News across Greater Seattle

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

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…
Art Beat: Ballet trainee program, theater, science book signing, ‘The Tea on Queer History’
From OBS to OBT Two Olympic Ballet School (OBS) alumni, Kaeli Pierce and Olivia Friedman-Blixt, have returned to the Pacific Northwest to join Olympic Ballet Theatre (OBT) as trainees for […]
Rotary Club of Edmonds partners with City to protect Puget Sound from storm drain pollution
Eight Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Edmonds recently rolled up their sleeves and became environmental stewards for the Puget Sound, taking part in a project to keep pollutants out […]
Edmonds Food Bank’s Empty Bowl fundraiser raises record $335K for local food security
Edmonds Food Bank’s annual Empty Bowl fundraiser brought the community together for an evening of food and connection while raising a record-breaking $335,000 to support the food bank’s operations and […]

40 Acre Conservation League seeks to protect land for future generations
California's first Black-led land conservancy is named for the broken promise made to formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War.
Whitney Reynolds Show: Who Was There For You
This Whitney Reynolds Show episode highlights powerful stories of courage and growth.

Sticky notes become thousands of tiny canvases for this Seattle artist
“I thought it would be amazing to document my life in something that was meant to be thrown away.”

Los Gavilanes to host third annual Cafecito y Pan Dulce community event Oct. 8
EVERETT—Beloved Hispanic grocery store, Los Gavilanes, will host its third annual Cafecito y Pan Dulce con tu Policia event on October 8 outside of their storefront on Casino Road in Everett. The purpose of the event, according to Don Felipe, the grocery store’s owner, is to…
Kids are Bookin’ It: Young readers learn about friendship and belonging in ‘Plaid Bear’
Plaid Bear, by Patti Saxon and Florence Petheram Illustrations by Taylor Bills Recommended for baby to age 12 Huggable Plaid Bear is a sweet and fun story about a teddy […]