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Friday Roundtable: Week Without Driving

Seattle Transit Blog 9/26 12:00A Michael Smith

The 5th annual Week Without Driving is next week, from September 29 to October 5. Started by Seattle-based disability advocate Anna Zivarts in 2021, Week Without Driving has since grown to national...

Midweek Roundup: controversial amendments

Seattle Transit Blog 9/24 12:02A Nathan Dickey

Local Transit News: Construction of RapidRide I is set to begin this fall (Metro Matters). After ventilation issues shut down light rail multiple times ($) over the past week,...

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Sunday Movie: Copenhagen & Canadian Maritimes

Seattle Transit Blog 9/21 1:41A Mike Orr

Copenhagen s automated metro has been running for 20 years. (dronthego) It has 4 lines, each running every 3-6 minutes and operating 24/7. Ridership is an average of 344,000...

Light rail train crosses Lake Washington under power

Shoreline Area News 9/20 2:57A DKH

Light rail train on the floating bridge Photo courtesy Stound Transit Late last Monday and into the morning hours of Tuesday, September 8-9, 2025 the first Link light rail...

Friday Roundtable: Sounder Turns 25

Seattle Transit Blog 9/19 5:00A Michael Smith

Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of Sounder, Sound Transit s commuter rail service. On the morning of September 18, 2000, the first Sounder trip departed a temporary station in Tacoma and headed...

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The Pastry Project to Open A Walk-Up Bakery

S E A T T L E I T E 9/24 7:17P Jennifer Liu

Today, The Pastry Project announced on Instagram that they are opening up a walk-up bakery on October 16! I m so excited! A pastry education space in Pioneer Square with a...

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Atomix in New York City Is Named No.1 in the Inaugural List of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants...

Restaurant News 9/26 4:42A RestaurantNews.com

Atomix in New York City is named The Best Restaurant in North America at North America s 50 Best Restaurants awards 2025, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, held in Las...

IHOP and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 9/22 12:49A RestaurantNews.com

IHOP, Moxies, OpenTable, baldinos Giant Jersey Subs, and Krispy Krunchy Chicken lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending September 21, 2025. 1) IHOP...

Fresh Feed: This Week’s Best Bites from the RestaurantNews.com Feed

Restaurant News 9/21 5:04A RestaurantNews.com

This week s Best Bites from the RestaurantNews.com Feed highlight the ever-evolving dining landscape, from nostalgic throwbacks and quirky trends to innovative concepts and...

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See the Sunset Hill home with 11 offers

Urban Living 9/25 4:26A Matt Goyer

Buyers are out there! A home in Sunset Hill drew 11 offers yesterday ?, while one in Redmond had 4 offers. At the other end of the spectrum, a $28M new build in Medina hasn’t...

Bosa’s Park Row Targeting 2026 Presales

Urban Living 9/13 7:18A Matt Goyer

Bosa, the developer behind the highly anticipated Park Row, is gearing up to bring 143 new condos to downtown Bellevue. Fresh signage at their upcoming sales center (in the...