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George Buckingham, who is homeless, lost his supportive device for his leg, his cane and everything else in a 30-minute tent removal when he was away washing his clothes. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times) — George Buckingham, who is homeless, lost his supportive device for his leg, his cane and everything else in a 30-minute tent removal last week when he was away washing his clothes. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Project Homeless

When Seattle stores belongings taken during homeless cleanups, few get them back

Outreach workers are concerned that few people are able to retrieve medication, medical devices and IDs that go missing during encampment clean-ups. VIEW Updated 10:53 am

SPD fires officer over profane social media posts critical of illegal immigration, attacking Clinton and Obama
Warning for commuters and holiday weekend travelers: Snow in the mountains and black ice in the lowlands Updated 9:07 am
What happened when Seattle district said school may start before Labor Day in 2020
The five priciest Seattle-area homes last year sold for a combined $113M. Four went to mystery buyers. VIEW
Downtown Seattle Barnes & Noble store to close Saturday
Snohomish County elementary school teacher found dead from hypothermia
Seahawks’ 2019 report card: Bob Condotta grades Seattle’s playoff season by position group | Analysis

Passengers board and exit Sound Transit cars at University Street Station January 16, 2020 212517

Traffic Lab

Sound Transit’s University Street Station is getting a new name. Here’s what’s proposed

The name change would coincide with a three-station extension to Northgate and increased train capacity, scheduled for September 2021.

A rendering of the exterior of the renovated KeyArena, including the new concourse sponsored by Alaska Airlines.

Hockey

Alaska Airlines becomes NHL Seattle founding partner, gains naming rights to KeyArena atrium

Alaska Airlines has agreed to become the official airline and founding partner of NHL Seattle. A key component of the deal will be naming rights to the 36,000-square-foot atrium being constructed as an entryway to a rebuilt KeyArena.

Amanda Rose, right, and Henry Rose cheers after picking up their non-alcoholic cocktails at a Sober Socializing Pop-Up party put on by DRY Soda and Sans Bar, an alcohol free bar from Austin, Texas, at Cathedral in Ballard on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Both of them don’t drink as much alcohol in recent years and thought the event sounded interesting. 212649

Food & Drink

100 years after Prohibition started, the ‘sober socializing’ movement is spreading, and it’s reached Seattle

A century after Prohibition tried to force sobriety upon a nation — as we know, it failed — a new kind of sobriety movement is on the rise, and this one is rethinking what it means to be sober.