Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Seattle.
What an Olympic medalist, homeless in Seattle, wants you to know
Rebecca Twigg was a famous Olympian cyclist. Today, she's homeless in Seattle.
Read the full story on The Seattle Times.
For the first time in 50 years Seattle has more than 100,000 kids
The city's under-18 population peaked in 1960, when the U.S. Census showed that there were 167,000 kids here. Now the number of kids here is climbing again, after a decline in the '80s.
Read the full story on The Seattle Times.
Amazon contributes $200,000 to Seattle Chamber’s political action committee
The city's largest private employer has regularly contributed to the political action committee, as well as to local campaigns supporting education, transit and housing levies.
Read the full story on The Seattle Times.
Playoff hockey shown in more than one bar? Seattle’s first steps toward becoming an NHL town
The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last week with something Seattle area hockey fans rarely get to see: More than one local sports bar devoting multiple TV screens to NHL games above all else.
Read the full story on The Seattle Times.
12 straight days of rain in Seattle breaks 64-year-old April record
Our rain icon on the forecast charts is working overtime this month, but is finally getting a well-deserved break. Albeit a short one. With 0. 01" of rain Sunday, it made the 12th consecutive day with measurable rain in Seattle, breaking the all-time April rain-streak of 11 days set between April 7-17 in 1955. For those who don't want to check the calendar or do the math, it has rained on every day this month except the first two.
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