News across King County

Mike Faist Embraces the Unknown
Actor Mike Faist explores the creative process behind his work on East of Eden.

Community Giving
Amazon invests in local communities through philanthropic giving, nonprofit partnerships, and employee volunteer programs.

King County artists ride Metro buses to turn routes into comics
“Moving Stories” asks artists to capture the communities along RapidRide lines in graphic novels.

Promo | SAMHAIN: THE BIRTH OF HALLOWEEN
Michael Londra traces the spine-tingling origins of Halloween back to its ancient Irish roots.

New mural proposed for Hansen Building on Ballard Ave
A new mural depicting Ballard’s commercial fishing history could soon cover the south wall of the Hansen Building at 5101 Ballard Ave NW. Building owners Roger and Laurie Lohrer are ... Read more

Dolly Parton’s legacy of giving books to kids broadens in WA
Parton’s Imagination Library and the Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program have a new partnership.

Ballard Alliance refreshes flower planters for fall
Ballard’s seasonal flower planters will stick around a little longer this year. The Ballard Alliance has refreshed its 26 flower planters with new plants that are better able to withstand ... Read more

Little Saigon
Vietnamese Americans create their own community along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, building businesse

The Promised Land
Reminders of home entice Vietnamese refugees toward the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Alexis Nikole Nelson: A Foraged Feast ( + 1 Pop Tart!)
More than nine million people have their eyes glued to Alexis Nikole Nelson’s BlackForager videos, to watch her frolic through forests, fields, urban neighborhoods & her own backyard, foraging and cooking plants, flowers and funghi with exuberance, joy, silliness and humor. Her…

The Apple Puck returns: Cougar hockey starts Pac-play against the Huskies
Washington State hockey enters Pac-8 play Friday night with an opportunity to end a five-year Apple Puck drought against Washington. The Cougars will travel to Seattle to face off against their biggest rivals at the Kraken Community Iceplex. This will kick off conference play for…

Op-Ed: Fill in the Spring Boulevard Gap with a Trail
Bellevue should reconsider plans to extend NE Spring Boulevard. An alternative bike and pedestrian trail would be much cheaper and complementary to the future BelRed park the boulevard would cut through.