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Judge rules Denny Blaine Park can stay open — and nude — but with new limits

Defenders of the right to be nude in Denny Blaine Park are cautious in victory this week as a King County Superior Court ...
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Seattle City Council notes: environmental appeal reform, new City Light rates and expanded discount program, and why it is holding public hearings on bills it already passed

The Seattle City Council has a busy Wednesday schedule of public hearings and legislative updates as it wraps up business approaching the annual late-August summer break. Public hearings: The ...
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Kaiser Permanente ‘urgent care’ change at 15th and John part of wider battle over ‘site-neutral’ payment reforms

Decades of health service at 15th and John will bring another change following Kaiser Permanente’s 2017 takeover of Group ...
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As final mental competency period ends, First Hill homeless ax murder case heads to dismissal and civil commitment

Liam Kryger, the 27-year-old accused in two deadly attacks on sleeping homeless men killed in late night assaults on area streets in 2024, remains incompetent to stand trial, according to a newly ...
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Madison Valley commercial building damaged in overnight fire

Firefighters battled a stubborn fire in the upper floors of a Madison Valley commercial building overnight. Seattle Fire says there was no injuries despite damage. The cause is under ...
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Young rider dies in crash at I-5 Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park — UPDATE: ‘motorized electric bicycle’

A teen rider died Tuesday night in a crash at the I-5 Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park. Seattle Fire and Seattle Police ...
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Sweet Mary’s Cherries — New neighborhood fruit stand pops up on Capitol Hill’s 15th Ave E

There’s a new neighborhood fruit stand on 15th Ave E bringing some of the goodness of the Yakima Valley to Capitol Hill. A seasonal pop-up of Sweet Mary’s Cherries featuring fresh ...
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Seattle City Council considers bill that would prioritize ‘warm handoff’ diversion in drug use enforcement

The Seattle City Council is slated to handle two pieces of legislation Tuesday related to the changing nature of the role of the Seattle Police Department in the city. Drug ordinance diversion: In ...
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Sour grapes: Broadway tasting room Aluel Cellars closing after 10 years citing Capitol Hill ‘business climate’

Ten years can be a lifetime for a small business. Not coincidentally, many factors of a commercial lease can sum to a decade. On E Thomas, the math is adding up for Aluel Cellars, an urban tasting ...
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Capitol Hill bars go into ‘extra time’ to bring games to sportsball fans

By Lilja Purs, UW News Lab Behind the bar at Capitol Hill’s inclusive sports bar, Pitch the Baby, bartenders tap through cable channels and streaming apps before kickoff, racing to find the ...
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Young rider who died in I-5 Colonnade stairs crash identified

The King County Medical Examiner has identified the Seattle teenager who died Tuesday night in a crash on the stairs through the Colonnade bike park below I-5. Çınar Doğan died of multiple blunt ...
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Citing fears about the Millionaire’s Tax, Hollingsworth proposes slicing back mayor’s early education spending priorities

Seattle City Council president and District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth is proposing slicing back some key initiatives backed by Mayor Katie Wilson in the spending plan $1.3 billion ...