Reopening bowling alleys: Squirt the finger holes with alcohol and use a tiny brush Feb 02, 2021
King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties have made progress against the coronavirus.
And so bowling alleys were allowed to reopen Monday. While many are taking precautions, alley owners are wary of the uncertainty that comes with reopening amid the pandemic.
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t Spin Alley in Richmond Beach, owner Joe Montero sat behind a counter with the lights off. It was four hours before he would open at 5 p.m., but he had come in early. He wanted to be ready. Because on that day, Spin Alley would open for bowling for the first time in months.
What I learned working from home alongside my dad
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During the pandemic, a lot of people have moved in with family so they can be near other people during this isolating time.
One young man shares how working remotely while living with his father helped him through a crisis of confidence this summer.
Voices of the Pandemic is a series of first-person stories documenting this unique period in history.
Thaddaeus Gregory is a young land use attorney in Seattle.
He moved in with his parents during the pandemic to save on rent and to have people to talk to.
A Sound Transit train in downtown Seattle, Thursday, January 2nd, 2020. Credit: KUOW PHOTO/ Casey Martin
What the federal stimulus bill means for Sound Transit projects Dec 22, 2020
Federal funding could have brought light rail access to Tacoma, Everett, Ballard, and West Seattle sooner. But the final bill failed to come to the rescue, said Sound Transit s CEO Peter Rogoff.
Before Peter Rogoff came to Seattle to run Sound Transit, he worked as the undersecretary of transportation for President Obama. Not long before that, he worked in the Senate Appropriations Committee on transportation for 22 years.
So you could say Rogoffâs skills include knowing how to bring home the bacon â or at least knowing how the bacon is brought home.
Seattle businesses, non-profits hope for some of that federal stimulus money
Few people know everything that s in the new federal stimulus bill yet, but local businesses and non-profits hope there s something in it for them.
All over the greater Seattle area, businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions are holding out hope that the stimulus will help them survive through the end of the pandemic.
The bill revives the the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), for example, which helps businesses keep their staff employed.
Cori Myka plans to apply for some of that PPP money. She runs the
Orca Swim School in South Seattle, which helps people get over their fear of water. It does this by coaching them in small groups in a swimming pool heated to 94 degrees.
Christa Wells is a tenant who was forced to move out of her rental during Washington state s eviction ban. Robert Akhtar is a landlord who fears financial ruin due to unpaid rent. Credit: Christa Wells/Robert Akhtar
As Inslee considers extending WA s eviction ban, some tenants and landlords slip through the cracks Dec 15, 2020
The eviction moratorium in Washington state, enacted to keep people from losing their housing amid the pandemic, is set to expire December 31.
As Governor Jay Inslee considers whether to extend or modify it, supporters and critics say it s been a blunt tool that helps many but leaves some to struggle on their own.