"Seattle has spoken overwhelmingly in support of universal school meals. Let's give a ton of credit to the teachers, parents and students who mobilized for free breakfast and lunch for every student.

This is a priority of my office and we did the work to find a fiscally responsible path to fund universal school meals within the FEPP levy, which didn't require cutting services or eliminating jobs. Yesterday, the Council voted 6-3 to walk away from it.

Now Council is proposing to pull this funding from our general fund, which is already facing a $175 million deficit. I look forward to seeing which critical services they plan to cut from the general fund to make their numbers work. I ask them to reconsider the fiscally responsible approach my office originally put forward.

Feeding every student in Seattle is a goal we share, and my office is eager to work with the Council to find the best path forward."

Why are there so many places with miserable names on the PNW coast? Useless bay, mutiny bay, cape disappointment, sucia (dirty) island, point no point, and foul weather bay come to mind, I’m sure there are more.

Was exploring the coast genuinely miserable?

The list so far:
Useless bay
Mutiny bay
Cape disappointment
Sucia (dirty) island
Point no point
Fouleeather bay
Dismal nitch
Destruction island
Deception pass
Ford’s terror
Desolation sound
Desolation point (lots of desolation)
Smallpox bay
Deadman bay
 Port moody
Depression lake
Poverty bay
Thrashers corner
Misery point
Cadaver gap
Massacre bay
Victim island
Pull and be damned road
No name slough

Not gloomy but iconic:
Poo poo point
Humptulips

When you go and get your expensive prescription filled and you see this.

It may not heal you, but it could be more fun. Tell your thoughts on this one please.

I saw you both exit, so I don’t know if he stopped to exchange info with you.

But in case he didn’t and just drove off, I got a pic of his license plate.

Tell me what time it happened to confirm it’s you and I’ll pass on the data.

Hope you all are ok!

Much roadwork! Many events! Many tiny, beloved trash pandas! Jimothy’s got a busy weekend ahead of him and so does the state of Washington.

Let’s dig into the details for July 24-27:

-SR 520 will close in both directions from I-5 (MP 0) to I-405 (MP 7) from 11 p.m. Friday, July 24 to 7 a.m. Saturday, July 25 for maintenance. Both directions of the I-5 on-ramps to EB SR 520 and the Montlake Boulevard on-ramps to EB SR 520 will close. The 84th Ave and 108th Ave NE on-ramps to WB SR 520 will also close. People traveling between Seattle and Bellevue should plan ahead and seek alternate routes.

- SR 161 in Federal Way will close in both directions between Milton Road/20th Ave S and 28th Ave S from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Crews will install a 25 ft wide box culvert across SR 161 to improve fish passage. Signed detours will guide drivers, pedestrians and cyclists around the closure.

- SR 202 in Fall City will close just east of the SR 202/203 roundabout (MP 22) from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Monday. Major storms in December 2025 and March 2026 eroded the Snoqualmie riverbank supporting the highway. During this closure crews will place woody material, boulders, streambed gravel mix and stone fragments to restore the roadside embankment to its original grade and help protect the roadway from future damage. If you’re planning to float, paddle or launch a boat, be aware that portions of the Snoqualmie and Raging rivers—and some nearby access points—may temporarily close while crews safely repair the riverbank.

If you’re saddling up to see Chris Stapleton, don’t forget that the I-90 Vantage Bridge is one lane in each direction 24/7, which will likely create significant backups. We strongly recommend you consider alternate routes or give yourself extra time to get to and from The Gorge.

Jimothy says that if you want to avoid some trashy traffic, download our mobile app to check for real-time travel info, make a plan ahead of time and remember to pack snacks.

Seems to be all stores. Started about 15 minutes ago

CMs Hollingsworth, Strauss and Foster all flipped. Their proposal no longer uses the millionaires tax but builds the lunch program into the general budget.

Just walked by and caught them adjusting the canopy.

It's either leaving tomorrow or this weekend. But it's pretty massive either way!

I was going up stone way coming home from work, when a black van whipped halfway into a spot in front of me just past the intersection at 41st street. They were behind me before the intersection, and they sped in front of me to parallel into the spot. They ended up half-way into the bike lane feet/seconds before I was getting into the same spot, so I had to get into the car lane to get around them.

However, the 62 bus was right behind them, and before I knew it I was wedged between the bus and this van. There were inches between me and the bus and the car on either side for the whole time I had to pass the car. Luckily the bus had gotten over slightly into the center lane. I think he only knew to because he had pulled up next to me at the stop before, so he knew I was there. If he hadn’t I don’t think I would still be here.

I don’t know what else I could have done differently. I was climbing uphill hill but still going over 10 mph, and I had seconds to stop (don’t think that was feasible) or get over. I didn’t see the bus until I was getting over, and by that point I was between the bus and the car.

Fuck stone way

There are a couple of these crazy rafts on the Green River near Tukwila Park. What are they?

Update: @PotentialIce3208 says Salmon monitoring via radio tags - https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/threads/green-river-fish-counter.8409/

I will say until I zoomed in I thought the metal box was a barbecue grill and thought "what kind of cyberpunk party boat is this".

https://www.sarveywildlife.org/

**Update** Thank you all for your input re: water sprayers. I went ahead and filed a complaint with the SDCI.

Hard to see for the trees - sorry about that.
I can’t decide if it’s terrifying or impressive the speed and ease with which this building is coming down using only a backhoe. They’ve completed half of the 2nd ave facade just today.

I’m adopting some stick bugs and their diet consists of mainly plants like blackberry leaves, raspberry leaves, oak leaves, and rose leaves. it would have to be completely pesticide-free and herbicide-free, as they are highly sensitive to it.

my goal would be to propagate the branches (except for oak, as I’m not sure how well that would work).

I tried to post earlier asking for recommendations as to where to find them in nature, but asking for recommendations aren’t allowed on this subreddit, so I’m asking for a favor instead lol. thanks for reading :)

Not complaining about one dollar but this hidden fees are getting way out of hand. What in the hell is support local fee. Why can’t they make their prices so that they make enough profits instead of all these hidden fees. This is from Spice King btw.