As Seattle's music scene struggles, 'Block Party' looks for solutions
With many venues and festivals in the region being forced to close down in recent years, Capitol Hill Block Party has managed to persist, with a focus on booking some of the Pacific Northwest's biggest talent.
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A small Washington town created Neil Armstrong Plaza in the '70s to honor the astronaut. Many forgot about it, but not everyone. Now it will be rededicated. -
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President Trump said he tried to stop that controversial chanting a one of his rallies. Let's look back at the sequence of events. -
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How the Seattle tourism industry is working to address homeless crisis
With millions of visitors, conversations around the visible homeless crisis are common and it's something the Seattle tourism industry is working on. -
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