Rob Smith

Second Acts: Jennifer Olsen

Second Acts: Jennifer Olsen

The Coach

For many, turning 50 is a tipping point, a time to reflect on mortality, health issues, retirement concerns, and youth slipping away. For Jennifer Olsen, it meant a new career…

Rob Smith

New Overlook Walk Draws Crowds

New Overlook Walk Draws Crowds

Downtown visits are up significantly

Foot traffic along Seattle’s Central waterfront is spiking since the new Overlook Walk opened earlier this month. From Oct. 4 to 11 — the first week Overlook Walk was open — nearly 50,000 people visited, a 142% increase over 2019 levels. The Walk connects Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle to Puget Sound and the…

Rob Smith

Second Acts: Anne Bremner

Second Acts: Anne Bremner

The Seattle mag interview

Anne Bremner, who holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a law degree from Seattle University School of Law, began her career as a prosecuting attorney with the criminal division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, specializing in sex crimes…

Rob Smith

Whitman Nabs State’s Top University/College Ranking

Whitman Nabs State’s Top University/College Ranking

UW places second in WalletHub study

In a battle fought in the classroom and not on a field or court, a new study ranks Whitman College No. 1 in the state. Personal finance website WalletHub compared more than 800 higher-ed institutions across the U.S. in more than 30 categories (including post-graduate salaries) for its College & University Rankings (2025). Whitman, in…

Rob Smith

Second Acts: Betti Fujikado

Second Acts: Betti Fujikado

The power of giving back

Long before she retired from the iconic Seattle advertising agency she co-founded with Jim Copacino 26 years ago, Fujikado had come to a simple yet powerful realization: She wanted to use her skills for the greater good…

Rob Smith

Second Acts: Spencer Frazer

Second Acts: Spencer Frazer

Undercover operative to artist

Spencer Frazer has enjoyed one of the most colorful careers imaginable…

Rob Smith

‘New’ Sonic Support Group Seeks to Rally City

‘New’ Sonic Support Group Seeks to Rally City

Seattle NBA Fans works to drum up support in anticipation of a potential announcement

Most Seattle Supersonics fans were upset when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver once again delayed an announcement on league expansion. Brian Robinson is not like most fans…

Rob Smith

Blunt Reality TV

Blunt Reality TV

New YouTube show seeks cannabis-friendly actors from Seattle, Tacoma

High times are ahead for a few cannabis-friendly bold personalities across the Puget Sound region…

Rob Smith

Second Acts: Delbert Richardson

Second Acts: Delbert Richardson

Unspoken truths

It’s not quite fair to say that Delbert Richardson’s “Second Act” was hatched when he was just beginning his first. Yet there’s some truth to it…

Rob Smith

‘Transformative’ Overlook Walk Opens Along Seattle’s Waterfront

‘Transformative’ Overlook Walk Opens Along Seattle’s Waterfront

The elevated walk is another sign that the massive renovation is almost complete

Seattle’s multi-billion-dollar waterfront renovation was always about connecting Pike Place Market and downtown Seattle to Puget Sound and the new 20-acre Waterfront Park. With the Oct. 4 opening of the elevated Overlook Walk, that dream has been realized…

Rob Smith

Amazon to Hire 250,000 Seasonal Workers

Amazon to Hire 250,000 Seasonal Workers

Pay begins at $18 per hour

The company joins other major retailers, including Target, Macy’s and Burlington, in staffing up for the holidays…

Rob Smith

Gym Journey

Gym Journey

Chris Travis launched SSP to help others in the same situation he once found himself in

Chris travis remembers working 80 hours a week after starting a new job at Amazon’s Kindle division back in 2010. Not surprisingly, it took a toll on his health. He was eating poorly. He had developed a bad back, and wasn’t exercising…

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