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Business

A neighborhood ice rink says goodbye after 60 years

This week Seattle says goodbye to an ice skating rink that's been around for generations. Owners of the Highland Ice Arena in Shoreline say it’s a bittersweet end for the family business.

Law & Courts

Panel calls on SPD to 'repair the public trust' after botched CHOP response

A new review from Seattle’s Office of Inspector General is the latest attempt to scrutinize the conduct of Seattle police during June 2020. It calls on SPD to "repair the public trust and safety compromised" during those weeks.

Crime

Harrell seeks $1 million for controversial gunfire detection system

In Seattle, gun violence is at a ten-year high and climbing. In response Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to spend a million dollars in the next budget on a gunfire detection system for certain neighborhoods. His office said they're seeking systems with video cameras as well as audio sensors.

Arts & Life

Mariners fans celebrate a walk-off to the playoffs after waiting two decades

Tens of thousands of baseball fans around Seattle, many of whom weren’t alive the last time the Mariners went to the postseason, watched Friday night as the team ended the longest active playoff drought in professional sports. The dramatic walkoff homerun win was the storybook moment fans have been waiting for for twenty-one years.

Crime

All 3 finalists for Seattle police chief support more civilian crisis responders

The finalists to become Seattle’s next police chief made their case to the public in a televised interview Thursday. Those finalists are interim Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz, assistant Seattle chief Eric Greening, and Kevin Hall, assistant chief in Tucson, Arizona.

Government

West Seattle residents reflect on 2.5 bridge-less years

The day is finally approaching that people in West Seattle -- and those who want to get to West Seattle -- have been waiting for. After more than two and a half years, the West Seattle bridge reopens this Sunday.

Arts & Life

The untold history of migrant labor in the Pacific Northwest

Author and historian Megan Asaka tells the story of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and indigenous laborers in her book Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City.

Government

Seattle Fire Dept. expands crisis response while city awaits new 911 options

Seattle residents have asked city officials to offer more types of crisis response that don't involve law enforcement. The mayor's office has convened a work group on the issue. Meanwhile, the Seattle Fire Department is expanding its efforts in that direction.

Arts & Life

What it takes to 'make it' in Seattle's hip-hop scene

Carving out a music career in any city is tough, and there are going to be highs and lows. But being a hip hop artist in Seattle comes with its own set of challenges.

Seattle is trying to attract more people to visit and work downtown

KUOW’s Casey Martin reports so far there’s been mixed results.