August 2021
This Week Then: Washington Territory and the Civil War
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Marching Forth On April 12, 1861, Washington Territory’s former governor, Isaac Stevens, returned to the Pacific Northwest to campaign for reelection to a third term as the territory’s delegate to the U. S. Congress. On that same day, the Civil War began with the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. News of that event didn’t arrive here until more…
Stories from Seattle: Something to Keep Your Mind Off the News
Writer Drew Zandonella-Stannard launches a free text subscription service based on light-hearted laughs—just the thing we need right now
"The sign urges our neighbors to sign up for The Good List, even though it might pigeonhole me as the local eccentric shut-in."
Saying “I Do” During a Pandemic
These are challenging times in which to get married—but that didn’t stop these determined couples from tying the knot
On the night of Amelia Wilson and Matt Mahan’s first date, they met up at a bar that turned out to be closed. A slightly awkward stroll led the twenty-somethings to a nearby Ballard brewery instead, and they’ve been together ever since. “We just kept on walking down the street and made it work,” Wilson…
