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Art Zone: Mikey Moo takes the mic with queer-psych-pop album “Fresh Idiot”

Title: Art Zone: Mikey Moo takes the mic with queer-psych-pop album “Fresh Idiot”
Runtime: 7:19
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Musician and entrepreneur Michael Lee, aka Mikey Moo, is a whirling dervish of constant creativity. “Fresh Idiot,” his new album on Killroom Records, is available in record stores now and as a download. The band performs live at Easy Street Records on Saturday, May 3. Created by Vincent Pierce.

More information: https://www.instagram.com/mikeymoosic/

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Art Zone: Looking at...Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei

Title: Art Zone: Looking at...Ai, Rebel: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei
Runtime: 3:33
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: This four decades retrospective of artist and activist Ai Weiwei, curated by @SeattleArtMuseumTV's Foong Ping, is a magnificent celebration of one of the most important and risk-taking artists working today. Created by Vincent Pierce.

More information: https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/

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Art Zone with Nancy Guppy featuring JUL!ET, Ai Weiwei, Rainier Beer, Roq La Rue & Mikey Moo

Title: Art Zone with Nancy Guppy featuring JUL!ET, Ai Weiwei, Rainier Beer, Roq La Rue & Mikey Moo
Runtime: 21:23
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The vibrant and creative landscape of Mikey Moo; a beautiful and brand new space for Roq La Rue Gallery; local filmmakers document the iconic mid-1970s ad campaign for Rainier Beer; Seattle Art Museum celebrates Ai Weiwei; the annual blossom frenzy on the University of Washington campus; and music from JUL!ET.

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Seattle City Council Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan 4/16/2025

Title: Seattle City Council Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan 4/16/2025
Runtime: 1:22:36
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120969: relating to land use and zoning;Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
1:42 Public Comment
33:46 CB 120969: relating to land use and zoning

UW’s iconic cherry blossoms deliver another spring of stunning flower power

Title: UW’s iconic cherry blossoms deliver another spring of stunning flower power
Runtime: 1:45
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Seattleites know that spring has arrived when the cherry blossom trees on the University of Washington campus explode into what can only be described as a magically pink-infused dream. Created by Howard Shack and Peggy Lycett.

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Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee 4/16/2025

Title: Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee 4/16/2025
Runtime: 1:52:32
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; April 2025 Economic and Revenue Forecasts; CB 120970: relating to acceptance of funding from non-City sources; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
2:00 Public Comment
5:20 April 2025 Economic and Revenue Forecasts
1:44:05 CB 120970: relating to acceptance of funding from non-City sources

Title: Seattle City Council 4/15/2025
Runtime: 51:49
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Roll Call; Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar, Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CF 314491: Application to rezone at 8601 Fremont Ave N.; CB 120962: relating to land use and zoning; CB 120960: relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway; CB 120956: relating to the regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges; Items Removed from Consent Calendar; Adoption of Other Resolutions; Other Business; Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
Public Comment
Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar, Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar
CF 314491: Application to rezone at 8601 Fremont Ave N.
CB 120962: relating to land use and zoning
CB 120960: relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway
CB 120956: relating to the regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges

Nancy Pearl talks with Michelle Adams about her powerful book debut

Title: Nancy Pearl talks with Michelle Adams about her powerful book debut
Runtime: 23:28
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Nancy Pearl talks with legal scholar and author Michelle Adams about her new book "The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North." Adams' book dives into the landmark Milliken v. Bradley case, which halted efforts to desegregate Detroit schools in 1974. "The Containment" is a gripping legal and historical drama about policies that shaped a city—and a nation—with a few unexpected heroes along the way.

