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Thanks to Leslie Dierauf of Beach Drive for sharing low-tide sights - today's tide bottomed out at -3.3 less than an hour ago, so beach-walking conditions will still be great for a few hours, and Leslie points out that Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists are out.

The Amma, or hugging saint , meditates with hundreds of followers at the Seattle Center on Thursday.

The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team is investigating an assault that left two people injured in Monroe on Friday night.

A King County Superior Court judge refused to grant a temporary restraining Friday that would have allowed a Federal Way high school student to run in the state track and field championships.

The 93-year-old North Seattle woman thought she was helping police track down a counterfeiting organization when she agreed to withdraw $20,000 in cash from her bank and turn it over to a man who claimed to be an undercover officer as part of a sting.

What a beautiful start to Memorial Day weekend. If you're not heading out of town, here's a sampling of what to do in and around Phinney Ridge and Greenwood; check our Events calendar for more.

The Salish tribes' art is being revived in the Pacific Northwest, which had previously taken totem poles as its symbolic image It's impossible to picture the Pacific Northwest without the image of a totem pole.

It's no surprise that the city that gave the world Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana rocks to the beat of great music, and while Seattle's legacy may be grunge, the city's venues leave no musical stone unturned Located just across the street from the picture-perfect Pike Place Market, the Showbox at the Market is a Seattle legend.

Data provided by the Capitol Hill Coalition at one City Council hearing illustrated the "tsunami" of microhousing hitting the city Powered by a set of community meetings to discuss the issue, members of the City Council have sent a set of "amendment requests" to the Department of Planning and Development as City Hall works to change the rules by ... (more)

By Craig Thompson Columnist We barely knew ye. You were suddenly there - new, young, all over the place - and soon, too soon, ended up on the street like an empty storefront, like a stolen car.

In the midst of all the Memorial Day fun, please take a moment and remember what Memorial Day is really about: honoring the men and women who gave their lives protecting this country.

The author of "Elders" will appear at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Elliott Bay Book Co., 1521 10th Ave., Seattle; free .

Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

A leading music school in Washington State, The Academy of Music Northwest provides different levels of rigorous college-prep music classes and extensive performance opportunities for talented young musicians between the ages of 4 -18. Day and night our luxury service connects all of Bellevue, Seattle, and Tacoma.

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

Fat, filling burritos for less than $7? SA , sA ! Even the massive combo plate that features spicy shrimp tops out at $9.50. Of course, El CamiA3n is famous for its flavorful tacos , which you can now eat sitting down in the bright, busy dining room.

The Seattle City Council's proposed marijuana zoning rules would have been great a year ago.

Remember the case of a dog found in a car at Westwood Village? The Seattle Animal Shelter promised to announce when its investigation was finished - and that announcement has just come via this update on its website, The Scoop: As previously reported in The Scoop, on Sunday April 21, the Seattle Police Department removed a small dog, Zipper, from a ... (more)

Heading for a 4-day holiday weekend? Many are this year, particularly since school is out Friday through Monday for Seattle Public Schools and others that follow its calendar.

Greenwood's non-profit writing and tutoring center, 826 Seattle , is gearing up for one of its major annual fundraisers, " Dance Your Cash Off ." The dance marathon takes place at Nectar Lounge in Fremont on June 20.