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‘This could be the start of something’: Gee and Ursula question whether proposed McDonald’s will help Seattle’s Chinatown

A McDonald’s could be coming to a struggling corner of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID). KIRO host Gee Scott worried it could hurt nearby restaurants and speed up gentrification. “I’m not being disrespectful towards McDonald’s, but I can also understand, like, I don’t know about this,” Gee said on...

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Sky Nursery and Shoreline Farmers Market Host Greenhouse Winter Market November 14–15

Get a head start on holiday shopping at the Greenhouse Winter Market, returning to Sky Nursery on Saturday and Sunday, November 14–15. Hosted by Sky Nursery and the Shoreline Farmers Market, in partnership with the City of Shoreline, the two-day event will bring more than 80 Pacific Northwest artists, makers and vendors together inside Sky Nursery's greenhouse.

Shoreline, WA · 21h

MyNorthwest.com

‘You do it casually, and you’re going to get savaged’: KIRO hosts weigh Ballard’s new local challenger to DoorDash

A new food delivery service started by Ballard restaurant owners aims to cut out the big apps. KIRO fill-in host Mike Lewis, who owns a Seattle restaurant, warned that delivery only works for restaurants that plan for it carefully. “You do it casually, and you’re going to get savaged,” Mike...

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Idyllic Pursuit

Tens of Thousands of Snow Geese Winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley. Here’s Where to See Them

Every fall, white geese pour out of the sky over the farm fields north of...

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Two Seattle screenings of Portland-filmed feature ‘A Simple Machine’ already sold out

Filmed in Portland, A Simple Machine is a feature film about a young man struggling under debt who “makes a series of radically frugal lifestyle choices without telling his girlfriend that he’s going to fix up an old bike and go off the grid,” according to the film’s synopsis. The trailer looks great, with a grainy black-and-white style and intriguing dialog. “This is not just a ‘bike film,’” the promotional team said in an email to Seattle Bike Blog about the upcoming screening. “It’s a film where the bike is the philosophy.”

Seattle, WA · 2d

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Juice Time brings fresh juices and Dubai-inspired desserts to South Lake Union

Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood has a new spot for fresh drinks and desserts. Juice Time, located at 903 Dexter Ave. N, serves a menu that ranges from fruit-forward juices and smoothies to crepes, kunafa, and Dubai-inspired sweets. The menu offers plenty of ways to mix familiar ingredients with...

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These 8 Washington Dishes Capture the Pacific Northwest One Bite at a Time

Too many apples and too few buyers could have been the end of the story. Instead, two immigrants used the extra fruit to make a chewy candy inspired by a sweet from their homeland. More than a century later, people are still reaching for it. That’s a good reason to...

Seattle, WA · 6d

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Seattle Zoo's Endangered Tree Kangaroo Loses Arm to Fast-Spreading Infection

Forest Trailhead, Woodland Park Zoo — Other Tree Kangaroos On View. An endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle is recovering after veterinarians amputated her right arm to stop a rapidly spreading bacterial infection. Poppy, a young female who will turn 3 next month, underwent the surgery the week before the diagnosis became public, after a CT scan showed the infection advancing through one of the bones in her forearm.

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In 1910, a ground-floor saloon opened inside Pioneer Square’s Triangle Hotel; 116 years later, one of Seattle’s oldest bars is officially reopening after its devastating pandemic closure

After years of uncertainty, one of Seattle’s oldest bars is preparing to welcome customers back. The Historic Triangle Pub, a longtime Pioneer Square gathering spot, is currently in the middle of a soft reopening, bringing new life to a historic building that has stood on First Avenue South for more than a century.

Seattle, WA · 4d

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McDonald's Proposal Targets Chinatown-ID Corner With Bamboo Look, No Drive-Thru

A proposal to bring a new McDonald's to Seattle's Chinatown-International District would fill a long-vacant storefront at Fourth Avenue South and South Jackson Street with a dine-in and takeout restaurant that skips the drive-thru altogether. The plan calls for Chinese-language branding and bamboo-colored architectural touches meant to echo the neighborhood's character, and it heads to a city review board this week.

MyNorthwest.com

Study: Out of 960 Chipotles, the most praised one in America is in a former Seattle Taco Time

The best Chipotle in America sits inside one of Seattle’s strangest buildings, according to a new study. The Chipotle at 2212 N. 45th Street in Wallingford earned more praise in its Google reviews than any of the roughly 960 Chipotle locations analyzed nationwide. If the address sounds familiar, the building should too. It’s the mirrored glass cube that housed the neighborhood’s beloved Taco Time for 34 years.

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Prime Timer

"They're dressed as kitty cats": Video of Jake Lang protesting at Cat Convention after mistaking it for Furry Convention goes viral

Attendees pose during 2026 CatCon at Pasadena Convention Center on October 10, 2026 in Pasadena, California - Source: Getty Following his disruption of a Diwali celebration in Seattle, controversial right-wing activist Jake Lang once again went viral for interrupting the Sea-Meow Convention, mistakenly believing it was a furry convention. On November 8, 2026, Lang shared a video of himself at the Sea-Meow Convention on Instagram, where he attempted to disrupt the gathering, accusing organizers of bringing children into a supposedly adult-oriented furry event and alleging that the event was "se...

Pasadena, CA · 2d

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Fed up with delivery costs, Seattle restaurant owner starts his own service

Spice Waala owner Uttam Mukherjee launched Yaku, an independent delivery service designed to counter sharp revenue drops and inflated customer costs caused by Seattle’s 2024 "PayUp" minimum pay regulations. Yaku operates with hired employee drivers paid by scheduled hours rather than by individual orders, charging a flat $10 delivery...

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KUOW Public Radio

Saving a Seattle family’s restaurant, one social media post at a time

After 50 years, a Seattle family's restaurant is struggling to stay open. The owners' granddaughter is trying to save the business through social media.

seattlerefined.com

Burien rapper Travis Thompson talks storytelling, sobriety and the city that made him

I first caught Travis Thompson in 2017 during his set at Upstream, the music festival founded by the late Paul Allen. He’d just released his "Ambaum" mixtape, a nod to Burien, where he grew up and spent much of his life. Though he was still relatively young, he already knew how to connect with a crowd. I’ve seen him perform about a half a dozen times since, most recently at Bumbershoot, and he's still got that ability to connect.

Seattle, WA · 2d

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WDFW confirms presence of bird flu in Monroe, WA. Here's what we know

MONROE, Wash. - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed the presence of bird flu in birds at Lake Tye Park in Monroe, the city said on Monday. On Nov. 3, FOX 13 reported that wildlife officials detected bird flu in western Washington. Earlier that week, officials also detected the disease in central Washington, which led to someone dying after they were exposed to infected cattle at a dairy facility.

Monroe, WA · 2d

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Ballard Bar Owner Swaps Kangaroos For Cowboy Boots With Country Roads

Bradley Howe, who has run the Australian-themed Kangaroo & Kiwi in Ballard for 25 years, is opening a second bar just about 50 steps from his original spot — this one themed entirely around country music, line dancing and karaoke. The new bar, called Country Roads, takes over the former Shingletown Saloon space in the neighborhood and is expected to draw both longtime regulars and a younger weekend crowd.

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