bracket.
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View MorePine Books carries on 65-year bookselling tradition at Pike Place
Pine Books is the sixth bookstore to occupy a Pike Place Market storefront that has sold books continuously since 1961, with owner Tiffany Brost stocking Pulitzer and Booker Prize winners and hosting a World Cup book bracket.
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View MoreBeehive Espresso owner owes 70 baristas $1.85M for wage theft
A King County judge ordered Beehive Espresso owner Alan Tagle to pay more than $1.85 million to 70 former bikini baristas after finding he stole wages and tips for years across five Puget Sound espresso stands.
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View MoreCrocodile's Belltown basement gets new 400-capacity venue
Pittsburgh-based Bottlerocket Social Hall will combine the Crocodile's shuttered Madame Lou's and Here-After basement venues into a single 400-capacity concert and event space in Belltown, targeting a March 2027 opening.
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View MoreResearch predicts few Seattle millionaires will flee new tax
A Cornell researcher estimates about 98% of Washington's 25,000 millionaire households will stay despite the state's new 9.9% income tax, even as anecdotes of wealthy residents leaving dominate the debate ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 vote on Initiative 645.
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View MoreKitchen & Market plans Queen Anne store for early 2027
Kitchen & Market, the specialty grocer founded at Pike Place Market in 2021, plans to open its sixth location at W. McGraw Street and Queen Anne Avenue N. in early 2027, bringing chef-prepared meal kits and grab-and-go items to the neighborhood.
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View MoreSeattle completes Rainier Valley homeownership initiative at 127 homes
Seattle awarded $2.64 million to Habitat for Humanity and Jabooda Cares for 18 affordable homes on MLK Jr Way South, completing the Rainier Valley Affordable Homeownership Initiative at 127 homes and exceeding its original 100-unit goal.
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View MoreStorm rookie Fam scores 17 in Spain's World Cup opener
Seattle Storm center Awa Fam scored 17 points in Spain's opening World Cup win over Germany before a tough loss to Mali, with a decisive group-stage game against Japan on Monday.
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View MoreSeahawks sale nears close as runner-up bidders get invite
The Khosla family's $9.6 billion purchase of the Seattle Seahawks is expected to close before the Sept. 9 season opener, and members of the runner-up bidding group have been invited to join as minority stakeholders.
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View MoreSeahawks sale heads to final owner vote after unanimous approval
Two NFL committees unanimously recommended approval of the record $9.612 billion Seahawks sale to the Khosla family; all 32 owners vote Aug. 26 in Atlanta, with the deal expected to close before the Sept. 9 home opener.
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View MoreHiedeman's 256-game WNBA streak ends in Storm loss
Natisha Hiedeman's 256-game consecutive streak, the longest active in the WNBA, ended with a left shoulder injury as the Storm fell 82-80 to Chicago at Climate Pledge Arena, though Seattle set a franchise record with 13 blocked shots.
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View MoreGrubauer surprises 50 young goalies at Northgate camp
Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer made a surprise appearance at the franchise's youth Goalie Camp at Kraken Community Iceplex on Aug. 9, working with 50 young goalies ages 5 to 19, but questions remain about whether the $450-to-$810-per-week program reaches underserved Seattle communities.
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View MoreSalmon Bay FC wins national title in 2nd season
Salmon Bay FC defeated Vermont Green FC in a penalty shootout to win the 2026 USL W League National Championship at Interbay Stadium, with Seattle University's U'i Kaaihue earning Final MVP and 17-year-old Kennedy Catholic defender Kaya Singh scoring the title-clinching penalty.
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View MoreLaid-off Amazon engineer sells $219 Seattle transit boards
A laid-off Amazon engineer turned a birthday gift for his wife into Seattle Transit Live, a $219 LED circuit board that tracks the region's trains, ferries and water taxi in real time, with September orders already sold out.
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View MoreKing County commute costs $10,381 a year, study finds
A new analysis of Census data finds King County workers lose $10,381 a year in unpaid commute time, the steepest in Washington, as Sound Transit pursues billions in new financing and I-5 construction squeezes Ship Canal Bridge traffic.
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View MoreSeattle approves We Heart Seattle for volunteer day amid probe
Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods approved We Heart Seattle to host an encampment cleanup at the city's Show Up, Seattle! volunteer day on Sept. 26, even as the nonprofit faces two open state investigations into unsafe needle handling and its co-founder pleaded guilty to identity theft in 2025.
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View MoreFishermen's Fall Festival returns to Interbay Oct. 3
The free Fishermen's Fall Festival returns to Fishermen's Terminal in Interbay on Saturday, Oct. 3, with boat tours, survival suit races, live music, seafood and kids' activities benefiting the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Foundation.
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View MoreBallard's Town & Country Markets celebrates 40 years Sept. 19
Town & Country Markets Ballard marks 40 years at 1400 NW 56th St. with a free community celebration Sept. 19 featuring a pickled herring contest, '80s music, and a prime rib fundraiser lunch for the Ballard Senior Center.
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View MoreQueen Anne retirement home pairs toddlers with seniors
Bayview retirement community at the base of Queen Anne Hill runs a licensed daycare for 42 children alongside 200 adult residents, one of only about a dozen such intergenerational programs in Washington state.
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View MoreSeattle students taste-test teriyaki salmon as free meals launch
Seattle Public Schools launched universal free breakfast and lunch for all students this school year, with a taste-testing event at Montlake Elementary showcasing new menu items like yakisoba and pickled blueberries, funded by roughly $8.3 million from the city's education levy and an affordable housing surplus.
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View MoreSeattle University drops quarters for semesters in 2027
Seattle University will switch from quarters to semesters starting in summer 2027, stretching academic terms and changing when its 7,000-plus students arrive and leave the Capitol Hill and First Hill neighborhoods.
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View MoreSeattle schools serve free meals to every student this fall
Every Seattle Public Schools student gets free breakfast and lunch each school day starting with the 2026-27 school year, and families are urged to complete the CNEEB application to unlock additional school funding and student benefits.
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View MoreTreasury rule threatens tax-exempt status at 18,000 schools
The Trump administration proposed regulations that could strip tax-exempt status from up to 18,000 private schools nationwide offering race-conscious scholarships or support programs, with potential impacts on Seattle-area private schools and universities.
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View MoreLakeside grad sends $50,000 Google prize to Rainier Beach High
Lakeside School graduate Kameirah Johnson redirected a $50,000 Google Doodle technology prize to Rainier Beach High School, the Seattle public school with the highest share of Black students.
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View MoreSeattle teachers report progress as midnight strike deadline nears
Seattle teachers report promising progress after bargaining past 1 a.m., with a strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday and school set to open Wednesday for roughly 50,000 students.
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Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
Roveena Chand Jassal
Roveena Chand Jassal is the editor of the Cascadia Wire Network, producing community relevant news for residents living in the Portland and Seattle suburbs.
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