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Prop 1 donations, spending and endorsements — plus latest candidate financials

Prop 1 donations, spending and endorsements — plus latest candidate financials

As the Nov. 4 vote on the proposed City of Edmonds $14.5 million levy lid lift draws near, donations and spending have ramped up for campaigns formed to support and oppose the measure. This includes financial donations and endorsements. The Public...

Owner:  Teresa Wippel
Leavenworth Farmers Market wraps up season after strong harvest, lighter turnout

Leavenworth Farmers Market wraps up season after strong harvest, lighter turnout

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff Reporter LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth and Cashmere Farmers Markets wrapped up another successful season on Oct. 11 and 12, closing out a strong year for local growers despite a dip in sales. As organizers...

Owner:  Terry Ward & Amy Yaley
How social media and influencers are shaping the Seattle mayor's race

How social media and influencers are shaping the Seattle mayor's race

Local election campaigns are increasingly online. In the Seattle mayor’s race, progressive organizer Katie Wilson has embraced short-form social media videos and interviews with online content creators and podcasters in an effort to reach a...

Owner:  Pacific Public Media & American Government
Olympia London to host Titanic Exhibition

Olympia London to host Titanic Exhibition

The UK’s largest Titanic Exhibition will make its London debut at Olympia next year, running from 25 July – 16 August. A £1.3 billion redevelopment of Olympia is nearing completion, with the vast events complex to include an AEG Presents-operated,...

Owner:  Julian & Elizabeth Agostini
Seattle’s Kirby to face Toronto’s Bieber in Game 3 of ALCS with Mariners’ Woo close to return
A True American Tale: Indigenous Rights vs. Corporate Greed

A True American Tale: Indigenous Rights vs. Corporate Greed

Deep in the Tonto National Forest in southeast Arizona, there is a land where the Ga’an, or holy spirits, reside. These spirits commune with Usen, the Creator, and act as messengers to the people. In this belief, the Western Apache have worshipped...

Owner:  Zuade Kaufman
Seattle musician Kassa Overall continues to evolve with new album ‘CREAM’

Seattle musician Kassa Overall continues to evolve with new album ‘CREAM’

In March 2020, the Grammy-nominated Garfield High School alum Kassa Overall was ascending the jazz drumming ranks of New York City while hatching an escape plan from his genre’s traditional confines, wrangling hip-hop and electronic elements into...

Owner:  Blethen Family
Chicago’s first vertical warehouse hits market, still empty

Chicago’s first vertical warehouse hits market, still empty

Logistics Property Company is putting the Midwest’s first multistory warehouse on the market a year after completing the ambitious development. JLL was hired to sell the 1.2 million-square-foot, five-level industrial and parking complex at 1237...

Owner:  Amir Korangy
Business Briefs — October 2025

Business Briefs — October 2025

Richland real estate company owner dies The founder and CEO of Richland’s Windermere Group One died Sept. 17. Jeff Thompson was 68 years old. Windermere Group One is among the top-ranking businesses in the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ Best...

Owner:  Cowles Family
Business Licenses – October 2025

Business Licenses – October 2025

KENNEWICK Vonage Business Inc., 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, New Jersey. SRS Building Products, 7440 Highway 121, McKinney, Texas. Over Under Title LLC, 175 Park Ave., Madison, New Jersey. Hairmasters, 5674 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton,...

Owner:  Cowles Family
Browns Willing To Trade DT Shelby Harris
Tarik Skubal trade rumors: What Tigers exec Scott Harris had to say about Cy Young favorite's Detroit future

Tarik Skubal trade rumors: What Tigers exec Scott Harris had to say about Cy Young favorite's Detroit future

Coming off their agonizingly close loss to the Seattle Mariners in the American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers are turning their attentions to the coming offseason and their status as contenders moving forward. Most essentially, this...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
Olympia confirmed as The Titanic Exhibition hosts

Olympia confirmed as The Titanic Exhibition hosts

Olympia has been confirmed as the venue for The Titanic Exhibition, which will run for three weeks from 25 July to 16 August 2026. The exhibition will make its London debut following runs in Birmingham, Glasgow, Newport, Leeds and Manchester,...

Owner:  Julian & Elizabeth Agostini
Mariners bash Jays in MLB playoffs: First World series coming?
Little Beast Is <i>Seattle Met</i>’s Restaurant of the Year

Little Beast Is <i>Seattle Met</i>’s Restaurant of the Year

The gray-brown sauce dripping off the lamb neck pie at Little Beast matches the shade of gloom that so often graces the skies in both Seattle and London. As in the sky above the cities, this hue gives no indication of the vibrance beneath it; the...

Owner:  Nicole Vogel
Bombardier announces Comlux Aviation as new Global 8000 business jet customer

Bombardier announces Comlux Aviation as new Global 8000 business jet customer

(Reuters) -Bombardier added a new order from Comlux Aviation for its Global 8000 business jet to its backlog, the Canadian planemaker announced on Monday during the National Business Aviation Association’s annual conference. The company is still...

Owner:  Wright Family
Who Is Jorge Polanco? All About the Seattle Mariners Star Wife, Net Worth, Parents, Contract, Ethnicity & More
Seattle Mariners take ALCS Game 1 with 3-1 road win over Toronto Blue Jays

Seattle Mariners take ALCS Game 1 with 3-1 road win over Toronto Blue Jays

By George Ramsay, Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Seattle Mariners took Game 1 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) with a 3-1 road win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mariners trailed the Blue Jays in the sixth inning on Sunday...

Owner:  Bradley Family
The darkest thing about this Seattle thriller? Sexism

The darkest thing about this Seattle thriller? Sexism

The KUOW Book Club is reading Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum's novel "Elita" this month. I'm your reading guide Katie Campbell. Let's get into the first half of the book. T hriller vibes are abundant in "Elita," from the "wild" child who does not speak...

Owner:  University of Washington & American Government
Nuclear energy talks don’t belong behind closed doors in Olympia

Nuclear energy talks don’t belong behind closed doors in Olympia

There are many closed doors at the state Capitol in Olympia. Sometimes it’s understandable. Confidentiality can be necessary in politics and policymaking. There are also meetings and conversations among public officials where it is not. Where the...

Owner:  Cowles Family

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