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DOOM LOOP: “The Secret Tribunal of Nice Things”A citizen petitions the conclave in charge of deciding which Nice Things ...
10/11/2026

DOOM LOOP: “The Secret Tribunal of Nice Things”

A citizen petitions the conclave in charge of deciding which Nice Things Seattleites are allowed to have.

DOOM LOOP is drawn by Brett Hamil. You can now buy the latest DOOM LOOP collection, “The Haunting of Rob Saka,” featuring all the weekly cartoons published in the Emerald from October 2025 to August 2026, at BrettHamil.BigCartel.com.

What can a people's tribunal accomplish — and what happens after the testimony?On Oct. 10, a community hearing at Seattl...
10/09/2026

What can a people's tribunal accomplish — and what happens after the testimony?

On Oct. 10, a community hearing at Seattle's Cherry Street Village will examine U.S. involvement in the war in Gaza. A community jury will hear from witnesses and experts, then develop a report. Its findings will be nonbinding.

Directors Linda Low and Michael McPhearson spoke with the Emerald's Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero about why they're organizing the tribunal, what attendees can expect, and how they hope it will inform future action.

Read the Q&A on the Emerald: https://buff.ly/MMJ7Sxx

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10/08/2026

In an effort to more visibly connect the history of the past with the present, survivors and descendants of Japanese Americans who were held in detention during World War II, are walking to Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center.

The four-day pilgrimage is organized by TsuruForSolidarity Free Families and La Resistencia

Photojournalist patty 🍉 鄧之雯 attended the first day.

Shelter expansion, youth arts programs, and emergency response: Seattle's budget hearing on Tuesday brought nearly 100 s...
10/08/2026

Shelter expansion, youth arts programs, and emergency response: Seattle's budget hearing on Tuesday brought nearly 100 speakers to City Hall with urgent requests for the next city budget.

Many criticized the proposed $68 million police funding increase, with some backing a proposal to redirect $8 million toward year-round arts and culture programming. Much of the police increase stems from compensation increases under a union contract signed during former Mayor Bruce Harrell's administration.

From a North Beacon Hill resident's call for more shelter access to firefighters' concerns about overtime cuts, Connor Nash reports on what speakers want the council to prioritize: https://buff.ly/0cBZngA

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OPINION | What can Seattle neighbors do when ICE becomes harder to see?In our latest op-ed, Roxy Robles describes what a...
10/07/2026

OPINION | What can Seattle neighbors do when ICE becomes harder to see?

In our latest op-ed, Roxy Robles describes what advocates call ICE's "shadow surge" and urges residents to build connections before the current crisis escalates.

Robles outlines six ways to get involved, from helping neighbors prepare emergency plans to attending observer training.

Read the full op-ed on the Emerald: https://buff.ly/FSCBG07

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A weeping willow on South Brandon Street has become the focus of a neighborhood effort to make room for both new housing...
10/06/2026

A weeping willow on South Brandon Street has become the focus of a neighborhood effort to make room for both new housing and a tree residents cherish.

A proposal would replace a single-family home with four townhomes and remove the willow on the border of Seward Park and Hillman City. Neighbors and tree advocates want changes to preserve it.

As of Oct. 5, the city had received 407 public comments about the project, with many requesting a public meeting. Construction permits have yet to be approved.

Messiah Fagerholm reports on the proposal and what neighbors hope comes next: https://buff.ly/sfMQmQC

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ICYMI: Community Passageways' safe-passage work in Rainier Beach has city funding through June 2027, while four other co...
10/05/2026

ICYMI: Community Passageways' safe-passage work in Rainier Beach has city funding through June 2027, while four other contracts end Dec. 31.

At a Sept. 30 forum, families heard about after-school coverage and asked how schools handle shelter-in-place orders and reunification.

Catch up on the funding update and the questions parents brought to the discussion: https://buff.ly/dL4sqhz

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10/05/2026

This past weekend, community members and elected officials came together for a ride-along of route 7, organized by Nondriver Action and Transit Riders Union.

Riders shared their concerns with councilmember about King County Metro Transit plans to eliminate the 7 bus line and replace it with a Rapid Ride line.

At Seward Park Market and Deli, customers greet Jack Chung as "Uncle Jack." At Just Like Home Caribbean Market and Kitch...
10/05/2026

At Seward Park Market and Deli, customers greet Jack Chung as "Uncle Jack." At Just Like Home Caribbean Market and Kitchen, Sophia Ellis feeds neighborhood children who stop by hungry.

Those relationships are part of what keeps Rainier Beach businesses rooted. But owners also describe challenges: break-ins, shootings, fast-moving traffic, and transit connections they say need improvement.

Yuko Kodama spoke with the people behind neighborhood shops and restaurants about what helps their businesses thrive — and what they want to change: https://buff.ly/2u30B3O

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☎️ Inside a Georgetown phone company building, a telephone switch installed in 1923 still clicks and whirs. But preservi...
10/02/2026

☎️ Inside a Georgetown phone company building, a telephone switch installed in 1923 still clicks and whirs. But preserving the machine also means preserving something harder to replace: the knowledge of how it works.

At Connections Museum Seattle, younger volunteers are learning from an older generation of telephone workers and the people they trained. Chief engineer Sarah Autumn, who arrived as a visitor in 2015, is now helping pass that knowledge along.

Photojournalist Alex Garland follows the people keeping this piece of South Seattle history working — and what draws a new generation to the task: https://buff.ly/xaJwGUp

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