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    Mall customers ride the escalator up floors at Pacific Place in Seattle on Friday, May 13, 2022. The developer of Pacific Place filed preliminary documents to convert most of the retail space to offices on Wednesday. Converting the mall is estimated to cost $260 million.
    May 13, 2022 at 7:09 pm

    Changes on tap for struggling Pacific Place in downtown Seattle

    In a feat of economic alchemy possible only in a global pandemic, Pacific Place, the poster child for downtown Seattle’s struggling retailers, could become the...

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    May 11, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    Bothell biotech firm and activist investor feud over control of Alzheimer’s research

    An investor is claiming Athira Pharma didn’t disclose allegations of research misconduct by a co-founder when it raised $204 million in a 2020 IPO.

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    Owner Donna Moodie, right, talks to customer Sam Harrell, at Marjorie during dinner service on April 28, 2022. Harrell says that he is a frequent customer of the restaurant and he ordered chicken tikka masala, rice and pita for dinner.
    May 7, 2022 at 6:00 am

    Diners may think Seattle-area restaurants are back to normal. Think again VIEW

    After two years of setbacks, the pandemic's effects on restaurants can be seen in supply and labor shortages, higher prices and a shift to the...

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    FILE – In this May 3, 2012 file photo, the first cruise ship of the season, the Carnival Spirit in Juneau, Alaska.   The summer season’s first cruise ship, the Carnival Miracle, is scheduled to arrive on May 2, marking the start of tourist season. The Miracle can hold up to 2,214 passengers. During first two weeks of May, fewer ships come in in order to ease the community into the season. But after that, cruise ships start rolling in by the dozen. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)
    May 4, 2022 at 1:07 pm

    Seattle cruise industry’s comeback from COVID marred by outbreak

    Just days into what was supposed to be the Seattle cruise industry's comeback from COVID, a cruise ship steamed into Elliott Bay with dozens of...

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    May 3, 2022 at 5:15 pm

    Former Nigerian official pleads guilty to $350,000 in state unemployment fraud

    Nearly two years after thieves defrauded Washington of $650 million, a former Nigerian government official has pleaded guilty to his role in the heist.

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    Wed. January 19, 2022.   The new PCC downtown location is in a newly built block on 4th Ave. between University and Union Streets.   219309
    April 29, 2022 at 10:57 am

    PCC members’ dividends cut 86% as co-op blames Seattle’s hazard pay rule for higher costs

    PCC saw sales and membership increase last year, but profit fell so sharply that members' annual dividend payments were cut by 86%.

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    The Factiria Mall Wallmart is closing April 22, 2022. 220192
    April 22, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    Walmart pulls out of an increasingly wealthy Bellevue neighborhood

    Friday's closure of the Walmart store in Bellevue's Factoria neighborhood -- a rarity for the big-box retailer -- shows just how much the neighborhood has...

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    This view of the Seattle skyline is from Ella Bailey Park in Magnolia.  The tall building in the center is the Columbia Tower,, 937-feet tall, 701 5th Ave, the tallest building in the state. At left, the 2nd tallest building in the state is Rainier Square Tower, 850-ft tall, 1301 5th Ave, it will be completed in 2021.
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    April 20, 2022 at 1:44 pm

    Why Seattle-area offices are among the emptiest in the nation

    Office occupancy in the Seattle metro area is barely half of what some U.S. metros are seeing. Why? Well, COVID politics are only one piece...

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    Members of Communication Workers of America celebrate the counting of ballots near a Verizon store in Everett. The workers represent two Verizon retail stores in Lynnwood and Everett. The counting of ballots was supervised by the NLRB and the union was successful in unionizing.
    April 15, 2022 at 7:13 pm

    Verizon workers in Snohomish County vote to unionize; Starbucks workers walk out

    In a demonstration of how dissatisfied lower-wage workers are turning toward unions, workers at Verizon retail stores voted to unionize while employees at two Seattle Starbucks...

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    Server Tenisha Womack, right, finishes busing a table on the patio at The Ballard Cut on Thursday, June 10, 2021. 

Restaurants along the barhopping stretch of Ballard Avenue Northwest have redefined the dining experience there with waterproof coverings and heaters in dining areas along the sidewalks and parking lanes to weather the cold fall and winter.
    April 14, 2022 at 8:31 am

    Restaurant workers: Did you stay or did you go?

    Calling Seattle-area servers, cooks, waiters and bartenders: Please share your stories of pandemic restaurant work with us.

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