On Aug. 14, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, will be awarded the 2015 Seattle Hempfest Excellence in Cannabis Activism Award at Seattle’s Hempfest festival.
Kohl-Welles is recognized as a tireless advocate for medical marijuana patients…MORE
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Cooling shelters locations announced ahead of heat wave
Thu, 06/25/15
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for Seattle and surrounding areas from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night. The City of Seattle is providing information and public spaces that may be used by residents to…MORE
Man threatens 3 people with knife and boomerang at Golden Gardens Park
Thu, 06/25/15
Seattle Police arrested a man at Golden Gardens Park on June 21 after he yelled racial slurs and threatened three people with a knife and a boomerang.
Police received a call from victims after the suspect yelled at them from the beach.…MORE
Ballard Development: Four applications for subdivisions
Thu, 06/25/15
The Department of Planning and Development released an update on recent land use applications. There are four applications for subdivisions in Ballard. One application plans to divide the second parcel into a two until townhome lot. Comments may…MORE
Recover your stolen goods
Thu, 06/25/15
Information provided by Seattle Police Department The suspected ringleader of a prolific ring of burglars told SPD Major Crimes Taskforce detectives he “knew this day was coming” after they arrested him and his girlfriend at a motel near…MORE
Special activities will significantly impact traffic this weekend
Thu, 06/25/15
his will be a weekend full of special events making it important for travelers in Seattle to plan ahead. There will be Pride events throughout the weekend on Capitol Hill, and the Seattle Pride Parade will close downtown streets on Sunday.…MORE
Crime at the beach low, police say still ‘be mindful’
Wed, 06/24/15
After a rash of violent crime last summer season, Golden Gardens Park has had almost no reports of assaults – a good thing for beach cruisers, sunbathers and sunset freaks. With one of the warmest summers on record the beach is a popular spot and…MORE
Mayor introduces new legislation requiring places of public accommodation to designate all-gender restrooms
Wed, 06/24/15
Today Mayor Ed Murray introduced legislation that would require all City-controlled and privately operated places of public accommodation to designate existing or future single-occupant restrooms as all-gender facilities. All existing City-…MORE
Club owners respond to neighbor’s complaints of ‘painful’ noise
Mon, 06/22/15
Some neighbors of a new music venue in Ballard are complaining that the loud music won't let them rest at night.
KIRO TV recently reported that the neighbors of the Ballard Substation at 645 NW 45th St. have filed complaints for loud…MORE
Solstice parade kicks off summer
Mon, 06/22/15
Last weekend thousands of eager Seattleites went to Fremont for the annual Fremont Solstice Fair to celebrate the start of summer.
On Saturday June 20, spectators lined the streets as naked and painted bicyclists cruised North 36th Street…MORE
