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Seattle opens residential areas to small cafes, corner markets

New zoning rules aim to boost walkability and support local shops across Seattle neighborhoods.

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Seattle now allows small cafes and markets throughout residential neighborhoods, ending decades-old zoning rules that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="largely banned" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/02/10/neighborhood-cafe-law-washington-state" data-vars-content-id="692b0cd2-15f9-49ba-bd6c-109786ba15c5" data-vars-headline="Seattle opens residential areas to small cafes, corner markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/02/10/neighborhood-cafe-law-washington-state" target="_self">largely banned</a> new businesses in those areas.Why it matters: The goal is to create walkable neighborhoods where people can buy groceries, grab a bite to eat or run errands on foot — a strategy that also helps support small local retailers, Seattle City Council president Joy Hollingsworth told Axios.

Washington eyes limits on license plate data

The bipartisan bill would require agencies to delete most plate scans within 21 days.

Washington state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would set the state&#x27;s first ground rules for regulating <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="automated license plate readers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/14/seattle-surveillance-technology-cameras-license-plates-cctv" data-vars-content-id="7cf12eba-a5c5-4fe9-b1d7-0afad57022da" data-vars-headline="Washington eyes limits on license plate data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/14/seattle-surveillance-technology-cameras-license-plates-cctv" target="_self">automated license plate readers</a> (ALPR).Why it matters: Washington has positioned itself as a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="safe haven" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/14/washington-surveillance-data-ice-abortion-immigrants-rights" data-vars-content-id="7cf12eba-a5c5-4fe9-b1d7-0afad57022da" data-vars-headline="Washington eyes limits on license plate data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/14/washington-surveillance-data-ice-abortion-immigrants-rights" target="_self">safe haven</a> for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="immigrants" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/08/19/ferguson-rejects-doj-sanctuary-law-threat-immigrants" data-vars-content-id="7cf12eba-a5c5-4fe9-b1d7-0afad57022da" data-vars-headline="Washington eyes limits on license plate data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/08/19/ferguson-rejects-doj-sanctuary-law-threat-immigrants" target="_self">immigrants</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="abortion patients" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/03/06/washington-state-abortion-protections-patients-doctors-data" data-vars-content-id="7cf12eba-a5c5-4fe9-b1d7-0afad57022da" data-vars-headline="Washington eyes limits on license plate data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/03/06/washington-state-abortion-protections-patients-doctors-data" target="_self">abortion patients</a> and those seeking <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="gender-affirming care" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/28/washington-state-transgender-healthcare" data-vars-content-id="7cf12eba-a5c5-4fe9-b1d7-0afad57022da" data-vars-headline="Washington eyes limits on license plate data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/28/washington-state-transgender-healthcare" target="_self">gender-affirming care</a>, but privacy advocates warn these protections and others <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="can ring hollow" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/14/washington-surveillance-data-ice-abortion-immigrants-rights" data-vars-content-id="7cf12eba-a5c5-4fe9-b1d7-0afad57022da" data-vars-headline="Washington eyes limits on license plate data" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/14/washington-surveillance-data-ice-abortion-immigrants-rights" target="_self">can ring hollow</a> when surveillance data is tapped by federal or out-of-state agencies.

Hilary Knight sets 2 Olympic records in U.S. gold win

The Seattle Torrent captain's 15th Olympic goal tied the game and helped lift the U.S. past Canada.

Sports

Seattle Torrent captain <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hilary Knight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/10/washington-olympians-milan-cortina-seattle-hockey-speed-skating" data-vars-content-id="b57894ec-23bb-4e1b-b035-30873f5515dd" data-vars-headline="Hilary Knight sets 2 Olympic records in U.S. gold win" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/10/washington-olympians-milan-cortina-seattle-hockey-speed-skating" target="_self">Hilary Knight</a> set two U.S. Olympic records Thursday while leading the U.S. women&#x27;s hockey team to a gold medal win over Canada.Zoom in: Knight, Team USA&#x27;s captain, scored a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="late tying goal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/19/hilary-knight-us-record-olympics-womens-hockey-goals/88584567007/" data-vars-content-id="b57894ec-23bb-4e1b-b035-30873f5515dd" data-vars-headline="Hilary Knight sets 2 Olympic records in U.S. gold win" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/19/hilary-knight-us-record-olympics-womens-hockey-goals/88584567007/" target="_blank">late tying goal</a> that sent the championship game into overtime and helped lift the U.S. to a 2-1 victory.

The Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale

The sale aligns with late owner Paul Allen's directive to sell his sports holdings, the team says.

