y Seahawks will find out their 2020 schedule Thursday, but NFL says no teams will play internationally By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 13:14:35 -0700 While the NFL says it’s ready to change course as needed based on complications that arise from the novel coronavirus, the league also continues to go forward with its plans for the 2020 season. Full Article Seahawks Sports
y Marshawn Lynch tells ESPN his agent ‘has been in talks’ with Seahawks about returning in 2020 By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 22:46:41 -0700 Marshawn Lynch opened the door wide Monday for a potential return in 2020 when he talked tantalizingly about what his agent has been up to. Full Article Seahawks Sports
y New Seahawk Greg Olsen says he’s coming to Seattle to win ‘and perform at a high level’ By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:16:44 -0700 Greg Olsen’s days currently consist of waking up in his permanent home in Charlotte and heading to an office about five minutes away to spend his afternoon zooming in to virtual meetings with the Seahawks. Full Article Seahawks Sports
y Jadeveon Clowney not ruling out a return to Seahawks and GM John Schneider says ‘he knows the door is not closed’ By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 20:22:06 -0700 In his first public comments since the end of last season, free agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said in a TV interview he has not ruled out that he could still return to the Seahawks. Full Article Seahawks Sports
y Analysis: The Seahawks need a backup QB, but Cam Newton seems to be an unlikely fit By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 06:00:30 -0700 Timing has not been on Cam Newton's side throughout his free agency. Recent speculation has connected Newton and the Seahawks, who are still in need of a backup quarterback behind Russell Wilson. Full Article Seahawks Sports
y Wife of Earl Thomas reportedly pointed gun at former Seahawk in domestic incident By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:12:53 -0700 Earl Thomas was not arrested in the incident, TMZ reported. Nina Thomas, according to the report, was arrested for burglary of a residence with intent to commit aggravated assault. She was released on bond. Full Article NFL Seahawks Sports
y Seahawks schedule analysis: Ranking and breaking down each game on Seattle’s 2020 slate By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:00:24 -0700 So we finally have dates, times and TV designations to go along with the team names on the Seahawks’ regular-season schedule for 2020. It’s a slate of games that, if you’re a believer in strength of schedule based on opponents’ win-loss percentage in 2019, is one of the tougher in the league — and lots […] Full Article Seahawks Sports
y Early betting lines are out — Seattle favored in 11 games in 2020 By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:32:00 -0700 Okay, so trying to predict what may happen in a full slate of NFL games — the first of which isn’t scheduled to kick off for at least four months — may seem like an exercise futility. Betting on any of those games may be even more of a foolish endeavor. But if you really […] Full Article Seahawks
y Bruce Irvin has a $5.9 million cap number, and the money left for Jadeveon Clowney keeps dwindling By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:27:19 -0700 The salary figures are finally in for one of the Seahawks' most notable free agent additions of the year -- linebacker/rush end Bruce Irvin -- and it turned out to be a bit higher than had been speculated. Full Article Seahawks Sports
y Transit union demands hazard pay, stronger social-distancing rules because of coronavirus By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:23:56 -0700 Ken Price, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 in Seattle, issued a bulletin that calls for a $2 hourly wage boost, retroactive to early March and continuing until Gov. Jay Inslee lifts the statewide stay-at-home order. Full Article Health Local News Traffic Lab
y ‘Everything has to be on the table’: Getting around without the West Seattle Bridge By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:40 -0700 Runaway cracks forced an emergency closure of the West Seattle Bridge until at least 2022, leaving residents re-thinking how to get on and off the peninsula. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Seattle could open 15 miles of streets for pedestrians, bicyclists by banning cars during the coronavirus outbreak By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:51 -0700 People who live along the streets will still be able to drive to their homes, and delivery workers can still operate on the streets. Through traffic will not be permitted. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y King County Metro bus driver dies after contracting the coronavirus By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 09:12:12 -0700 King County Metro bus driver Samina Hameed, 59, died on Thursday, Metro confirmed. She is the first Metro driver to die from the coronavirus. Full Article Eastside Health Local News Traffic Lab
y Lower Duwamish Waterway bridge could close, too, if cracks on the West Seattle high bridge worsen By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:00:43 -0700 A low-bridge closure would divert the remaining 8,000 to 15,000 daily vehicles that still cross the Duwamish Waterway there. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Metro driver who died after contracting coronavirus remembered for her ability to brighten a bad day By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:00:57 -0700 Samina Hameed, 59, died Thursday from complications due to COVID-19, the first Metro driver who is known to have died after contracting the illness. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y In response to West Seattle Bridge closure, city to audit maintenance and spending on its aging bridges By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:43:13 -0700 Last month’s emergency shutdown of the West Seattle Bridge has prompted Seattle City Council member Alex Pedersen to request an audit of the city’s 124 bridges, he said Thursday. Pedersen, who chairs the council’s Transportation and Utilities Committee, said City Auditor David G. Jones will compile data about maintenance spending and comparisons to peer cities. […] Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Seattle will close 6 more miles of streets to vehicle traffic to make space for pedestrians, bicyclists By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:00:47 -0700 The city's Stay Healthy Streets program aims to close about 15 miles of streets to nonessential vehicle traffic to give more space for pedestrians and bicyclists practicing social distancing. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Lyft to lay off 17% of staff as coronavirus takes toll By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:56:24 -0700 Lyft is laying off 17% of its staff, the company announced Wednesday, after the coronavirus crisis wrought havoc on the ride-hailing business and cut substantially into its revenue. The layoffs will amount to nearly 1,000 jobs. In an email to the company’s thousands of employees, chief executive Logan Green announced the “difficult news,” including the […] Full Article Business Traffic Lab
