Seattle Is making history...from the pitch to the dinner table

Seattle Channel logo transparent

The joyful life & art of centenarian Gaylen Hansen

Painter Gayle Hansen poses for a photo in his painting apron

104½ years young and still making every day a masterpiece. 🎨 Meet Gaylen Hansen. As a centenarian, he isn’t slowing down. He continues painting over mistakes, discovering new ideas, and finding beauty in each day. His outlook on art and life is something we could all use a little more of.

 

See the art welcoming the world to Seattle's CID

Winning artwork of the Street Pole Banner Design Contest of the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA).

145 entries. One winner. 🐉 Meet the Seattle artist behind the dragon design chosen by the community for new street‑pole banners in the Chinatown‑International District. Hung ahead of the World Cup, the banners will remain a lasting celebration of the neighborhood.⁠

 

Seattle takes a bit of history with new world record

Scenes from the dim sum meal Guinness World Record

Several milestones happened in Seattle over these past few memorable days. ⚽🥟 Team USA defeated Australia on the pitch, and hundreds of Seattleites helped take an Australianrecord off the books at the dinner table. Seattle Channel's Shanti Lerner takes viewers inside the historic event, sharing what it was like to participate in the record-breaking meal.

 

Seattle Parks turns match day into community celebrations

Fans watching a soccer match in Seattle's Chinatown-International District

Not everyone can afford World Cup tickets, but that doesn't mean you have to miss out. Seattle Parks and Recreation is bringing the beautiful game straight into neighborhoods across the city, making the excitement accessible to fans everywhere. 

 

How Seattle keeps talking when phones & power goes down

Emergency operation center

Whether it’s the World Cup or a natural disaster, the city must keep departments connected and the public informed. But what happens if cell service fails? If the power goes out? If the internet crashes? We reveal the city’s last line of communication.