Fresh off a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Super Bowl victory" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" data-vars-content-id="8fc35250-0034-455e-ba4c-7eb4c4c3dd0b" data-vars-headline="The Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" target="_self">Super Bowl victory</a>, the Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale, the team <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced Wednesday." data-vars-click-url="https://www.seahawks.com/news/estate-of-paul-g-allen-begins-sale-process-for-seattle-seahawks" data-vars-content-id="8fc35250-0034-455e-ba4c-7eb4c4c3dd0b" data-vars-headline="The Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.seahawks.com/news/estate-of-paul-g-allen-begins-sale-process-for-seattle-seahawks" target="_blank">announced Wednesday.</a>The big picture: Selling the team aligns with directions laid out by late Seahawks owner Paul Allen, whose estate continues to own the team, the Seahawks said in Wednesday&#x27;s announcement.

Seattle board rejects Gas Works tower changes after fatal fall

Seattle's landmarks board said the proposed changes were too drastic without more due diligence.

Seattle&#x27;s landmarks board blocked a plan Wednesday to remove ladders and catwalks from the towers at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gas Works Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/07/03/seattle-s-gas-works-is-no-2-spot-in-u-s-for-fireworks" data-vars-content-id="d48e5018-b4c8-477e-9a20-1ba0e7e97aca" data-vars-headline="Seattle board rejects Gas Works tower changes after fatal fall" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/07/03/seattle-s-gas-works-is-no-2-spot-in-u-s-for-fireworks" target="_self">Gas Works Park</a> — a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="change" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/05/23/seattle-parks-police-gates-safety-crackdown" data-vars-content-id="d48e5018-b4c8-477e-9a20-1ba0e7e97aca" data-vars-headline="Seattle board rejects Gas Works tower changes after fatal fall" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/05/23/seattle-parks-police-gates-safety-crackdown" target="_self">change</a> that park officials argued could have reduced dangerous climbing.The big picture: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="proposal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/2025/LPB101525GasWorksParkPPrev.pdf" data-vars-content-id="d48e5018-b4c8-477e-9a20-1ba0e7e97aca" data-vars-headline="Seattle board rejects Gas Works tower changes after fatal fall" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/2025/LPB101525GasWorksParkPPrev.pdf" target="_blank">proposal</a> came after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="15-year-old Mattheis Johnson died" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/teen-dies-after-50-foot-fall-seattles-gas-works-park-during-concert/2ETUW4N7AVFDXKNCLV2JIVAUSM/" data-vars-content-id="d48e5018-b4c8-477e-9a20-1ba0e7e97aca" data-vars-headline="Seattle board rejects Gas Works tower changes after fatal fall" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/teen-dies-after-50-foot-fall-seattles-gas-works-park-during-concert/2ETUW4N7AVFDXKNCLV2JIVAUSM/" target="_blank">15-year-old Mattheis Johnson died</a> in July after climbing one of the preserved gasification towers and falling 50 feet.

Puget Sound Off: Why Seattle has a tiny Statue of Liberty at Alki

Seattle's replica has survived vandalism and storms —and served as a 9/11 tribute site.

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Seattle&#x27;s Alki Beach is home to more than firepits, sand, and killer water views — it also hosts a miniature replica of the Statue of Liberty.<ul><li>Today&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Puget Sound Off" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/03/18/lake-washington-water-levels-dams-boats" data-vars-content-id="6728c551-37d6-43a1-b46f-ebbc86a60453" data-vars-headline="Puget Sound Off: Why Seattle has a tiny Statue of Liberty at Alki" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/03/18/lake-washington-water-levels-dams-boats" target="_self">Puget Sound Off</a> column explores how Seattle&#x27;s petite copy of the famous New York monument came to be.</li></ul>

Mount St. Helens: Cascades' restless giant

It's still the most active volcano in the Cascade Mountains.

45 years ago on Sunday, Mount St. Helens <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="erupted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2018/05/31/chart-every-volcano-that-erupted-since-krakatoa" data-vars-content-id="08d8e47e-5f8e-4352-b8e9-81b9989b8515" data-vars-headline="Mount St. Helens: Cascades&#x27; restless giant" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2018/05/31/chart-every-volcano-that-erupted-since-krakatoa" target="_self">erupted</a>, killing 57 people and triggering one of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="largest landslides" data-vars-click-url="https://www.geoengineer.org/news/a-review-of-the-mount-st-helens-eruption" data-vars-content-id="08d8e47e-5f8e-4352-b8e9-81b9989b8515" data-vars-headline="Mount St. Helens: Cascades&#x27; restless giant" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.geoengineer.org/news/a-review-of-the-mount-st-helens-eruption" target="_blank">largest landslides</a> ever recorded, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Flashback: The deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history followed weeks of steam, ash, and thousands of earthquakes, signaling unrest under the mountain, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per USGS" data-vars-click-url="https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3014/fs2013-3014_text.pdf" data-vars-content-id="08d8e47e-5f8e-4352-b8e9-81b9989b8515" data-vars-headline="Mount St. Helens: Cascades&#x27; restless giant" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3014/fs2013-3014_text.pdf" target="_blank">per USGS</a>.

