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Unofficial Primary results: Incumbents advance to general election

In Washington state primary races, based on unofficial results Tuesday

A different kind of artwork

Madison Valley artist exchanges 3-D, game design for paint and an easel

For years, when Danika Wright worked alongside her husband, Matt, in an office, they were first digitally creating film sets and props for movies in Southern California and then designing video games in Seattle.

Tree Talk: Summer in a pot

“Ah … This is summer.” Those were the words of Lloyd Lutz, county extensions agent, Shelby County, Ohio, 1958. Lloyd was pointing to a yard square plot of zinnias that I had tucked into a corner of my first vegetable garden, my first 4-H project.

Revisiting the Park: Pretty much a story about food

Believe it or not, Madison Park (specifically, the flatlands) was considered the poor side of town back in the day. It was the best place to find a reasonably priced rental in an unbelievable location.

Prospect Street preserve needs July work party volunteers

Volunteers are needed for a Saturday morning work party from 9 a.m. to noon July 16

The Seattle Public Library temporarily cutting hours at some branches

In response to ongoing staffing shortages related to COVID-19, The Seattle Public Library has temporarily reduced open hours through the summer at several locations.

Local teens set competition records as youngest team to compete in, finish 750-mile Race to Alaska

Even before Magnolia teen Sebastian Dougherty and the other three members of Team Mustang Survival’s Rite of Passage embarked on the Race to Alaska from Port Townsend June 13, they had already made history as the youngest team on record to compete in North America’s longest sailing competition.

Seattle glass-blowing artist making a name for himself

Seattle glass artist Preston Singletary is making a name for himself in the state and around the country this year, but the Native American artist’s 2022 is special in more personal ways, too.

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