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Amazon Haggling, Seahawks Likely to Win NFC West & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Washington marijuana companies report they are struggling to profit significantly due to a 25 percent excise tax the state collects on pot at each stage of processing: as it transfers from growers, to processors, to retailers. While Seattle’s Cannabis City has had over $2.5 million in sales in the past six months, owner James Lathrop told Crosscut, “We’re just struggling to stay alive.”
For renters and buyers both, it is grudgingly known that Seattle is becoming increasingly expensive. For those dreaming of buying here, Curbed now reports that you probably need to be making at least $75,000 annually to afford a median-priced house of $359,900. Find full details here.
Seattle-based beer maker PicoBrew released what they believe is the world’s first automatic beer brewing appliance. The Zymatic machine, selling for $1,700, is a Keurig for ale: Brewers attach a 5-gallon keg of water to the Zymatic, add grain and hops in their various compartments and let the brewing begin. Home brewers aren’t the only ones interested; Fremont Brewing recently bought their own Zymatic.
Students at Marysville Pilchuk High have had a challenging month since the October 24 shooting, but the girls basketball team received a lift yesterday when the Seattle Storm and Olympic basketball star Sue Bird made a surprise visit at practice. Bird told King 5 news her goal was to help the girls smile and get their thoughts off of the shooting briefly. “All the stuff you’re dealing with off the court? Let it go, school, homework, whatever it may be,” Bird told the team.
Finding the prices too high on Amazon? Now, with select products, you can click on “Make an Offer” to negotiate with the seller. The new program started yesterday with 150,000 collectible goods available for haggling, including sports memorabilia, coins, fine art and more.
Though this season has been rockier for the Seahawks, the Seattle PI predicts that according to new odds, our team—back in Beast Mode of late—will most likely win the NFC West division crown again and make the playoffs this winter.
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Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…
WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show
In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.
Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…
At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community
For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards.
At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…
Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…