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Seattle City Council Transportation Committee 4/15/2025

Title: Seattle City Council Transportation Committee 4/15/2025
Runtime: 1:51:03
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Automated Traffic Safety Camera Legislation; Non-School Zone Automated Traffic Safety Camera Proviso Lift; CB 120945: Alley vacation - North Block Spring Street Development LLC; Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
4:53 Public Comment
17:06 Automated Traffic Safety Camera Legislation
1:24:24 Non-School Zone Automated Traffic Safety Camera Proviso Lift
1:32:06 CB 120945: Alley vacation - North Block Spring Street Development LLC

Title: Seattle City Council Briefing 4/14/2025
Runtime: 33:22
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Agenda: Approval of the Minutes; President's Report; Signing of Letters and Proclamations; Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees

Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee 4/10/2025

Title: Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee 4/10/2025
Runtime: 36:18
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120957: relating to publicly-financed election campaigns; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
1:37 Public Comment
11:25 CB 120957: relating to publicly-financed election campaigns

Select Committee on the Families, Education, Preschool & Promise (FEPP) Levy 4/11/2025

Title: Select Committee on the Families, Education, Preschool & Promise (FEPP) Levy 4/11/2025
Runtime: 1:32:17
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Overview; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
2:34 Public Comment
5:47 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Overview

Economic and Revenue Forecast Council meeting of 4/10/25

Title: Economic and Revenue Forecast Council meeting of 4/10/25
Runtime: 1:27:23
Date posted: 2 years ago
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The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council receives and reviews the revenue forecasts that will underlie the City's annual budgeting process.

Agenda: Selection of Forecast Council Chair and Forecast Council Vice-Chair for 2025; Adoption of the minutes from the October 22nd, 2024 meeting; Presentation of the April 2025 Economic and Revenue Forecasts, and recommendation from the Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts regarding the 2025 and 2026 revenue forecasts; Forecast Council Adoption of the April 2025 Revenue Forecast – Discussion and Possible Vote; Presentation of the 2025 Work Program for the Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts - Discussion and Possible Vote

0:00 Call to Order
1:51 Selection of 2025 Forecast Council Chair and Forecast Council Vice-Chair
4:06 Adoption of the minutes from the October 22nd, 2024 meeting
4:40 Presentation:...

Title: Seattle Sound Check: Beautiful Freaks
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Welcome to Seattle Sound Check, 🔊 where local artists tell us which local artists they think we should have on our radar. 🎸👀 Art Zone guests Beautiful Freaks share a few to watch in this premiere installment.⁠

Seattle City Council Parks, Public Utilities and Technology Committee 4/9/25

Title: Seattle City Council Parks, Public Utilities and Technology Committee 4/9/25
Runtime: 20:33
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to the Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120960: relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway; Adjournment.

Gov. Ferguson confronts budget deficit & federal uncertainty

Title: Gov. Ferguson confronts budget deficit & federal uncertainty
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: With over a quarter of Washington’s budget tied to federal dollars and a $16-billion state budget deficit, Gov. Bob Ferguson isn’t sugarcoating the challenges ahead. Hear what he had to say about the state’s financial future and more in Seattle University Conversation.

Title: Seattle City Council 4/8/2025
Runtime: 44:20
Date posted: 2 years ago
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Agenda: Call to Order; Roll Call; Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar, Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CF 314511: Relating to Master Plan for University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest Campus; CB 120963: Relating to Master Plan for UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus; CB 120771: Relating to land use and zoning in Downtown, South Lake Union, and Uptown; Res 32166: Relating to a pedestrian skybridge on First Hill; Items Removed from Consent Calendar; Adoption of Other Resolutions; Other Business; Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
1:02 Public Comment
12:30 CF 314511: Master Plan for University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest Campus
14:08 CB 120963: Master Plan for UW Medical Center-Northwest Campus
20:00 CB 120771: Relating to land use and zoning in Downtown, South Lake Union, and Uptown
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Seattle U Conversations: Gov. Bob Ferguson

Title: Seattle U Conversations: Gov. Bob Ferguson
Runtime: 37:53
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: In his first quarter in office, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson faces a $16 billion four-year state budget shortfall and an undetermined amount of budget cuts and executive orders from the federal government. In the auditorium-packed event, “Rise of the Governors: Navigating Contrasts, Chaos, and the Constitution,” Seattle University lecturer Joni Balter and student and Master of Public Administration candidate Andres Recart engage with the governor and former state attorney general on a number of topics including his approach to the budget problems, what makes up a constitutional crisis, and what to do about the state ferry fleet.

