‘Selfie’ is Now a Legit Scrabble Word & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
By Lauren Mang October 22, 2014
There are 5,000 new legit words that SCRABBLE players can use without fear of a challenge. A sampling of those words: Chillax, Hashtag, Texter and, of course, Selfie.
The Halloween Alley tradition in Magnolia has officially been cancelled, due to all the over-the-top decorations being stolen. MyNorthwest.com reports the couple who deks out the alley behind their home for the holiday every year realized their storage truck full of ghosts, gouls, tombstones and giant blowup decor had disappeared from their Polusbo farm. First we have pumpkin thieves, now Halloween decor bandits.
Gabby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who was shot in 2011 while meeting with citizens at a Tucson grocery store, will be here in Seattle today to speak on gun control as part of a nine-state tour that focuses on laws to prevent domestic violence and protect women from stalkers.
The Tent City under I-5 in Ravenna is in danger of closing, so homeless protesters set up tents in Westlake Park Tuesday evening to create awareness for the shelter’s situation. The Ravenna encampment had been originally told to vacate by today, but Kiro 7 reports that deadline has been suspended as of now.
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Holiday Hunt in Pioneer Square
A daily ornament drop turns December into a neighborhood-wide scavenger hunt.
The holidays tend to bring out the kid in all of us. And if opening presents and eating too many treats weren’t enough, there’s also a scavenger hunt in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. Pioneer Square’s Holiday Ornament Scavenger Hunt has returned for its third year. Twenty-five handblown glass ornaments—all made at Glasshouse Studio—are hidden across 25…
Chit-Chat Kids
Phone a friend.
Twenty years ago, before everyone walked around with a device in their pocket, kids used to call each other on a landline—often tethered to the kitchen in their home. It was a simpler time, when parents didn’t have to worry (nearly as much) about a potential predator contacting their child. Nowadays, things are different, which…
A Plate for Pickleball
The design celebrates the state’s official sport. Additional plates are on the way.
Washington served up a new license plate last week, honoring the state sport of pickleball. In the works for three years, it’s the second of seven specialty plates to hit the market since getting approved by lawmakers earlier this year. “We’re thrilled to see our efforts become reality,” says Kate Van Gent, vice president of…
Seattle-Based Agency Brings Real Voices to NBC’s New Campaign
DNA&STONE built the project around candid conversations to understand what audiences want from reporting.
“I turned off news altogether. I want to be able to form my own opinions. Just tell the truth.” These lines open NBC News’ new national campaign, a 60-second ad that drifts over forests, farms, neighborhoods, and cityscapes while Americans talk about how worn out they feel by the news. The landscape carries the conversation…