Stories for June 2022

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Friday, June 3

Seattle Opera makes inclusivity a priority with sensory-friendly performance

Seattle Opera is prioritizing inclusivity with a sensory-friendly performance of “Earth to Kenzie” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Creating new opportunities

Madrona woman finds her voice by amplifying others’ with The Shattered Glass Project

Rebecca O’Neil, a longtime Madrona resident, was looking for ways to connect with and amplify other women’s voices and talents when she created The Shattered Glass Project as a graduate school project.

Tree Talk: Kyoto to Seattle, old Edo to today

Tucked into the hills, west of Kyoto, Katsura Rikyu is the oldest existing example of the Japanese Stroll Garden. Completed sometime in the mid-1600s, this garden surrounds an imperial villa. Tucked into the hills, west of Madison Park, in the Washington Park Arboretum, is the Seattle Japanese Garden, inspired in large part by Katsura.

Seattle raptor advocate wants to expand rat population control program after pilot success

A rodent abatement program that used nonlethal means to reduce the rat population at a future construction site in Queen Anne was so successful organizers are ready to expand it into other areas.

Revisiting the Park: Thou shalt not go forth uncarpeted

This year, May 7, the opening day of boating season was gray and rainy.

Seattle U RedHawkTHON celebration Saturday

Seattle University is hosting its annual fundraising celebration RedHawkTHON

State Route 520 temporary bicycle underpass will close next week

Transportation department crews are set to begin constructing a new bicycle and pedestrian land bridge over state Route 520

Property Views: A stable investment amid uncertainty

Who would have thought in 2019 that a global pandemic would lead to a real estate boom? Today, we are faced with a new set of uncertainties: a correction in the tech sector of the stock market and inflation.

Seattle Storm practice facility permit filed

Force 10 Facilities, LLC (F10F), submitted a Master Use Permit application for a new, state-of-the-art professional basketball performance center, Friday.

Public invited to community-police dialogs

People interested in engaging with community members and Seattle Police personnel regarding findings