Seattle Transit Measure Renewal 2026

Seattle Transit Blog 6/8 2:35A Michael Smith

Route 60 s weekend frequency is 15 minutes, instead of 30 minutes, due to funding from the current STM. ( Ken Robinette ) Last week, Mayor Wilson has unveiled her proposal for the next Seattle Transit...

Driftwood Players 15th Annual Festival of Shorts June 25-28, 2026

Shoreline Area News 6/7 10:12P DKH

Join Edmonds Driftwood Players for our 15th Annual Festival of Shorts! Our annual playwriting festival provides an opportunity for playwrights to have their new works brought to life on stage, as well as gain recognition and potential awards. The...

Sunday Movie: Oldest Trains

Seattle Transit Blog 6/7 12:00A Mike Orr

Riding the oldest subway cars in the world. They re 1950s cars in the Buenos Aires Metro on Line B. (Trains are Awesome) Honorable mention to the Muni Metro F Line with a variety of vintage streetcars from the 1950s and earlier. I rode a few...

Driver Blocks Trains On Elevated Tracks at Mount Baker Station

Seattle Transit Blog 6/3 6:00A Michael Smith

Today at the Mt. Baker light rail station, a car went North, up the tracks towards the Beacon Hill tunnel. According to a police escort, there were no injuries. #Seattle #BeaconHill #BreakingNews Alex...

Midweek Roundup: Tap into Seattle Summer

Seattle Transit Blog 6/3 12:00A Nathan Dickey

A special-edition ORCA card is available celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup this month (King County Metro). Local News: Wilson Proposes Doubling Transit Measure to Beef Up Seattle s Frequent Network...

Sound Transit Rolls Out New Sounder Trains

Seattle Transit Blog 6/2 1:50A Michael Smith

Passengers board and alight a northbound S Line train at Tukwila station. On Monday, the newest Sounder cars made their debut on an S Line trip from Seattle to Lakewood. These new trains, three...

Theater Review: A Delightfully Wilde Adventure: Murder on West Moon Street Charms with Wit and...

Shoreline Area News 6/1 11:42P DKH

Murder on West Moon Street by Rob Urbinati directed by Eric Lewis May 29 - June 21, 2026 Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm Purchase tickets here The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds Theater review by Kindle Carpp Murder on West Moon Street is a...

Shoreline Blood Drives in June

Shoreline Area News 6/1 10:40P DKH

By Tom Petersen Bloodworks Northwest, like all blood collection agencies, looks at summer as the 100 hardest days of the year: the need for blood rises, while donations fall off. Please do your part to help your friends, family and neighbors this...

Democracy needs your courage

Shoreline Area News 6/1 10:17P DKH

By Pam Cross On Sunday May 31st, 60 intrepid Social Justice sign wavers suffered through a bright sunny day holding signs and waving at passing cars to express their concerns about human rights. They acted as if they were happy to be there...

Dembowski begins a process to bridge the gap in the Interurban Trail

Shoreline Area News 6/1 10:14P DKH

The Interurban Trail stops at 200th Street in Shoreline and breaks east before continuing over State Route 104 — a highway intersection that sees more than 41,000 daily cars. (Screenshot via Greater...

The Richmond Beach Strawberry Festival June 6, 2026

Shoreline Area News 6/1 10:00P DKH

By Lewis Brown The Richmond Beach Strawberry Festival started many decades ago as a very local celebration shared by the residents of the small Puget Sound community of Richmond Beach (yes, named for...

Opening Day Celebration at James Keough Park

Shoreline Area News 5/31 1:11A DKH

James Keough Park has open space, play equipment, and picnic shelters Photos by Claudia Meadows After being completed refurbished under the 2022 Shoreline Parks Bond, James Keough Park reopened to the...

Sunday Movies: With and Without a Car

Seattle Transit Blog 5/31 12:00A Mike Orr

How big an apartment can you rent in a city s most walkable neighborhood without a car, for the same cost as a 1000 square-foot rental in its most typical suburb with a car? Ray Delahanty answers that for the 26 largest metro areas in the US....

Friday Roundtable: Crosslake Connection’s Impact on ST Express Ridership

Seattle Transit Blog 5/29 2:14A Michael Smith

Route 550 bus is passed by a 2 Line train on the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge across Lake Washington. When Sound Transit opened the Crosslake Connection in March 2026 , over 200,000 people went for...

ST Board Meets to Postpone ST3 Projects

Seattle Transit Blog 5/28 7:00A Mike Orr

The Sound Transit board meets today at 1:30-5:00 to revise the ST3 system plan to reduce costs. The meeting page has links to the agenda, resolution, amendments, reports, and information on how to view the meeting and give public testimony in...