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Upcoming ‘Deaf President now’ Movie Offers Poignant ‘Snapshot’ of Deaf history, culture — Curb Cuts
When I asked Nyle DiMarco to share his thoughts on the forthcoming Apple TV+ documentary Deaf President Now in an interview earlier this week, the film’s producer didn’t shy away from exulting its deep cultural resonance to Deaf people everywhere. “This [event] really is one of the most impo
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What's Next for RMTransit
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Bicyclist killed after being struck by truck in Southwest Philadelphia
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White House blasts Seattle housing program as ‘woke’
President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal would slash funding for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, bringing cuts to key programs in WA.
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Seattle, feeling the pinch from lack of Canadian tourism with border crossings down 50%, have started a tourism campaign where local restaurants/hotels take Canadian dollars at par this weekend for the annual Jays-Mariners series
!['Open Arms for Canada' discount offered to Canadian tourists in Seattle this weekend
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/discount-canadian-tourists-seattle
Canadian tourists vising Seattle for the Toronto Blue Jays series will get a roughly a 30% discount at select restaurants and businesses this weekend.
It's part of the "Open Arms for Canada" campaign, an effort to bring in more Canadian tourists.
SEATTLE - Dozens of Seattle restaurants, attractions and hotels are taking part in the Open Arms for Canada campaign to bring in more Canadian tourists.
What they're saying:
"We're approaching 40 businesses and organizations that will accept Canadian currency at par, roughly a 30% discount, if they come to Seattle and show us a [Canadian] driver's license or passport," said Bob Donegan, President and CEO of Ivar's.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bumu6s332o24fppobse7j3ms/bafkreid7s6njzwbppymcms7jnkxapnoyxzlmz5fqoypl4zcsesekftxdia@jpeg)
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Car-free green corridor connecting Cooks River to Sydney Harbour to open in 2025
Local mayor says inner west GreenWay and new Metro line will be ‘truly transformative’, getting people out of cars on to bikes, scooters and walking
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The people who park like this have identified the cause of the danger on our streets. It's bikes.
YouTube video by Miser
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Here’s why BART shut down for hours, and why it has people thinking about the agency’s future
BART's service outage on Friday was caused by a problem with "network devices." It has people wondering about the transit agency's future
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Here’s why BART shut down for hours, and why it has people thinking about the agency’s future
BART's service outage on Friday was caused by a problem with "network devices." It has people wondering about the transit agency's future
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Washington’s Groundbreaking Parking Reform - Parking Reform Network
Washington state recently enacted one of the most ambitious parking reforms. A coalition of 56+ organizations helped make SB 5184 a reality.
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Beloved athletic coach killed in Atherton bike crash while riding to school
A Menlo-Atherton High School athletic coach died Wednesday morning after a driver struck him while he was biking near the school.
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Mark Carney promised half a million new homes a year within a decade. Here’s what it would take to get there. ‘It’s like turning the Titanic around,’ say industry players of ramping up home production.
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