Remembering the Kingdome's fall, 25 years on

The stadium once hosted the Mariners and Seahawks — before being demolished to make way for Lumen Field.

History

Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="demolition" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/03/29/kingdome-demolition-history" data-vars-content-id="fb753fd0-e936-46d2-a627-43c35058c532" data-vars-headline="Remembering the Kingdome&#x27;s fall, 25 years on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/03/29/kingdome-demolition-history" target="_self">demolition</a> of the Kingdome, which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="made way" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/kingdome-24-years-implosion" data-vars-content-id="fb753fd0-e936-46d2-a627-43c35058c532" data-vars-headline="Remembering the Kingdome&#x27;s fall, 25 years on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/kingdome-24-years-implosion" target="_blank">made way</a> for construction of the stadium now known as Lumen Field.Stunning stat: After the detonation of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more than 4,000 pounds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cdrecycler.com/news/controlled-demolition-inc-kingdome-implosion/" data-vars-content-id="fb753fd0-e936-46d2-a627-43c35058c532" data-vars-headline="Remembering the Kingdome&#x27;s fall, 25 years on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cdrecycler.com/news/controlled-demolition-inc-kingdome-implosion/" target="_blank">more than 4,000 pounds</a> of explosives, it took <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="less than 20 seconds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/remembering-the-kingdome-implosion-18-years-later/281-425698178" data-vars-content-id="fb753fd0-e936-46d2-a627-43c35058c532" data-vars-headline="Remembering the Kingdome&#x27;s fall, 25 years on" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/remembering-the-kingdome-implosion-18-years-later/281-425698178" target="_blank">less than 20 seconds</a> for the Kingdome&#x27;s 25,000-ton roof to collapse into a pile of rubble.

New murals to honor Bruce Lee will go up in Seattle

The martial artist and action film star lived in Seattle for five years and is buried here.

<figure><img alt="One mural panel shows Bruce Lee&#x27;s hair framing a Coast Salish dragon, with a landcape in the background. The other panel is a dragon with elements relating to Seattle and Bruce Lee painted around the dragon&#x27;s head." height="3024" id="26d67eb7-24d9-43a9-b21e-241c346f7ea3" src="https://images.axios.com/stHPtMWkvau6ZCPNygjVFFEf0sA=/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg" width="4032" srcset="https://images.axios.com/BJgJUT8-UZ6cJMkVffnOXEc68OY=/1920x1440/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https://images.axios.com/dKgPYqo4NBTH_OS2-psxWB4GEzU=/1600x1200/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://images.axios.com/LpBMJxFJiNzN1kIc6pm5K7SgM9c=/1366x1024/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=1366 1366w, https://images.axios.com/G3Y5HzTQD6KPUpAPgvZDnG3QRtw=/1024x768/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.axios.com/6kUIzlcrIsk5lS9mCny44BTE928=/768x576/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.axios.com/4Y4RviuKYMSN6Az18XeaEQrhWtw=/640x480/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.axios.com/l-52d9PfydimHh9nNPDPfXakcew=/320x240/smart/2024/11/19/1732049423124.jpg?w=320 320w"/><figcaption>The designs by artist Louie Gong will be reproduced on aluminum plates and mounted outside. Photo: Melissa Santos/Axios</figcaption></figure>Two new murals going up in the Chinatown-International District will pay homage to martial artist and film star <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bruce Lee" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/06/08/campaign-bruce-lee-studio-seattl" data-vars-content-id="0c6d0b60-43a5-4965-a920-2dc13e35c487" data-vars-headline="New murals to honor Bruce Lee will go up in Seattle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/06/08/campaign-bruce-lee-studio-seattl" target="_self">Bruce Lee</a>, who spent some of his formative years in Seattle.Why it matters: The new public artworks will serve as a visual reminder of Lee&#x27;s legacy and the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="role Seattle played" data-vars-click-url="https://www.knkx.org/artscape/2014-10-13/wing-luke-museum-exhibit-showcases-bruce-lees-seattle-roots" data-vars-content-id="0c6d0b60-43a5-4965-a920-2dc13e35c487" data-vars-headline="New murals to honor Bruce Lee will go up in Seattle" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.knkx.org/artscape/2014-10-13/wing-luke-museum-exhibit-showcases-bruce-lees-seattle-roots" target="_blank">role Seattle played</a> in shaping it.

