The Pulse: Chasing Sunbreaks
Snow leopard cubs and rogue stop signs
By Sarah Stackhouse April 4, 2025
The sky is so bright and blue. On days like this, everyone I run into seems especially peppy. I’ve always loved that about Seattle. We don’t take it for granted, do we? It’s a perfect time to practice my favorite Kurt Vonnegut lesson: “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.”
Here’s what’s happening around town…
Look at this stunner of a skyline.
Lenny, Raya, and Phyllis — I’m coming for you.
Record Store Day is April 12. Easy Street opens at 7 a.m. Bring coffee.
DIY traffic control is so wholesome — and very Seattle. Love you, Capitol Hill.
These talks are always a treat.
Seattle Parks is working on a memorial in Cal Anderson to mark the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Good.
Let this be a reminder to protect your brain.
The city has great taste, which is no surprise.
Thousands are expected at Seattle Center for the “Hands Off!” rally this Saturday. Are you going?
The Storm just scored big on TV. But nothing beats being there.
Meany Center’s next dance season is stacked.
We should all be concerned about this.
Shiro Sushi posted a bluefin tuna glamour shot — before it’s turned into five precise cuts: negitoro, zuke, akami, chutoro, and otoro.
Curvy Cactus and Chub Rub just launched the city’s first fat mall. Love to see it.
The James Beard finalists are…
SiR is coming to Showbox SoDo in May. We do not deserve that voice.
Let’s map a breakfast sample route. I call shotgun.
This future civic district looks so cool. Props on the big design award.
Reader Comment of the Week
On our Instagram feature about Suzzallo Library at UW, from @juliedevinestudio:
“Honestly, it was this library room that convinced me to go to grad school at UW.”
Can’t blame you — that ceiling is some kind of magic.
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