Seattle was abuzz with romance as filming for Bachelorette season 21 descended upon the city.
Mayor Bruce Harrell, Consul General of Japan honor Japanese history by unveiling commemorative plaque next to downtown’s new cherry blossom trees
On Dec. 6th, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Consul General of Japanese in Seattle Makoto Iyori and his wife Yuko unveiled a commemorative plague in front of a newly planted cherry tree, near the entrance to Pike Place Market.
Spring blooms for you, by Hmong farmers
If you bought a white paper wrapped bouquet this past weekend at a local farmers market or plan to buy one at Pike Place Market (PPM) for Mother’s Day, chances are you’re buying from a Hmong farmer.
Seattle Mayor directs city to replace Pike Place market trees with triple the number of cherry blossoms
On March 10, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the City’s Office of the Waterfront will plant 24 new cherry blossom trees to replace the eight declining cherry blossoms planted outside Pike Place Market in the 1980s, along with a memorial plaque highlighting the cultural significance of the trees at Pike Place Market.
Cherry trees doomed at Pike Place Market
The flowering cherry trees leading to the Pike Place Market will fall prey to Seattle’s monster project to connect downtown and the waterfront.
Surviving the aftermath — Dealing with the wake of the Ride the Ducks disaster
By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly Injured international students from the Ride the Ducks accident on the Aurora Bridge will be given private insurance plans if they lose student health […]
Keiko Matsui returns! — Seattle welcomes the award-winning pianist and composer
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Japanese jazz pianist and composer Keiko Matsui has traveled all over the world with her music, and recorded her latest CD/DVD set at the […]
‘Wounds in our heart’: Seattle College mourns 5 students
By Martha Bellisle Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Students and faculty, some arm in arm, filed into a private memorial service in a lecture hall at a Seattle college on […]
Young heart, strong vision — Sarah Baker wants to create space for everyone to communicate
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly At only 26 years old, Sarah Baker has an impressive resume of supporting diversity. Not only is she the president-elect of the Japanese American […]
Wing Luke’s 90th birthday — Celebration reveals fascinating history
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Did you know that the late Wing Luke, the first Asian American Seattle city councilman, started the preservation of the Pike Place Market campaign […]