Public Safety Committee Meeting 4/8/2025

Title: Public Safety Committee Meeting 4/8/2025
Runtime: 1:05:06
Date posted: 2 years ago
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Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120956: Ordinance relating to after-hours nightlife lounges; OPA Director Search Process Update; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
11:38 Public Comment
31:25 CB 120956: relating to the regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges
49:47 OPA Director Search Process Update

Title: Seattle City Council Briefing 4/7/2025
Runtime: 1:06:42
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Approval of the Minutes; President's Report; State Legislative Session Update (2025); Signing of Letters and Proclamations; Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees
0:00 Call to Order
2:37 State Legislative Session Update (2025)
28:57 Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees

Eclipse Hat Shop is a personalized sartorial experience for your head

Title: Eclipse Hat Shop is a personalized sartorial experience for your head
Runtime: 1:30
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: 🎩 Founded in 1949, Eclipse Hat Shop doesn’t just sell headwear, it finds the perfect fit for the individual customer. Their top-notch experts have a wide variety of styles at their disposal and put in the time and effort to match hat to head!

Seattle City Council Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes 4/3/2025

Title: Seattle City Council Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes 4/3/2025
Runtime: 2:42:31
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Federal Impact on Housing and Homelessness Response Issues Panel; Welcoming City Resolution; Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
6:48 Public Comment
16:21 Federal Impact on Housing and Homelessness Response Issues Panel
1:41:20 Welcoming City Resolution

City of Seattle Land Use Committee 4/2/2025

Title: City of Seattle Land Use Committee 4/2/2025
Runtime: 1:52:20
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Appointments and Reappointments to the Urban Forestry Commission; CF 314491: Application of Encore Architects, PLLC, to rezone at 8601 Fremont Ave. N.; CB 120962: relating to land use and zoning - 8601 Fremont Ave. N.; CF 314511: Application of the University of Washington to prepare a new Major Institution Master Plan for the University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest Campus; CB 120963: relating to land use and zoning - adopting a new Major Institution Master Plan for the University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Hospital; CB 120949: relating to land use and zoning - accessory dwelling units; CB 120771: relating to land use and zoning - occupancy of street-level spaces; CB 120948: relating to Seattle's construction codes; Adjournment.

CityStream: Eclipse Hat Shop is a personalized sartorial experience for your head

Title: CityStream: Eclipse Hat Shop is a personalized sartorial experience for your head
Runtime: 7:02
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Pike Place Market’s Eclipse Hat Shop, founded in 1949, doesn’t just sell hats, it provides a unique experience that truly caters to the customer! Need a custom hat that fits just right? Or are you looking for a personalized sartorial experience? Eclipse Hat Shop will take the time and effort to craft a perfect fit whether you’re searching for a one-of-a-kind millinery or a haberdashery! Producer Ian Devier takes you on a tour.

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Title: City Council 4/1/2025
Runtime: 1:05:29
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Agenda: Call to Order; Roll Call; Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar, Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; Res 32167: acknowledging that Seattle residents, workers, students, and visitors deserve to be safe and feel safe; Items Removed from Consent Calendar; Adoption of Other Resolutions; Other Business; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
1:25 Public Comment
22:40 Res 32167: acknowledging that Seattle residents, workers, students, and visitors deserve to be safe and feel safe

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Kiersten Grove sworn in as director of Finance & Administrative Services

Title: Kiersten Grove sworn in as director of Finance & Administrative Services
Runtime: 14:54
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Kiersten Grove is sworn in as the Director of Seattle's Finance and Administrative Services (FAS). Director Grove leads a 500-plus person team in providing customer-focused services that help the City of Seattle run better, ranging from facility operations to the Seattle Animal Shelter to purchasing goods and services equitably. Learn more about Dir. Grove's here: https://www.seattle.gov/finance-and-administrative-services/about-finance-and-administrative-services/meet-the-director

Title: Transportation Committee 4/1/2025
Runtime: 1:19:37
Date posted: 2 years ago
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Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Deployment of Automated Traffic Safety Cameras in Seattle; Res 32166: pedestrian skybridge over and across 8th Avenue; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
5:37 Public Comment
17:43 Deployment of Automated Traffic Safety Cameras in Seattle
1:09:41 Res 32166: pedestrian skybridge over and across 8th Avenue

