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View MoreStacked sandwich shop opens permanent location inside Montana Badlands with summer menu
Chef Sarah Monson's Stacked sandwich pop-up has gone permanent at Montana Badlands, 532 Queen Anne Ave N, filling a ground-floor food slot that has cycled through multiple operators since early 2024.
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View MoreExpeditors International breaks no-layoff tradition after 46 years, cutting hundreds of Seattle tech jobs
Expeditors International cut 230 Seattle-area tech workers on Monday, June 8, ending a no-layoff tradition dating to the logistics company's 1979 founding, even as the company posted $810 million in profit last year and touted AI investments five weeks before the cuts.
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View MoreNew state rule rounds Seattle business cash totals to nearest nickel
House Bill 2334, which took effect Thursday, June 11, allows Washington retailers to round cash transactions to the nearest nickel as pennies disappear from circulation. Here's how the math works at the register.
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View MoreSalmonberry's 12 year growth cost it a spot at Ballard Farmers Market
Salmonberry Goods co-owners Alex Johnstone and David Rothstein are ending their 12-year vendor run at the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday, June 14, shifting focus to their Sunset Hill bakery-grocery and home delivery programs.
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View MoreReport: Seattle goes from 2nd best city for foreign business investment to 11th in one year
Seattle fell from 2nd to 13th in the 2026 FT-Nikkei ranking of best U.S. cities for foreign investment, drawing sharp reactions from local tech leaders and adding fuel to an ongoing debate about the city's business environment.
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View MoreBallard locals feel divided on the return of a well known vintage store
Barn Owl Vintage Goods, a Georgetown-based vintage clothing shop owned by Josh Dand, is opening a 5,000-square-foot location at 5209 Ballard Ave NW this summer, targeting a launch around Ballard Seafoodfest and filling a space vacant since Tactics closed in March.
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View More7 mix of local and national restaurants arrive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Sea-Tac Airport's $399 million renovated C concourse opens Thursday, June 11, with 11 new restaurants and shops, tripling the space to 229,500 square feet just days before the FIFA World Cup arrives in Seattle.
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View MoreZillow Co-Founder Rich Barton is moving out of Seattle. Here's why that matters to your neighborhood.
Zillow and Expedia co-founder Rich Barton announced he has moved from Seattle to Las Vegas, joining Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz as high-profile departures from Washington state amid debate over a new 9.9% millionaires tax set to take effect in 2028.
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View MoreBallard Residents Push Back on $600,000 Garage and Superyacht Club Coming to Salmon Bay
Terminal One Motor + Yacht Club, a 100-unit luxury complex for car collectors and yacht owners, is planned for 8.9 acres of former industrial waterfront on Salmon Bay near the Ballard Locks, with garage condos starting at $600,000 and yacht slips priced in the millions.
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