New street pole banners celebrating Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) are beginning to appear throughout the neighborhood ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Public safety forum: Neighborhood braces for FIFA World Cup surge
Community safety officials and Seattle police warned Chinatown-International District (CID) residents and businesses to prepare for an influx of hundreds of thousands of FIFA World Cup visitors this summer.
Seattle maps out transportation plan ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026
With a little more than a month until the FIFA World Cup 2026 descends upon Seattle and 15 other host cities, Washington state is making transportation adjustments to welcome an expected 750,000 visitors for the international sporting event.
Free shuttle to link CID With World Cup fan destinations
King County Metro will launch the free waterfront shuttle service on May 21 with expanded routes serving the Chinatown-International District (CID) as Seattle prepares for a busy summer of soccer events ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
AAPI artists’ murals chosen for Renton’s Legacy Square and the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost here! Seattle has been preparing well in advance.
New Seattle sculpture celebrates unity as World Cup approaches
A new sculpture unveiled Monday in Seattle is meant to capture the spirit of a city preparing to welcome the world.
Raids spur calls to protect Asian massage workers
In the wake of police and fire department raids on five Asian-run massage parlor businesses in Bothell last week, the Massage Parlor Organizing Project (MPOP) and fellow labor and immigrant safety organizations say low-income workers are facing growing pressure from rising living costs and preparations for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
FIFA World Cup 2026 to bring windfall to King County and other issues
Local organizers reviewed key FIFA World Cup 2026 issues to a packed civic forum, including a projected $929 million economic windfall for King County.
CID calmly prepares for World Cup despite uncertainty
It takes fewer than 15 minutes to walk from Lumen Field to the Thai street food eatery, E-Jae Pak Mor and Pum Yamamoto is preparing for an influx of foot traffic to her restaurant.
World Cup organizers donate $50,000 to commemorate 1886 expulsion
One hundred forty years after Seattle’s Chinese community was violently expelled, a new monument is finally in the works—with a $50,000 boost from the Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26).