Category: Seattle (Wash)

New York Bought an Electric Ferry. The City Can’t Charge It.

The New York Times – Business:
Locations across the country want to launch electric ferries to cut carbon emissions, but there are challenges to the rollout.
What’s New at the Museum? Stargazing, Escape Rooms, Bachelorette Parties and More

The New York Times – Music:
Museums are pitching themselves as date-night destinations — and finding a generation of takers.
On Breakroom Chronicles, Safeway Workers Serve Nostalgia During Their Lunch Break

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The viral social media account Breakroom Chronicles, created by two Safeway employees who lip-sync ’80s and ’90s pop favorites, is bringing campy joy to millions.
Starbucks to Layoff 300 Corporate Workers

The New York Times – Business:
The company said it would close four regional offices and take a $400 million charge related to the changes.
Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather

Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles.
At a Seattle Port Rocked by Tariffs, There Were 70 Jobs for 600 Workers

Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.
‘WTO/99’ Review: The ‘Battle in Seattle’ as Seen by the Participants

To tell the story of the demonstrations surrounding a World Trade Organization meeting, “WTO/99” assembled scenes shot by the participants themselves.
Boeing Tackles Quality With a ‘War on Defects’

Two years after a panel flew off a 737 Max, Boeing is doing more inspections, completing work in its intended order and making other changes. Can the company keep it up?
Families of Jeju Air Crash Victims Sue Boeing

A lawsuit in Washington State is one of several accusing the airline of failing to update equipment on a plane that crashed in South Korea last year, killing 179 people.
Suspect in Macklemore Robbery Also Stole From Sports Stars, Prosecutors Say

Patrick Maisonet’s targets in the Seattle area included the baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki and the former football star Richard Sherman, officials said.
Police Arrest Man Suspected of Robbing Macklemore’s House in Seattle

Two masked men crept into the rapper’s house in June, attacked a nanny with bear spray and stole jewelry, including a Seattle Sounders soccer championship ring, the police said.
Tired of Swiping Left? Here Are the Best U.S. Cities for Singles.

A recent study ranked large U.S. cities on the quality of dating life. A city in the South came out on top.