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
Happy New Year! This year’s fireworks show at the Space Needle in Seattle welcomed a high-tech addition: drones. For the first time, the annual show featured a drone demonstration handled… Read More
The Space Needle opened 60 years ago with a nod toward futuristic architecture. Inside the iconic Seattle structure today, the Needle is still focused on the future, deploying technology that… Read More
The Space Needle fireworks display has long been considered the iconic New Year’s Eve celebration for the West Coast. After a wind storm derailed the show in 2019 and the… Read More
Back in 2017, architects laid out their dream design for the Space Needle’s $100 million renovation project, featuring a sleek, modernistic interior, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, glass benches and a glass… Read More
There’s Seattle tech, and then there’s Seattle high tech, and then there’s, well, even higher Seattle tech. The Space Needle is showing what it takes to produce its version of… Read More
The fireworks won’t be blasting off from the top of the Space Needle this New Year’s Eve, but the iconic landmark will still be front and center in a virtual… Read More
While you were perhaps working from home or on vacation this week, Price Shaw was saving Seattle from a robot invasion. Price, a 7-year-old Seattle boy, was the recipient of… Read More
The bar for reopening businesses and attractions to the public during the coronavirus pandemic has been set — and it’s 600 feet high. Seattle’s iconic Space Needle has invested $1… Read More
Buildings and landmarks across Seattle and the U.S. were awash in blue light on Thursday night as part of another campaign to show support for health care professionals and essential… Read More
The best new view of the Space Needle might be from inside the Seattle landmark’s gift shop — if you’re intrigued by a LEGO version of the famous tower. Wayne… Read More
The Space Needle has stood the test of time as Seattle’s most iconic landmark. Will stuff placed inside a time capsule on Monday, to be revealed 43 years from now,… Read More
GeekWire wishes everyone a Happy New Year! This year’s New Year’s celebration included a brand-new light show along with fireworks at Seattle’s Space Needle. We joined a large crowd of… Read More
The roof of Seattle’s Space Needle is crawling with workers installing fireworks this weekend and lighting for the T-Mobile New Year’s at the Needle fireworks show on Monday. New this… Read More
If you’re scared of heights, you might not want to look down. As a part of its $100 million renovation, which is nearing completion, Seattle’s iconic landmark is unveiling a… Read More
This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: Tech companies and workers are changing changes in cities around the… Read More
Today’s featured stories Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban after long battle with states, activists and tech industry Venmo launches debit card with the ability to split purchases with friends… Read More
The elevated work platform that hung beneath the upper reaches of the Space Needle during months of renovation work was lowered to the ground this past weekend, and a new… Read More
We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in the 42-seconds it takes to buzz to the top of… Read More
We’re back for another episode of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a new show where three entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in the 42-seconds it takes to buzz to the top of… Read More
Seattle startups raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in the past week alone — for businesses as varied as pet sitting tech and a revolutionary leukemia treatment. What’s behind… Read More
[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up for… Read More
Ed and Yvonne Senior of Scotland just got married on Saturday, but the honeymooners were truly floating on Thursday during their first trip to Seattle and the Space Needle. The… Read More
The temporary screen that was wrapping the Space Needle has been removed to reveal the first phase of the $100 million renovation that the Seattle icon is undergoing. The 20-foot… Read More
[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More
With the sun shining and blue skies above Seattle this week, there’s no better time to venture to the top of the Space Needle to take in clear views through… Read More
Got a great entrepreneurial idea? Want to tell the world about it? GeekWire is excited to bring back The Elevator Pitch, a fun video series in which entrepreneurs from around… Read More
The Space Needle is clearly the most iconic building in Seattle’s skyline, and the 56-year-old structure is currently undergoing a $100-million renovation of its top house. But thanks to a… Read More
Pyrotechnic workers dangling from harnesses are busy scaling Seattle’s Space Needle this weekend to install thousands of fireworks that will launch from the 605 foot structure to ring in the… Read More
At this point, it’s clear that foreign actors tried to impact the 2016 presidential election through social media, often using false information about candidates. But this week we saw signs… Read More
