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Seahawks Win, Pioneer Square Sees Business Boom & More

The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today

By Lauren Mang January 12, 2015

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It’s the first-ever Monday after the Golden Globes that I’m not sitting here in a haze from too much champagne. Let’s dive right in to what’s happening around Seattle!

You’ve likely seen cyclist Alvin Graham Jr. outside CenturyLink Field or in front of Westlake Center riding his trainer in support of veterans. Saturday night during the Seahakws game, a fan wearing a Seahawks jersey attacked him, throwing food in his direction and eventually punching him in the face. King 5 has all the details of the incident. Sad. People, behave yourselves.

In more positive Seahawks-related news, businesses in Pioneer Square are thrilled that the ‘Hawks are winning. Throngs of blue-and-green clad people packed the bars and restaurants for the game, which one business owner says has “saved his business.”

Pants optional: Riding transit in your skivvies started in New York in 2002, and has since creeped into other cities’ cultural calendars. Hence our 6th Annual No Pants Light Rail Ride, which took place on Sunday, January 11. Seattle PI was on the pantsless scene and captured plenty of suitable-for-work photos here.

Struggling Plano, Texas-based retailer JC Penney has officially moved out of Bellevue Square after a 54-year run as one of the mall’s anchor tenants. Several specialty retailers scooped up the 200,000-square-foot space Penney occupied just days later, but those names have not yet been released.

Ever want to better understand just what goes on in Olympia? Crosscut’s piece, “Olympia For Dummies,” can be your guide.

 

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