Title: Seattle City Council Briefing 3/31/2025
Runtime: 2:29:56
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Approval of the Minutes; President's Report; State Legislative Session Update (2025); Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup Briefing; Signing of Letters and Proclamations; Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees; Executive Session on Pending, Potential, or Actual Litigation*
*Executive Sessions are closed to the public
0:00 Call to Order
2:44 State Legislative Session Update (2025)
29:18 FIFA World Cup Briefing
1:41:33 Signing of Letters and Proclamations
1:45:50 Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees

Mayor Harrell signs bill strengthening gender-affirming & reproductive health care protections

Title: Mayor Harrell signs bill strengthening gender-affirming & reproductive health care protections
Runtime: 29:15
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Mayor Bruce Harrell joins City leaders and LGBTQ+ community advocates to sign new legislation that strengthens local protections for people seeking gender-affirming and reproductive health care services in Seattle, with a focus on supporting Seattle’s LGBTQ+ community in response to recent federal actions.

The legislation was signed into law on Transgender Day of Visibility, an international day to uplift the lives and contributions of transgender people and raise awareness about anti-transgender hate and discrimination.

Speakers and attendees include:
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Nakita Venus, Seattle's LGBTQ+ Center
Kody Allen, Seattle LGBTQ Commission
Patti Hearn, Seattle Pride

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Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan 3/28/2025

Title: Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan 3/28/2025
Runtime: 2:31:12
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Overview of Interim Legislation to Implement House Bill 1110; Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Overview and Proposed Implementation; Mandatory Housing Affordability Panel; Adjournment.

Beautiful Freaks belt out art punk energy in "Loser Sellouts"

Title: Beautiful Freaks belt out art punk energy in "Loser Sellouts"
Runtime: 1:03
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: 🤘★🎸 Work-week drudgery got you down? Put on your combat boots, let down your hair, and FREAK OUT with @beautifulfreaks2159 Art Zone performance of their original song “Loser Sellouts.” Punk behavior encouraged! SEE them LIVE this 🎤 Sunday 3/30/2025 at 7:30 pm at The Funhouse in Eastlake!⁠

Seattle City Council Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee 3/27/2025

Title: Seattle City Council Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee 3/27/2025
Runtime: 2:28:15
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Appointment to Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission; CB 120957: relating to publicly-financed election campaigns; Four Recommendations to Better Understand and Address Current Gun Violence Patterns in Seattle; Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
1:05 Public Comment
21:28 Appointment
31:01 CB 120957: relating to publicly-financed election campaigns
53:07 Four Recommendations to Better Understand and Address Current Gun Violence Patterns in Seattle

Libraries, Education & Neighborhoods Committee 3/27/2025

Title: Libraries, Education & Neighborhoods Committee 3/27/2025
Runtime: 1:13:54
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Appointment to Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy Oversight Committee; Status of Federal Immigration Actions; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
1:50 Appointment
22:42 Status of Federal Immigration Actions

Mayor Harrell and City of Seattle launch groundbreaking AI incubator

Title: Mayor Harrell and City of Seattle launch groundbreaking AI incubator
Runtime: 22:46
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Mayor Bruce Harrell joins Seattle Office of Economic Development, AI2 Incubator and Ada Developers Academy to announce the opening of AI House, a first-in-the-nation AI hub, launched through a public-private partnership, focused on entrepreneurs, startups, investors, and community leaders building the next era of AI in Seattle. Located at the historic Pier 70 on the Waterfront, this new space will serve as an “AI Town Hall,” forming an ecosystem that brings together the talent creating the next wave of technology and research. Launched through a partnership between the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED), AI2 Incubator, and Ada Developers Academy, this hub provides co-working space, event space, and collaborative tools for founders creating AI-focused companies.

Speakers and attendees include:
Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle
Markham McIntyre, Director, Seattle Office of Economic Development
Yifan Zhang, Managing Director...

