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Food festival Bite of Seattle returns after 3-year hiatus, thanks to a local tech startup

by Nate Bek on July 19, 2023July 22, 2023 at 5:22 pm

Follow-up: Bite of Seattle attendees fed up with food ordering app from tech startup A culinary event is returning to the Emerald City this week — with a mobile-ordering twist,… Read More

Drones light up Seattle sky with baseball images and more as part of All-Star Game celebration

by Kurt Schlosser on July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 at 9:46 am

Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez hopes to knock the lights out in Monday’s MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby. On Sunday, he showed up in the lights, as part of… Read More

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Inside Climate Pledge Arena: New venue is a ‘very Seattle’ mix of high-tech and deluxe experiences

by Kurt Schlosser on October 20, 2021October 23, 2021 at 8:05 pm

This is not the Coliseum that was constructed here almost 60 years ago, or the KeyArena where fans last saw the Sonics play in 2008. Seattle has a reimagined sports… Read More

Light the lamp — and the arches: Seattle landmark will put on display to celebrate Kraken hockey goals

by Kurt Schlosser on October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 at 7:34 am

When the Seattle Kraken “light the lamp” by scoring a hockey goal at Climate Pledge Arena this season, another lighting display will take place across Seattle Center. Pacific Science Center… Read More

New artist renderings show off premium club-style spaces inside Seattle hockey and concert arena

by Kurt Schlosser on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 at 12:25 pm

While we’ve been able to watch Seattle’s old KeyArena as it has mostly disappeared (except for the roof) on the outside, we’ve yet to have a clear understanding of what… Read More

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Inside another big dig in Seattle: Saving the roof at Key Arena is a 44-million-pound remodel marvel

by Kurt Schlosser on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 at 4:48 pm

Before a puck ever drops for professional hockey in Seattle, the ground had to drop out from below Key Arena in order to preserve the historic building’s roofline. That stipulation… Read More

Breathing new life into Seattle’s aged Pacific Science Center by running it like a startup

by Lisa Stiffler on February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 at 4:14 pm

Is it possible to revitalize a beloved but frumpy 56-year-old organization by running it like a startup? Will Daugherty says yes. Since taking the helm of Seattle’s Pacific Science Center… Read More

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Two groups announce plans to renovate Seattle’s Key Arena for potential NBA and NHL franchises

by Nat Levy on April 12, 2017April 17, 2017 at 11:33 am

Today is the deadline for groups to turn in applications to renovate Key Arena at Seattle Center, possibly for the return of an NBA and/or NHL franchise, and two groups… Read More

Inside the new KEXP: Expanded studios open up a new world for beloved Seattle radio station

by Todd Bishop on April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 at 3:01 pm

Musicians who visit radio station KEXP’s new home at Seattle Center will get to play in a state-of-the-art live performance studio, with high-tech lighting and a video production team capturing their performances for… Read More

Microsoft’s ‘Super Wi-Fi’ at Seattle Center: How it actually works, and what it really means

by Todd Bishop on September 4, 2015November 26, 2017 at 2:49 pm

Hidden in plain sight on top of Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, literally in the shadow of the Space Needle, is a cylindrical antenna. Fed by a fiber connection, the antenna… Read More

Field Test: Microsoft’s new Seattle Center WiFi is robust and reliable, but not blazing fast

by Todd Bishop on April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 at 12:02 pm

I’m sitting here on the roof of Fisher Pavilion, in the shadow of the Space Needle — or at least there would be a shadow if these late morning clouds… Read More

Microsoft rolls out ‘Wi-Fi on steroids’ in shadow of Space Needle: Seattle Center gets upgraded free network

by John Cook on March 30, 2015April 1, 2015 at 12:23 pm

Bumbershoot attendees, festival lovers or those who just like to splash around the International Fountain are about to get a dose of high-speed Internet — Seattle style. Today, Seattle Mayor… Read More

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