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And IIIIIIIII will always love painting you an artistically questionable drawing of what’s happening across the state. Before you ask, yes, there’s a lot of big hair on this weekend’s map and you know what they say… “the bigger the hair, the bigger the highway impacts.” So let’s comb through what you actually need to know. -Northbound I-405 will CLOSE in Kirkland between NE 70th Pl. and NE 85th St. from 11 p.m. Friday, August 28 to 4 a.m. Monday, August 31. Crews will use this closure to dig out a section of the freeway to install a concrete culvert to reconnect the fish passage beneath northbound and southbound I-405. Expect backups in the area and heavier traffic on nearby highways and local streets. Give yourself extra time and follow signed detours. -Seattle is looking pretty in pink this weekend, but all that pink also means it’s going to be pretty packed. There are multiple events happening around the city, including sports games, concerts and a sold-out Skrillex show. Add ongoing Revive I-5 work into the mix, and getting around Seattle could take longer than usual. Northbound I-5 remains reduced to two lanes across the Ship Canal Bridge, with the express lanes running northbound 24/7. Expect extra traffic in and around Seattle, leave early and take transit if you can. -Heading north or toward Deception Pass this weekend? The Deception Pass Classic is Sat. and Sun., so expect cyclists on roads around Skagit and Whidbey counties. SR 20 near Campbell Lake Road also remains reduced to one lane of alternating traffic through Sept. 4 while crews prepare for a new roundabout. The work is on a key route between Anacortes and Whidbey Island, so keep that in mind if you’re headed to the ferry or across Deception Pass. Farther north, the Bellingham Traverse is happening Saturday, with participants on the shoulder of SR 11 and near I-5. Keep an eye out for cyclists and other participants along the way. If there’s one thing we’re begging of you this weekend, it’s this: please check the real-time travel map before you go. Give yourself extra time, make a plan, be kind to each other out there on the roads and leave a little metaphorical sparkle along the way.

Anyone have an update on reopening? Went by at 6:20am this morning. There was a truck delivering fuel. However the fence was still up around the whole thing.

Ballard will soon gain a new mural on the north end of the Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel building, where artist Andrew Miller is creating a design featuring hummingbirds with an ode to Ballard's marinas and fishing community.

Just what title says, I’m looking for a regular dog boarding situation in Seattle (to my dismay, I hate leaving my dog). Just got set up to tour and meet/temperament assessment at Seattle Canine Club this weekend, the SoDo location. Thanks!

I live alone with my pets and am trying to put an emergency plan in place in case I’m unexpectedly hospitalized or otherwise unable to care for them for a period of time. My friends/emergency contacts are amazing, but they aren’t in a position to take over the day-to-day care of my pets or the financial responsibilities that might come up during an emergency. I had a friend where we had agreed to mutually care for each other's pets during an emergency but they are moving away. For other single pet owners in Seattle: how have you planned for something like this? Is there a reputable pet-sitting company or other service I could establish a relationship with ahead of time, so my emergency contact could call them and arrange care on my behalf if needed? I’m also curious how you’ve arranged the financial side—for example, making funds available for pet sitting, veterinary care, food, or other expenses if you’re incapacitated and can’t authorize payments yourself. Would love to hear how others have set this up.

My neighbor claims that their rental property owns a portion of parking that is set back from the street. It’s the only property with this set back on my street, essentially taking the space of the curb strip that would typically be between the sidewalk and street. My first instinct is this is a crazy statement and only disabled or temporary street parking permits are allowed to reserve space. I told them, in a nice way, to tow my car if they think I am parked illegally or have the city put up a sign. Am I crazy for thinking I’m right or just crazy for worrying so much about this nonsense?

Hey yall! My birthday is coming up and the only thing I want is some good seafood! I want to devour some oysters, steamer clams, and whatever else tickles my tastebuds. Also non seafood options for my partner would be a huge plus! I’m flexible with price, this is my present to myself, but the more affordable the better. Any recommendations? Edit: by affordable I mean around $50-100 per person, but I’m willing to spend more. I’ve taken my partner out to the Met and I’m not looking to spend break the bank prices.

Around 91% of union employees voted in favor of the strike authorization during a general membership meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. Despite holding 24 negotiation sessions since collective bargaining began in June, the district and the union remain far apart, having agreed on only about 12% of contract terms. The district is currently trying to close an $87 million budget deficit, exacerbated by years of declining enrollment, which has seen the student population drop by roughly 3,000 over the past six years. ~ Twelve percent in twenty-four sessions. Both sides had all summer, and 50,000 kids are the ones holding the bag on Tuesday.

It's about damn time 😂😂 Fare enforcement officers working through the train checking payment. If you havent paid they stay with you until you do. They won't allow you to pay with them in cash or anything like that. Multiple enforcement officers on board worked front to back. TLDR; Scan in when entering the station.

I love it when a writer has clearly never been to seattle or talked to anyone who has. Book is Crossbones by John Campbell, part of the Omega Days zombie series. Pretty good series tbh but this excerpt was hilarious