y No car-tab tax cuts yet as state Supreme Court takes case against Eyman initiative By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:18:47 -0700 The order from the state Supreme Court sets deadlines for parties in the case to file documents with the court throughout May and June, meaning a final decision might come this summer. Full Article Local News Local Politics Northwest Traffic Lab
y Seattle opens 11 more miles of streets to pedestrians, cyclists during the coronavirus pandemic By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:43:50 -0700 The closures include streets in Lake City beginning Friday and in Aurora-Licton Springs, Ballard and Delridge/Highland Park. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Esther Bryant Kyles and Pastor Edwin Kyles Jr., who helped those in need, die within days of each other from coronavirus disease By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 06:00:59 -0700 The couple, who were married for 23 years, are among the hundreds of people in Washington state who have died after testing positive for coronavirus. Full Article Health Local News Obituaries Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Seattle will permanently close 20 miles of residential streets to most vehicle traffic By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:58:51 -0700 The streets had been closed temporarily to through traffic to provide more space for people to walk and bike at a safe distance apart during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Greyhound to require passengers to wear face masks By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:23:00 -0700 In addition to the face mask policy, Greyhound said it also stepped up cleaning procedures, sanitizing buses after every trip and frequently cleaning locations. Full Article Business Nation Traffic Lab Travel
y Red Jump bikes will temporarily disappear from Seattle streets as Lime takes over By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 06:00:16 -0700 Lime has expressed interest in bringing rentable electric scooters to Seattle, but the rollout of a scooter program is awaiting a decision from the city hearing examiner. Full Article Local News Puget Sound Traffic Lab
y Wrong-way driver dies in head-on collision near Auburn By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:11:07 -0700 A wrong-way driver died early Friday near Auburn after heading south in the northbound High Occupancy Vehicle lane on Highway 167 near Highway 516 and crashing head-on into another vehicle, injuring that driver, according to the Washington State Patrol. State police said the 33-year-old Tacoma woman, whose name is not being released pending the notification […] Full Article Local News Traffic Lab
y Hamilton gets empty feeling thinking about F1 without fans By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:10:53 -0700 PARIS (AP) — Driving around Formula One tracks without fans cheering at Silverstone and Monza would literally feel “very empty” for world champion Lewis Hamilton. The first 10 races this season have been postponed or canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the iconic Monaco Grand Prix scrapped for the first time in 66 years. F1 […] Full Article Auto Racing Sports
y Coronavirus daily news updates, May 9: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the nation By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:43:01 -0700 While this year’s Mother’s Day weekend promises warm weather, Seattle officials are restricting hours in city parks out of fears that large crowds hoping to enjoy the sun could further spread the novel coronavirus. A recent report shows the COVID-19 transmission rate in Western Washington may be steadily increasing, suggesting that the number of virus cases […] Full Article Business Health Life Local News Northwest Puget Sound Science
y Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87 By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:48:26 -0700 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday after battling bone cancer. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard’s, told The Associated […] Full Article Entertainment Nation
y Falcons’ Allen says idea of practice is ‘nerve-racking’ By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:51:24 -0700 ATLANTA (AP) — Ricardo Allen didn’t budge when Georgia was one of the first states to open businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The Atlanta Falcons safety believes it is smart to stay home. He says he worries about the time when teams across the league open for practice. Restaurants, barber shops and other businesses were […] Full Article NFL Sports
y NY’s Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:58:11 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes. In part-lecture, part-cheerleading briefings that […] Full Article Health Nation
y Polar vortex brings rare May snow, low temps to US East By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:18:51 -0700 PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Mother’s Day weekend got off to an unseasonably snowy start in the Northeast on Saturday thanks to the polar vortex bringing cold air down from the north. Some higher elevation areas in northern New York and New England reported snowfall accumulations of up to 10 inches, while traces of snow […] Full Article Nation
y Married couple, 85 and 86, die in Delaware cemetery shooting By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:27:21 -0700 BEAR, Del. (AP) — A married couple from Maryland ages 85 and 86 were the victims of a deadly shooting at a veterans cemetery in Delaware. Delaware State Police on Friday night identified the victims of the shooting as an 86-year-old man and 85-year-old woman from Elkton, Maryland. The two were at Delaware Veterans Memorial […] Full Article Nation
y Andre Harrell, music exec who discovered Diddy, dies at 59 By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:33:36 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — Andre Harrell, the Uptown Records founder who shaped the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late ’80s and ’90s with acts such as Mary J. Blige and Heavy D and also launched the career of mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has died. He was 59. Diddy’s REVOLT company confirmed the death […] Full Article Entertainment
y Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:46:14 -0700 The NFL’s successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL is considering having it earlier in June with the season in […] Full Article Hockey NFL Sports
y Jagger, Quincy Jones react to the death of Little Richard By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:17:59 -0700 Reaction to the death of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard, who died Saturday at 87. — “I’m so saddened to hear about the passing of Little Richard, he was the biggest inspiration of my early teens and his music still has the same raw electric energy when you play it now as it did […] Full Article Entertainment Nation
y Analysis: Tennis pros’ US return amid pandemic no true model By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:52:06 -0700 The four players sure seemed thrilled to be playing some tennis with some prize money (amount undisclosed) at stake amid the coronavirus pandemic — even if the court was near the backyard swimming pool at someone’s mansion and there were zero ATP rankings points on the line, zero locker rooms, zero spectators, zero ball kids […] Full Article Nation & World Sports
y Beware false prophets; hard times call for real expertise | Your Funds By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:01:15 -0700 Chuck Jaffe: As they shelter at home, Americans have been building their knowledge on seemingly every subject. That doesn't make them financial experts. Full Article Business
y In one month, the meat industry’s supply chain broke. Here’s what you need to know. By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:16:25 -0700 With closures in meat processing plants across the country because of the spread of the coronavirus among workers, food analysts are forecasting shortages of beef, pork and poultry on store shelves. Here's a Q&A on what is happening to the food supply chain. Full Article Agriculture Business Nation Retail
y Starbucks sales tumble as global shutdowns caused by coronavirus hit its stores By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:52:20 -0700 In the U.S., Starbucks has temporarily closed half its 8,000 company-owned stores. It's planning to reopen 90% of those with modifications by early June. Full Article Business Local Business Retail Starbucks
y Macy’s plans to reopen all of its 775 stores in 6 to 8 weeks By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:52:43 -0700 Macy’s made its announcement the same week documents from Simon Property Group, the country’s biggest mall operator, outlined plans to reopen 49 shopping centers across 10 states between Friday and Monday. Full Article Business Retail
y Amazon, Instacart workers launch May Day strike to protest treatment during the coronavirus pandemic By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 06:02:46 -0700 The onset of the coronavirus and the subsequent classification of many of these workers as "essential" have heightened some existing tensions. Workers have accused companies of being slow to provide protective gear and implement precautions, something that may put them in danger. Full Article Amazon Business Retail
y Pike Place Market mentors advise crafters on staying afloat during coronavirus shutdown By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 06:00:52 -0700 When the crafts market at Pike Place Market was forced to temporarily shut down, vendors are turning to online sales and getting help in doing that from their fellow workers. Full Article Business Fashion Health Life Local Business Local News Retail
y J. Crew files for bankruptcy in coronavirus pandemic’s first big retail casualty By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 14:51:19 -0700 J. Crew announced that its parent company, Chinos Holdings, had filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Full Article Business Retail
y Nordstrom permanently closing 16 full-line stores as it adapts to coronavirus era By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 04:12:15 -0700 The Seattle-based company also said Wednesday it will make changes to how its stores function when they do open in a “market-by-market” approach. Full Article Business Nation Retail
y Neiman Marcus files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:38:24 -0700 Neiman Marcus Group, the 113-year-old chain known for its high-end department stores, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, making it the second major retailer to do so during the coronavirus pandemic. The Dallas-based retailer has struggled to pay down nearly $5 billion in debt, much of it from leveraged buyouts in 2005 and 2013. The pandemic […] Full Article Business Nation Retail
y 2% of Puget Sound households received grocery delivery last year, before coronavirus changed shopping By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:22:58 -0700 The most popular online grocery category was packaged foods such as breakfast cereal and pasta; followed by toiletries, personal care products and diapers; household cleaners and paper products; and frozen food. Full Article Amazon Business Local Business Retail
y Supermarket chains begin terminating ‘hero’ pay to workers as coronavirus pandemic continues By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:19:06 -0700 Kroger-owned QFC and Fred Meyer will discontinue their $2-an-hour "Hero Bonus'' premiums paid to workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Ohio-based Kroger has set May 16 as the program's final date while other large grocery retailers ponder the future of similar bonuses. Full Article Business Local Business Retail
y Soak up the fall warmth of the Daniel J. Hinkley Asian Maple collection at Washington Park Arboretum By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0700 This treasure trove grove of trees is ranked among the top 3 in the nation. Full Article Garden Life Lifestyle Pacific NW Magazine
y Here’s how (and where) to store your produce over the winter By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0700 It’s the end of the vegetable-growing season, but nowhere near the end of your vegetables. Full Article Garden Life Lifestyle Pacific NW Magazine
y P-Patch atop Mercer Street Garage evicted to make way for hockey fans By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 06:00:15 -0800 Since 2012, the top of the Mercer Street Garage near Seattle Center has been home to a P-Patch. But that's going to end next year to make room for fans of Seattle's new NHL team. Full Article Garden Hockey Local News Northwest Sports