How Indigenous land acknowledgements can miss the point

Recognizing Seattle's original Native inhabitants is only the first step, many local institutions say.

Holidays

Land acknowledgements — the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recognition that Indigenous" data-vars-click-url="https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/land-acknowledgment" data-vars-content-id="63fec03d-1df7-4161-8f81-99fb193948cd" data-vars-headline="How Indigenous land acknowledgements can miss the point" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/land-acknowledgment" target="_blank">recognition that Indigenous</a> people were the original inhabitants of American land — have become more common among academics, nonprofits, companies and celebrities and even in social media bios.Why it matters: The well-meaning attempts to educate non-Indigenous people can fail to make their desired impact if they aren&#x27;t paired with more concrete action to support Indigenous communities.

This week in history: The long-suffering West Seattle Bridge

From collisions to cracking, it's seen it all.

Here&#x27;s a look at some of the June historical events in the city and beyond, sourced from state history encyclopedia HistoryLink and local newspaper and agency archives.June 11, 1978: The 550-foot freighter, Chavez, runs into the eastern side of the West Seattle Bridge, shutting it down to cars for six years, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="HistoryLink" data-vars-click-url="https://historylink.org/File/2421" data-vars-content-id="f6238e92-c2ca-4ce9-9f1a-dcc806d7dfa2" data-vars-headline="This week in history: The long-suffering West Seattle Bridge" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://historylink.org/File/2421" target="_blank">HistoryLink</a> recounts.

This week in history: RIP Seattle streetcars

The city's mass transit used to look very different.

Here&#x27;s a look at some of the April historical events in the city, sourced from state history encyclopedia HistoryLink and local newspaper and agency archives.April 30, 1910: Interurban rail service <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="began" data-vars-click-url="https://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1910.html" data-vars-content-id="0e5fd786-224d-4991-84e1-74fadb3c7350" data-vars-headline="This week in history: RIP Seattle streetcars" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://metro.kingcounty.gov/am/history/history-1910.html" target="_blank">began</a> between Everett and Seattle. The route started near what is now Westlake Center, traveled through Fremont and along Phinney and Greenwood avenues to what is now Highway 99, linking North Seattle to downtown.

This week in history: Loggers gone wild

Plus: The origin of "Daylight in the swamp!"

Here&#x27;s a look at some of the April historical events in Washington, sourced from state history encyclopedia <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="HistoryLink" data-vars-click-url="http://historylink.org/" data-vars-content-id="f109f091-2f05-4d8b-8c8f-55e3fff39205" data-vars-headline="This week in history: Loggers gone wild" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://historylink.org/" target="_blank">HistoryLink</a> and media archives.April 15, 1934: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Blue Moon Tavern" data-vars-click-url="https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/diving-lessons-a-hangout-for-the-literati-and-1141255.php" data-vars-content-id="f109f091-2f05-4d8b-8c8f-55e3fff39205" data-vars-headline="This week in history: Loggers gone wild" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/diving-lessons-a-hangout-for-the-literati-and-1141255.php" target="_blank">Blue Moon Tavern</a> in the University District opened its doors, which would welcome Theodore Roethke, Tom Robbins, members of the Weather Underground and (rumor has it) Allen Ginsberg and Thomas Pynchon.

This week in Seattle history: Space Needle shenanigans

Plus: More that happened this week in Seattle history.

From an April Fools&#x27; Day prank that went a little too far to the (real) original Starbucks, springtime is a trove of Seattle history. Here&#x27;s a look back, sourced from state history encyclopedia <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="HistoryLink" data-vars-click-url="http://historylink.org/" data-vars-content-id="b4e47d5a-a736-463a-a06d-b2895496284d" data-vars-headline="This week in Seattle history: Space Needle shenanigans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://historylink.org/" target="_blank">HistoryLink</a> and local newspaper and TV news archives.

🚽 This day in history: Flush with luxury

Historic Pioneer Square restrooms set luxury standard

Where we were: R.I.P., Benihana

The hidden sports history at Seattle's 5th and University

Mapped: 🇺🇸 Where WWII vets live

Fewer than 2,000 WWII veterans live in Washington 

A choropleth map showing the projected number of living WWII veterans by state. California leads at about 7k, while Alaska has none. There are about 66k nationally.