There have been many stories over the past couple years of businesses shutting down during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's not the case everywhere, however, with one employee of a Seattle shop helping keep the doors open.
"If you rerolled the tape, I don't think it would necessarily play out the same way again," said Doug Lyon, the owner of Two Kick Coffee.
Lyon became the owner of this north Queen Anne café off Nickerson Street back in 2020.
"I put the money that I had saved away, bought out all the equipment and try and restart this guy and give the café and this neighborhood another chance," said Lyon. Read more
One adult male is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting in Columbia City on Saturday evening, Seattle police confirmed.
Just after 6 p.m. Saturday, 911 callers reported shots being fired in the 3000 block of South Bradford Street. Officers found two adult males with gunshot wounds upon arrival, and one of them was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
SPD's Crime Scene Investigation Unit is on hand to gather evidence and continue the investigation.
SPD asks anyone with information about this incident to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000. Read more
Garfield High School in Seattle's Central District celebrated its centennial Saturday, offering a chance for alumni and current students to look back at the past and toward the future. While Garfield High School opened in 1920, the pandemic prevented large in-person celebrations. Attendees said the extra few years meant even more time to prepare for the excitement of catching up and revisiting memories.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell -- an alumnus himself -- emceed the event, with fellow alumni Quincy Jones named honorary chair for the event. A number of speakers shared stories about their time at Garfield High School, and the moments that have secured it a place in history, including visits from Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama.
Shirley Wroten and Rene Busch attended the event together.
"We grew up together, we did everything together," Busch shared. Read more
Worker tracking is a trend being seen more and more across the American workforce. It's a practice where companies use technology to monitor productivity levels from their employees.
For workers that spend much of their time on the road, that vehicle can turn into an office, a cafeteria and personal space. That's why delivery driver Manya Janowitz said it was so invasive when in August, surveillance cameras were installed in the white Ford transit cargo vans she drives. She works for the Seattle-based wholesale sandwich company Homegrown.
The surveillance cameras recorded the road and inside, at the drivers.
"They were recording us, tracking our movement and notifying our bosses of our activity," said Janowitz, describing how it was uncomfortable being recorded doing a job she'd done well for the past two years. Read more
Mixing and mashing up songs all year at some of the biggest sports games in Seattle has flown by for Paul Cranford — best known as DJ Trunks.
Cranford, who is originally from Atlanta, has been a professional DJ for eight years.
It was just more than a year ago when Cranford moved from Las Vegas to Seattle to take on the unique job of DJ'ing live for thousands of fans at Seattle Storm, Seattle Kraken and Seattle Seawolves games.
"It's been amazing," Cranford said. "It's been a real whirlwind. The fans in Seattle are top-notch. It's so much fun, I love it." Read more
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