Seattle City Council Parks, Public Utilities and Technology Committee 3/26/2025

Title: Seattle City Council Parks, Public Utilities and Technology Committee 3/26/2025
Runtime: 49:02
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy
Agenda: Call to the Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120960: relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway; Adjournment.
0:00 Call to Order
1:28 Public Comment
5:59 CB 120960: relating to the Lower Duwamish Waterway

New Civic Poet Dujie Tahat inaugurated at City Hall

Title: New Civic Poet Dujie Tahat inaugurated at City Hall
Runtime: 41:21
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: To mark the tenth year of the Seattle Civic Poet program, the Office of Arts and Culture (ARTS) hosts the first-ever Seattle Civic Poet inauguration ceremony, marking the commencement of a new two-year term for the fifth Seattle Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat.

Speakers and attendees include:
Gülgün Kayim, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Director
Tom Fay, Seattle Public Library's Head Librarian
José Luis Montero, Seattle City of Literature Board President
Shin Yu Pai, 2023-24 Seattle Civic Poet
Dujie Tahat, 2025-26 Seattle Civic Poet

Hosted in partnership with the Seattle Public Library and Seattle City of Literature.

Housing & Human Services Committee 3/26/2025

Title: Housing & Human Services Committee 3/26/2025
Runtime: 16:22
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Appointments and Reappointments to Seattle Human Rights Commission, Seattle Women’s Commission, Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority Governing Council; Adjournment.

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Artist Natalie Krick deconstructs power dynamics through images of an icon

Title: Artist Natalie Krick deconstructs power dynamics through images of an icon
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Artist Natalie Krick is drawn to contradictions. She uses her work to investigate them through a feminist lens, and the result is both playful and profound. Her current exhibition at the @FryeArtMuseum repurposes images of Marilyn Monroe, transferring agency from the voyeuristic photographer to the actress herself. Hear directly from Krick at the Frye for her artist talk on Saturday, April 5!

CityStream: Pioneer Square upgrades connect pedestrians to waterfront

Title: CityStream: Pioneer Square upgrades connect pedestrians to waterfront
Runtime: 3:24
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Just in time for the FIFA Club Team World Cup this summer and FIFA World Cup in 2026, Pioneer Square has undergone pedestrian improvements that not only make it more fan friendly but better connect the neighborhood to the new Seattle waterfront. Improvements include narrowing and beautification of several East/West streets for safer more accessible passage and a pedestrian-oriented plaza on Railroad Way leading to the Stadiums. Pete Cassam takes a look.

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CityStream: Musang’s Melissa Miranda leads Seattle's Filipino food boom

Title: CityStream: Musang’s Melissa Miranda leads Seattle's Filipino food boom
Runtime: 5:55
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Filipino cuisine, with its bold fusion of flavors, is gaining popularity in Seattle’s food scene thanks to the efforts of local chefs like Melissa Miranda. She’s a three-time James Beard Award semi-finalist and the proud owner of Musang and Kilig restaurants in Seattle. And…she’s passionate about promoting the culinary heritage of the Philippines. The story from Producers Kathy Tuohey and Valerie Vozza.

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Title: Seattle City Council 3/25/2025
Runtime: 1:04:12
Date posted: 2 years ago
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Agenda: Call to Order; Roll Call; Presentations; Public Comment; Adoption of Introduction and Referral Calendar, Approval of the Agenda; Approval of the Consent Calendar; CB 120955: relating to federal funding; Appointment of Kiersten Grove, Director, Department of Finance and Administrative Services; CB 120950: relating to reaffirming The City of Seattle as a Welcoming City;Items Removed from Consent Calendar; Adoption of Other Resolutions; Other Business; Adjournment.

Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Meeting 3/25/2025

Title: Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Meeting 3/25/2025
Runtime: 1:41:00
Date posted: 2 years ago
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Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; CB 120956: relating to the regulation of after-hours nightlife lounges; Res 32167: acknowledging that Seattle residents, workers, students, and visitors deserve to be safe and feel safe; Adjournment.

