King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion welcomed guests at the launch event for the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Korean Prosecutors Association (KPA) on Sept. 26.
Allen Family Foundation releases $9 million-plus in grants, Chinatown to Belltown
COVID-19, economic uncertainty, Seattle’s ongoing homelessness crisis, and communities affected by drug addiction struggles converged over the last few years, resulting in hard times for Seattle’s downtown arts scene over the past several years.
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago.
A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?
They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy.
For making racist comments, law professor suspended for one year with half pay
On Sept. 23, University of Pennsylvania tenured law professor Amy Wax, 71, was suspended. The ruling was made by a five-member faculty committee, which reviewed her record of “flagrantly unprofessional conduct.”
Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable.
Bonsai expert Robert Cho shares his knowledge and love of bonsai
As a young married man in Hong Kong, Robert Cho did what many enterprising young men do—he decided to open his own business.
Seattle Landmarks Board rejects Bruce Lee’s first dojo for historical designation
After lengthy discussion that took up most of its Sept. 19 meeting, the City of Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board decided not to designate the site of what advocates call Bruce Lee’s first formal dojo as a historical landmark.
Seattle CID Night Market returns
The much-anticipated Seattle Chinatown-International District (CID) Night Market is set to return this Saturday, featuring local street vendors, food trucks, and cultural performances, celebrating the rich heritage of the neighborhood.
Shohei Ohtani becomes all-time home run leader among Asian players
Shohei Ohtani has made history as Major League Baseball’s all-time home run leader among Asian-born players.
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