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Sending another Good News Downtown, a communication to showcase uplifting, interesting, positive stories about activities and people Downtown.

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Weekly digest

Credit: Eighth Generation

Colleen Echohawk, CEO of Eighth Generation, takes viewers on a journey through the intricacies of her business located in Downtown Seattle: Eighth Generation: A Journey Through Native American Art and Culture in Downtown Seattle – PowWows.com.

Stackline, an AI-powered retail intelligence and activation platform, relocated to the Madison Centre Downtown, with plans to expand further:️ Growing retail tech company takes top floors in Seattle tower – Puget Sound Business Journal.

"It's definitely our expectation this will be our long-term headquarters," company CEO Michael Lagoni said in an interview. The fact there's room to grow in the 36-story building "was a big selling point for us."

Doan Diane Hoang Dy from the Wing Luke Museum and Rachelle Belle, host of the "Your Last Meal” podcast, take viewers along for a tour while sharing the historic significance of the C-ID: The Nosh: A restaurant wokking tour through Seattle’s CID – Cascade PBS.

Credit: FIFA

⚽ The FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in June and organizers are seeking volunteers. If you’d like to be a part of the largest club soccer tournament ever hosted in the U.S., here’s your chance to get involved: Calling All Soccer Fans – Seattle Business Magazine.

Travel blogger Kelly Carroll shared her best Downtown spots for great bites and activities on a budget: The Budget Traveler’s Guide to Seattle: Restaurants and Attractions for Less Than $10 per Person – Only In Washington.

🌮 Eater Seattle refreshed their list of the “best Mexican restaurants in Seattle” featuring two Downtown neighborhood favorites:

• Rojo’s Mexican Food serves vegan options at the old Il Corvo space.
• Maiz Molino, an offshoot of Maiz in Pike Place Market, offers freshly made corn tortillas paired with high-quality taco toppings.

Looking ahead

🎵 It’s gonna be May 🎵 Celebrate art and culture at First Thursday this May 1. Experience a tribute to SINA, celebrating Seattle’s first Tongan pioneer artist and entrepreneur, at ARTS at King Street Station. Explore other exhibitions like The Geometry of Resilience, Homebodies, and more at galleries throughout Pioneer Square.

Seattle Restored invites you to The Story Pour with sustainable Nepalese fashion brand Ekadesma on Friday, May 2 at 5 p.m., giving guests the opportunity to shop, connect, and share stories.

🎸 Guitarist Berta Rojas is performing at Benaroya Hall on Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Rojas won a Latin Grammy for her album Legado, being praised as “guitarist extraordinaire” by the Washington Post and “Ambassador of the classical guitar” by Classical Guitar Magazine.

Credit: Pacific Science Center

Pacific Science Center is offering a free screening of the documentary “The Trouble with Wolves” on Thursday, May 8 at 6 p.m. 🐺📽️ The documentary delves into the intricate relationship between humans and wolves in the American West, highlighting conservation initiatives and approaches to wildlife management.