The City of Seattle’s government-access station Seattle Channel was recognized on June 4, at the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Awards ceremony. The awards show was held in person for the first time since 2019 at Fremont Studios in Seattle. An episode of “City Inside/Out,” diving into police […]
2022 Emerging Artist and Writer Residents
Two Asian Americans have been selected for a month-long residency at Port Townsend by the Centrum Foundation, as part of the 2022 Emerging Artist and Writers Residency. Frank Abe and Josephine Lee will join eight other residents at Fort Worden in October. Abe—a writer resident—is the co-author of the graphic novel, “WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese […]
Fujimatsu Village open house
Approximately 56 people turned up to an open house organized by the developer of the Fujimatsu Village Project on 5th Avenue and South Jackson Street on June 2. The intent of the open house was to share with the community their concept design, and to gather additional community input. The project is a vision of […]
Burien City Council selects finalists for city manager position
The Burien City Council on June 6 selected six candidates and two alternates for the City of Burien city manager position. Five candidates confirmed interest in proceeding, including Pritz Navaratnasingam, executive director of Department of Veterans of Affairs in Seattle, and Martin Yamamoto, the interim city manager of Mill Creek. Community members will have the […]
Man injured in CID stabbing
Police are investigating after a man was injured in a stabbing in the Chinatown-International District (CID). At 9:19 a.m. on June 1, police responded to reports that someone had been stabbed near the 1000 block of South Jackson Street. Arriving officers found the victim near 8th Avenue South and South Jackson Street with a stab […]
Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop
BEIJING (AP) — Diners returned to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month on June 6 as authorities further eased pandemic-related restrictions after largely eradicating a small COVID-19 outbreak in the capital under China’s strict “zero-COVID” approach. Zhang Suyan said she called her friends and said “let’s make […]
Man arrested in killing of NYC restaurant delivery worker
NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested on charges of killing a New York City restaurant delivery worker after the owner reported a spate of harassment that began with a complaint about a condiment. Glenn Hirsch, 51, was awaiting arraignment on June 2 after being arrested on murder and weapons charges in the […]
Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Heavy police force patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on June 4 after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the only place marking the event. For decades, Hong Kong and […]
For Japan’s star poet Tanikawa, it’s fun, not work, at 90
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa used to think poems descended like an inspiration from the heavens. As he grew older—he is now 9—Tanikawa sees poems as welling up from the ground. The poems still come to him, a word or fragments of lines, as he wakes up in the morning. […]
China launches mission to complete space station assembly
BEIJING (AP) — China on June 5 launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched […]