During filming of his film, “It Happened at the World’s Fair.” Elvis Presley presents Gov. Al Rosellini with a ham supposedly from Elvis’ Tennessee ranch. It came from a Seattle supermarket. Credit: Courtesy Museum of History & Industry Original MOHAI slug: 1986.5.40806.2
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How Seattle pulled together plans, people, Elvis and The Bubbleator to put on the 1962 World’s Fair

It's unlikely Seattle would be able to pull off such a massive civic project again. But in 1962, it was a fantastic show that lasted six months. WATCH

Politics

FILE – A long line of trucks is seeing stalled at the Zaragoza International Bridge, one of two ports of entry in Ciudad Juarez going into the U.S.on April 12, 2022. The truckers blocked both north and south bound commercial lanes in protest after they have seen prolonged processing times implemented by Gov. Greg Abbott. His decision to impose additional inspections of trucks entering Texas from Mexico is Abbott’s latest move in an unprecedented foray into border security, which has long been the federal government’s domain. (Omar Ornelas/The El Paso Times via AP, File) TXELP103 TXELP103

Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock

Opinion

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Local News

Having just tested the water temperature, Erika Kissler declares to boyfriend Sam Hunt, “it’s cold. Don’t fall in” as they set out on Lake Union. The air temperature was 71-degrees and the water temperature estimated to be in the 50’s. Seattle saw it’s first 70-plus degree day of the year on Thursday, as temperatures hit 73 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Friday’s forecasted high is 58 degrees, with a low of 39 degrees. (Inflatable paddle boards). An online search says the water temp is in the high 30’s, but doesn’t feel that cold) LO Warm Weather Thursday April 7, 2022 220079

Don’t give up on spring, Seattle! It’ll be warm again soon (or at least not as chilly)

Featured Columnist

Replacing derogatory names in WA gets dragged into our larger culture war

Project Homeless

Homelessness, behavioral health take precedence in ‘historic’ WA spending plan
History shows same homelessness strategies tried over and over, according to ‘Skid Road’
Seattleites may vote on whether to tackle homelessness by creating 'social housing'
Watch a discussion on Seattle’s history of homelessness

Business & Tech

Jordan Belfort at his home in Miami Beach, Fla., April 10, 2022. Belfort, the inspiration for “The Wolf of Wall Street,” is marketing himself as a cryptocurrency guru. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times) XNYT45 XNYT45

The Wolf of Crypto: Famous fraudster Jordan Belfort now boosting bitcoin VIEW

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Nation & World

FILE – President Barack Obama presents Jewish Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein, a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom on Feb. 15, 2011, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust survivor and author who wrote about her ordeal and went on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will be remembered at a memorial May 1 after her death in Phoenix earlier this month. Klein died April 3, 2022 in Phoenix, where she had lived since 1985. She was 97. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) LA553 LA553

Holocaust survivor, author Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97

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Food & Drink

The Potato Dumplings with Meat, at Sebi’s Bistro. Photographed Thursday, April 7, 2022. 220065 (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Restaurant review: A home for exemplary Polish food at Sebi’s Bistro — plus a benefit for Ukraine VIEW

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How Seattle pulled together plans, people, Elvis and The Bubbleator to put on the 1962 World’s Fair

A 6-ounce iPhone would obliterate the 1962 World’s Fair futuristic technology

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Arts & Life

Marita White’s daughter Farah’s purple bed room. ——— Shot in Bothell on April 7, 2022, Rainbow House

To design this ‘rainbow house,’ mom let the kid call the shots VIEW

Former SAM film curator Greg Olson returns with Fellini series

Photography

Members of the ground crew prepare the field at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Friday is “Opening Day” for the Seattle Mariners and will be playing against the Houston Astros.
Photography

Take a peek inside as crews get T-Mobile Park ready for Mariners’ opening day VIEW

Lou Jones repairs slinky pots used to fish black cod at Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Jones said the Mystery Maid fishing boat crew would be departing to fish black cod and halibut on the Central Gulf of Alaska just after Easter. LO 220069
Local News

Preparing fishing pots for Alaskan voyage

Olivia Rodrigo opens her concert with her song “Brutal” at WaMu Theater on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.
Music

Review: Olivia Rodrigo makes her commanding Seattle debut at WAMU Theater VIEW

­Cristian Roldan and Kelyn Rowe celebrate with Jordan Morris after Morris scored in the 35th minute Wednesday. The New York City Football Club played the Seattle Sounders FC in the first leg of the CONCACAF semifinals Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Lumen Field, in Seattle, WA. 220040
Sports

Photos: NYCFC vs Sounders in CONCACAF Champions League semifinals VIEW