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Prepare for the Aug. 6 primary election with Video Voters' Guide ✅

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Washington State's Aug. 6 primary election is fast approaching, and if you haven't gotten around to that ballot yet (👀), fear not; our Video Voters' Guide is here to help with direct statements from the candidates hoping to represent you for the Seattle City Council’s Position 8 seat.

 

Buskers play the soundtrack of Seattle 🎵

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Seattle’s parks and busking culture have composed a harmonious blend for 18 years. We bring you the local history of busking and how Seattle Parks and Recreation works with musicians to bring music to our ears in our city’s public greenspaces.

 

Alley Cat Project saves feral felines ❤️🐈

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Seattle's feral cats often live short and difficult lives, but Alley Cat Project provides them with fresh food and captures feral kittens so they can be spayed and neutered, which reduces the overall population. Many of those cats are then fostered and adopted into loving homes

 

Three-term Seattle Mayor Charles Royer dies at 84

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Charles Royer, Seattle’s longest-serving mayor, died last Friday at the age of 84. Royer served three terms from 1978 to 1990. Find some snapshots from his tenure in this slideshow, and learn more about his life and legacy from our friends at HistoryLink.org.

 

Get ready for tonight's Conor Byrne concert 🎸

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Get a sneak peek of The Moondoggies lead singer Kevin Charles Murphy ahead of the band’s shows tonight, Aug. 2, and tomorrow, Aug. 3 at Conor Byrne Pub. He performed “When You’re Young” at the pub’s recent singer-songwriter showcase.⁠