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‘Here you go’: Seattle woman shops in Target makeup section. Then someone from Target loss prevention steps in and tries to give her a present
How far would a Target employee go to give a customer a complimentary keychain? For one woman, the answer was “too far” after a worker from the chain basically accosted her throughout her shopping trip. Now she’s asking viewers whether she’s being...

Business Brief: On travel, elbows could be higher
Good morning and welcome to day 20 (already!) of Summer 2025, a season of raised elbows from coast to coast to coast. Today we’ll look at what the numbers say about the boost to domestic tourism from U.S. travel boycotts, but also the limitations...

Answering 25 MLB trade deadline questions with 3 weeks to go
Last week, I shared the results of my front office survey on the players and prospects who executives think are most likely to be traded this month. This week, with the All-Star break almost here, let’s drill down more on some of the names and...

Wow: Seattle–Tacoma International Has Welcomed 9 International Long-haul Airlines Since 2020
For Seattle’s main gateway, 2024 was a huge success. Port of Seattle’s release, which reviewed the year, touted that in 2024, the airport broke through its pre-pandemic numbers, welcoming 52.6 million passengers, an increase of 2% compared to 51.8...

Source Fashion sees record-breaking day-one attendance, Indian visitors stronger on trade deal
In only its second edition as a midweek show, Source Fashion said it saw “unprecedented opening day attendance” on Tuesday. The record-breaking start at London’s Olympia included a number of big names and prominent independent businesses such as...

Foley’s Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market earns spot in Newsweek’s Top 10 Best Farmers Markets
The Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market in Foley has once again drawn national recognition, this time being named one of the Top 10 Best Farmers Markets in the U.S. in Newsweek’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The year-round market,...

AtWork Opens Newest Location In Greater Seattle Area
By: AtWork Group | 0 Shares 18 Reads July 09, 2025 // Franchising.com // SEATTLE–AtWork® has opened its newest location in Kent, Washington, near Kaibara Park and the Kent Library. This grand opening will mark AtWork’s third location in the state....

Urban League’s Summer University Gives Seattle Teens A Path To Entrepreneurship And Career Success
Pictured above are students from the Urban League’s Summer University. By Kiara Doyal, The Seattle Medium The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s Summer University is back at Garfield High School this year, offering a free, six-week program...

Can the NFL overcome Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric? The Bills are banking on it
Wayne Kretz always knew what to expect. For nearly a decade, Niagara Sports Trips took buses full of Canadian fans over the U.S. border for Buffalo Bills and Sabres games. The excursions became so popular that Kretz could sell out as many as four...

Nationwide strike call: Trade Unions take out rally in city
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the nationwide strike call, various Trade Unions including hundreds of factory workers, staged a protest at Gandhi Square in city this morning. As many as 10 Central Trade Unions, including INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC,...

Washington state committee distances from drug use work group’s ‘buyers club’ suggestion
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations made by a subset work group that included having the state set up a “buyers club”...

The Changing Face Of Department Stores In Seattle
When I was a kid, it was the golden age of the department store in Seattle. It was all about the Bon Marche and Frederick and Nelson along with the immense Sears building near downtown Seattle and then there was Nordstrom originally founded back...

Washington State ranked 5th in average VA home loan amount in Q1
Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov Tanya Bradshe Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | https://department.va.gov With $509,531 in home loans issued, Washington State ranked fifth in average loan amount...
Should Cubs, White Sox strike a deal before trade deadline?
White Sox starting pitcher Adrian Houser throws home during a game last month against the Texas Rangers. AP Most front offices are taking a break from trade talk to focus on this weekend's MLB Draft. But White Sox general manager Chris Getz is...
Washington state households can’t afford basics, even if they’re not poor, report says
Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS) Over a quarter of households in Washington earn more than the federal poverty threshold but still struggle to afford necessities like housing, child care, transportation and more, according to a recent report...

Seattle now faces the highest DoorDash delivery prices in the United States
SEATTLE — Starting this month, consumers in Seattle will face even more increases on DoorDash service fees for all deliveries due to the city's regulations that raise delivery and operating costs. DoorDash, which reported operating at a loss in...

Earthquake swarm strikes Mt Rainier in Washington state
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Washington State's new hybrid-electric ferries to be built in Florida
Governor Bob Ferguson has fulfilled a campaign promise by seeking bids to build new ferries. And after a long bidding war that began last year, Eastern Shipbuilding Group will be tasked with producing these first-in-America ferries at a cost of...

Judge, Raleigh trade homers late in Yankees’ rout of Mariners
Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh traded late home runs after the outcome was all but decided, with Raleigh's 36th of the season keeping the Seattle catcher two ahead of Judge for the major league lead. Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt each had three...

Yankees change their infield dynamic, power their way to victory against Seattle
NEW YORK – Tuesday night’s Bronx power show was a solid follow-up to a Subway Series-salvaging win Sunday afternoon. Late in a 10-3 Yankees win against Seattle, the 38,641 fans even caught some of MLB’s home run battle, with the Mariners’ Cal...