By Zuri Anderson
Feb 24, 2021
Seattle can be a strange place, and the residents know it. That s what makes the city fun, some say.
Some of the quirky charms and landmarks of the city have some unusual origins. There are some odd trends happening today in the metro area. From onions and trolls to pets outnumbering children, here are some weird facts you didn t know about the Emerald City.
Pike Place Market
The oldest farmer s market in America exists thanks in part to onions. No, seriously. In the early 1900s, the price of produce surged, especially onions, for Seattle residents. Farmers were getting rich, citizens were getting angry. So, residents and city officials put their heads together and came up with a public market where food could be bought directly from farmers. As a result, Pike Place Market was born!
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Second Quarter Lottery Transfers Up $13.2 Million From Last Year
For the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation transferred nearly $47 million to the state treasury, bringing total year-to-date contributions to over $94.7 million.
Posted: Feb 1, 2021 1:26 PM
Posted By: Olivia Sanders
BATON ROUGE – For the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation transferred nearly $47 million to the state treasury, bringing total year-to-date contributions to over $94.7 million. This represents an increase of more than $13.2 million from the first two quarters of fiscal year 2020 and exceeds budgeted transfers by more than $15.6 million.
“Sales for the second quarter of this fiscal year were strong due to high demand for our scratch-off games and phenomenal growth of our daily numbers games Pick 3 and Pick 4,” said Lottery President Rose Hudson. “Ending out December, monthly sales have eclipsed $40 million for the 10th consec