Thursday marked the start of free Waterfront Shuttle bus service, connecting riders from Pioneer Square and the Chinatown-International District to Seattle Center from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Labor Day, running every 15 minutes (10 minutes on World Cup match days).

MOHAI says free tickets will be released to the public on June 15 for the Freedom Plane National Tour, as the last of eight venues nationwide to host the National Archives traveling exhibition, featuring founding-era records including the original engraving of the Declaration of Independence.

A reminder ahead of the next pin giveaway on May 31, participating KeyBank branches will have extras (2,500) the next day. Westlake: 428 Westlake Ave N Wedgwood: 7307 35th Ave Ne Overlake/Redmond: 15110 NE 24th St Mill Creek: 16202 Bothell-Everett Hwy Bonney Lake: 19649 Hwy 410 E

Update: Tickets are now sold out.

Update: Lucy Dacus has been added to the Saturday lineup in place of Japanese Breakfast.

A 70-by-40-foot screen will show World Cup matches at Pacific Place as part of the "Seattle Soccer House," a free and all-ages fan celebration site that will operate from June 15 to July 2 and July 6 and 7.

Breakout French-Canadian math rock duo Angine de Poitrine, British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks, and garage rocker Ty Segall headline the lineup for the KEXP BBQ on Aug. 22 at Seattle Center. Tickets are on sale now. www.kexp.org/bbq/

Doesn't get old.

Seattle-based sustainable clothing company Filium has a new CEO: Bruce Harrell.

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Ken Jennings is a real one. www.instagram.com/p/DYi5ddcCii...

Cole Young, Patrick Wisdom and Jhonny Pereda visited Broadview-Thomson K-8 in Seattle on Tuesday, while Emerson Hancock, Connor Joe, and Nick Davila stopped at Rainier View Elementary.

Reports from the Puget Sound Business Journal suggest some potential leasing activity in South Lake Union, with Apple in talks for the east building of the Arbor Blocks (formerly occupied by Meta) and AI company Anthropic, makers of Claude, looking to lease the north tower of the Dexter Yard campus.

If my eyes rolled any further into the back of my head, they'd get stuck there. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...

The largest Norwegian Constitution Day celebration outside of Oslo and Bergen takes place on Sunday in Ballard, with former Prime Minister Erna Solberg serving as grand marshal of the annual Syttende Mai parade, starting at 6 p.m.

CougsFirst! will host its Seattle networking event and business expo, including a keynote from WSU President Betsy Caldwell, on May 29 at the 505 Building in Pioneer Square. Registration is free.

Vietnamese-American bakery Anh Ơi Bake Shop has opened a brick-and-mortar space in Seattle's Japantown, taking over the former Pioneer Barber Company space (314 6th Ave S) as part of the Seattle Restored program.

FOX 13 will broadcast this afternoon's Mariners game against the Padres at 4:15 p.m. PT. FOX affiliates in the Pacific Northwest and along the West Coast will also carry the game, while the rest of the country gets the Yankees and Mets.

Out-of-market fans can stream tonight's game between the Mariners and the Padres at 6:40 p.m. PT for free on MLB TV, as part of a free preview. Blackout restrictions apply. In-market fans can watch on their local affiliate (KING 5 in Seattle) or Mariners TV.

I am sorry to report once again that the Mariners say they are currently sold out of the concessions ferries, but "more boats are on their way."

Seattle is testing a one-year pilot with four new free public restrooms in Pioneer Square, available 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Access is linked to a personal account via QR code, text or app, and is revoked from the system in the event of restricted behaviors (damage, etc.).

The U-District Street Fair returns this weekend to The Ave, with hundreds of artist and small business vendors, food trucks and booths, and free live music. The festivities start at 11 a.m. both days, running until 7 p.m. on Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Friday marks the third of 10 Mariners games broadcast locally on KING 5, as well as other local stations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii, including: Portland: KGW 8.1 Boise: KTVB 7.1 Spokane: KREM 2.1 Honolulu: KHNL 13.2 Anchorage: KAUU 5.4 Eugene: KLSR 34.2

Live Nation has announced plans for a 5,500-capacity music venue in SODO, across from T-Mobile Park. The venue will be an addition to the existing Boxyard development that houses Hatback Bar & Grille, Steelheads Alley, and Victory Hall.

Seattle added more than 11,000 residents between July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025, according to revised data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That's the fifth-highest numeric increase among cities with populations of 20,000 or more.

Kilroy Realty confirmed a pair of leases at its Denny Triangle tower West8 in its quarterly earnings conference call late last month, a 43,000-sq-ft lease with General Motors, and 33,000-sq-ft lease with SoFi, "with additional tenant discussions underway."

FareStart has announced its summer lineup of Guest Chef Nights, where diners can get a three-course meal for $60 prepared by top Seattle chefs with the help of students enrolled in its free restaurant industry job-training program.

Anchorhead Coffee has confirmed it will expand to a fourth location in West Seattle, taking over the former Starbucks space in the Alaska Junction. No official opening date yet, but "hopefully sooner than later."

The University Book Store has opened a Husky Gear pop-up shop in downtown Seattle through the summer in the former Pendleton storefront in the Puget Sound Plaza building (1313 4th Ave).

A GoFundMe for HopVine Pub on Seattle's Capitol Hill is three-quarters of the way to its $50,000 goal to cover back rent and other past obligations, "to ensure the Hopvine can move forward."

Local health officials say three King County residents were potentially exposed to hantavirus, including two people now monitoring for symptoms at home after sitting near an ill passenger on board an airplane who was removed prior to takeoff and later tested positive.

Seattle Reign FC hosts the Washington Spirit at 4 p.m. PT from Lumen Field. Stream the game for free on Victory+ at the link below (registration required).

Another shuttered Seattle Starbucks will become a different coffeeshop, as Anchorhead Coffee takes over the old West Seattle Junction location, the West Seattle Blog reports.

The Seattle Storm open the 2026 WNBA regular season tonight as they host the Golden State Valkyries at 7 p.m. PT at Climate Pledge Arena. Stream the game for free nationally on ION at the link below.

It (is) Friday again! I joined arts writer Jas Keimig on Seattle Now from KUOW to talk ferries, stairclimbers, and the impact of the World Cup on summer tourism in Seattle. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts:

It (is) Friday again! I joined arts writer Jas Keimig on Seattle Now from KUOW to talk ferries, stairclimbers, and the impact of the World Cup on summer tourism in Seattle. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts:

It's (almost) Friday again!

Seattle Public Utilities has installed seven new drinking water bottle refill stations in downtown Seattle: 1000 2nd Ave. 501 Olive Way 1398 3rd Ave. 898 3rd Ave. 298 James St. 100 Pike St. 201 Occidental Ave.

Barnes & Noble officially returned to downtown Seattle Wednesday with its grand opening in the former North Face location at the corner of 6th and Pike. The store is open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Admission is free tomorrow and the first Thursday of each month at several Seattle-area museums. The National Nordic Museum, Seattle Art Museum, and Burke Museum are all open until 8 p.m., MOHAI is free from 5 to 8 p.m., and the Museum of Flight from 5 to 9 p.m. Details below:

Seattle-based Interlune has received a nearly $7 million contract from NASA to continue its work on resource harvesting from the moon, with a focus on helium-3 and hydrogen extraction. The company's offices are in Georgetown.

They're good pins!

A Randy Johnson statue will be unveiled outside T-Mobile Park in 2027, the team announced Saturday during his number retirement. Luckily, this one won't need a bat.

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Stay or leave, do as the spirit leads, but could you spare us the Fox News grievance tour on your way out the door?