Title: Seattle City Council Briefing 3/24/2025
Runtime: 1:31:49
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy

Agenda: Approval of the Minutes; President's Report; State Legislative Session Update (2025); Signing of Letters and Proclamations; Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees; Executive Session on Pending, Potential, or Actual Litigation*
*Executive Sessions are not open to the public
0:00 Call to Order
5:07 State Legislative Session Update (2025)
25:20 Signing of Letters and Proclamations
27:45 Preview of City Council Actions, Council and Regional Committees

History Café: Stories of Filipino Seattle

Title: History Café: Stories of Filipino Seattle
Runtime: 1:23:21
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Author and professor Peter Bacho discusses his book, "Uncle Ricos Encore: Mostly True Stories of Filipino Seattle." Dive into a collection of autobiographical stories detailing the experiences of a Filipino cannery worker in Seattle from the 1950s and 1970s, and learn what it took to forge community amongst the built and human landscapes.

History Cafe is produced as a partnership between HistoryLink and MOHAI.

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Seattle Office of Labor Standards marks 10th anniversary of wage ordinances

Title: Seattle Office of Labor Standards marks 10th anniversary of wage ordinances
Runtime: 2:21
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: In 2015, Seattle passed two ordinances that helped shape the economic viability of the city’s workers. Office of Labor Standards Director Steven Marchese looks back on the establishment and impact of the Minimum Wage Ordinance and the Wage Theft Ordinance on their 10th anniversary.

Learn more about the Wage Theft Ordinance: https://seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/wage-theft/wage-theft-ordinance-10th-anniversary

And learn more about the Minimum Wage Ordinance: https://seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-ordinance-10th-anniversary

Sustainability, City Light, Arts & Culture Committee 3/21/2025

Title: Sustainability, City Light, Arts & Culture Committee 3/21/2025
Runtime: 1:47:09
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: View the City of Seattle's commenting policy: seattle.gov/online-comment-policy

Agenda: Call to Order; Approval of the Agenda; Public Comment; Appointment to Museum Development Authority Governing Council; Seattle Arts Commission Overview and Goals; 2022 Greenhouse Gas Inventory; CB 120952; relating to the City Light Department - Renewable Plus Program; CB 120954 and CB 120953 postponed; Adjournment.

0:00 Call to Order
3:37 Public comment
15:20 Appointment to Museum Development Authority Governing Council
18:23 Seattle Arts Commission Overview and Goals
44:30 2022 Greenhouse Gas Inventory
1:28:15 CB 120952; relating to the City Light Department - Renewable Plus Program

Council President Nelson talks SODO affordable housing, 911 alternative response & more

Title: Council President Nelson talks SODO affordable housing, 911 alternative response & more
Runtime: 25:24
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The Seattle City Council has just wrapped up a contentious battle to approve building affordable housing in the SODO neighborhood. Council President Sara Nelson, who sponsored the proposal, explains why she pushed for the project despite dire warnings from the Port of Seattle. Plus, a look at an expanding 911 alternative response program, a new committee focused on federal policy changes, and answers to viewer questions, too, on Council Edition with host Brian Callanan.

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City Inside/Out: Seattle’s new top cop talks crime, surveillance & community trust

Title: City Inside/Out: Seattle’s new top cop talks crime, surveillance & community trust
Runtime: 27:19
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Seattle's new police chief, Shon Barnes, is hoping to bring some stability to a law enforcement agency that's had several recent challenges. We go one-on-one with Chief Barnes to hear how he plans to strengthen public safety, implement controversial surveillance and crowd control measures, and promote officer hiring while building community trust.

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Art Zone with Nancy Guppy: Beautiful Freaks, fabric & film

Title: Art Zone with Nancy Guppy: Beautiful Freaks, fabric & film
Runtime: 23:06
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: The fierce vision of interdisciplinary artist Natalie Krick; NFFTY turns 18; behind-the-scenes of Belltown’s historic Labour Temple; gorgeous textiles by Flóra Carlile-Kovács; fresh words from Seattle Civic Poet Dujie Tahat; and the high octane sound of Beautiful Freaks.

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Flóra Carlile-Kovács’ stunning nature-inspired textile creations

Title: Flóra Carlile-Kovács’ stunning nature-inspired textile creations
Runtime: 6:24
Date posted: 2 years ago
Description: Inspired by the natural world, Flóra Carlile-Kovács fabricates felted fabric out of wool and silk to construct exquisite sculptures, wall-hangings, and wearable art. Created by Howard Shack

More information: https://www.florafelts.com/

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