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Activate 3.8: The Gender Pay Gap, The Burden of Caregiving
The Washington Women’s Commission officially unveils new campaign June 28
For Leah White, it’s personal. She knows all too well the challenges women face when choosing between caregiving and career. As legislative and operations manager for the Washington State Women’s Commission, she aims to do something about it.
Diaz Out As Seattle Police Chief
Twenty-seven-year SPD veteran held the post for almost four years
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has reassigned Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. The move comes as the department faces several legal challenges. Diaz was officially named chief of police by Mayor Bruce Harrell in September 2022 after he had served as interim chief since the summer of 2020, replacing Carmen Best. Harrell said former King County…
The Museum of Flight’s New Exhibit Explores Life in Orbit | Sponsored
The Museum of Flight’s New Exhibit Highlights the Wonder of Living in Space
The Museum of Flight’s immersive new exhibition, Home Beyond Earth, goes to the heart of living in a place somewhere between Earth and Moon. With a focus on space stations past, present and future, Home Beyond Earth visualizes our orbital dreams and accomplishments with large digital projections and more than 50 artifacts, models, space-flown objects and uniforms. To…
Zillow: Seattle Remains a ‘Strong Seller’s’ Market
Home prices are on the rise. Price cuts are not.
Zillow says Seattle remains a “strong seller’s” market, as do 29 of the 50 largest metro areas across the United States. The report notes that inventory and new listings are up significantly in both Seattle and the United States in the past year.
‘Profanity Hill’ No More
Seattle's first subsidized housing community is unrecognizable today
Jessie Epstein would not recognize this place today. Not the crop of brand-new apartment buildings with restaurants and roof gardens. Not the pedestrian walkways, pea patches and public art exhibits. Not the friendly modern streetcar. Not even the modest building named in his honor. And probably not the people who are living here. But once…
Washington Nurses Rank No. 1
During National Nurses Week, it’s time to recognize those who hold our health care system together
National Nurses week began yesterday, and it turns out that Washington state is the best place to work as a nurse in the United States. A study by personal finance website WalletHub analyzed 20 metrics, including job openings, nurses per capita, salary, and the quality of nursing homes.
Breaking Into The Entertainment Industry, The Bumbershoot Way
Workforce program focuses on concert promotion and production
For the second consecutive year, the Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival’s Workforce Development Program will teach young adults the ins and outs of the entertainment business. The six-month, tuition-free program provides mentorship and teaches the “technical, creative and business aspects” of the live entertainment industry to 19 young adults between the ages of 17 and 25.