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By Lauren Mang February 25, 2015

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In days named after colors news, 21-year-old college student Lucy Capron has started Teal Tuesday in support of the Mariners. Much like our Blue Fridays, in which devoted Seahawks fans wear blue to show love for the professional football team, on Tuesdays you’re now to don your finest teal duds for the M’s. Capron’s Facebook page for TT has 177 likes right now, but we suspect that will get much higher as the colorful day catches on.

The Seattle Police Department has launched its Neighborhood Response Team, a unit dedicated to eradicating the streets of low-level crime and “getting chronic offenders the help they need,” MyNorthwest.com reports. Among the low-level crimes the group of six officers and one sergeant will address: street disorder such as “defecating or urinating in public, drinking in public, smoking marijuana in a public space, or violating a city ordinance that prohibits people from sitting or sleeping on sidewalks between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.” in areas surrounding Westlake Park and Pike Place Market. Will the new Neighborhood Response Team actually make a difference in Seattle’s downtown? Tell us what you think.

The free social media site Nextdoor.com is a platform where residents of neighborhoods sign up and can report small crimes (think car prowls) that occur within their communities. And according to Kiro 7 News, the veritable digital neighborhood watch is becoming increasingly popular.

Glassdoor.com has ranked the top 25 highest rated companies for internships. Geekwire has all the details on where tech giants like Microsoft, Facebook or Google appear on the list.

Who’s ready for chikin? Southern fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is slated to open in Bellevue next month, The Seattle Times reports. On Thursday, March 26, expect long lines and hullaballo aplenty as people gear up to get their nuggets and waffle fries fix.

 

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