Photo Galleries

A final farewell to the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Spanky's Folly writes: "Went over it northbound every Thursday for years. Never southbound. Have to admit in the last few years that when I'd get near the Battery St tunnel I'd hit the gas....thought if the Big One hits, I want some serious airtime to fly to safety."
 Read the full story. First new Puget Sound orca calf in months spotted near Vashon Island
Just a Plumber 
 writes: "My neighbors cat had kittens last week." 
 Read the full story.
Mayor Durkan: Viaduct closure is ‘going to affect everybody’
watkinskb writes: "All I can say is... I am hoping everyone merges nicely. Take a number and get in line." 
 Read the full story.
The best ways to get into downtown Seattle during Viadoom
IIChron7:14  writes: "Used to take airport way into/out of the city everyday when I had to live south of & still do often. Chokes up a little in Georgetown but usually did 55mph. Gonna be tougher now I'm sure but still better than the mess that is I-5. I am going to SO miss the viaduct. No better view of the city & Oly's." 
 Read the full story.
NHL commissioner: Seattle will get All-Star Game in next seven years
William Lawn again writes: "I wonder how anyone will get there. Some of the absolutely worst rush hour traffic in Seattle.
SODO was the place. Light rail was the method. I do get the reason to put it at the center, the city gets a remodel on someone else's dime. I'll never go. Too hard to get there. Harder to get home." 
 Read the full story.
Vancouver BC drivers switched from driving on the left 97 years ago
Rushfananatic writes: "I saw the headline and was expecting an explanation on how Vancouver and B.C. eliminated left lane campers." 
 Read the full story.
Plastic straw ban: Out of Seattle and on to Washington state
Nunya Bidnezz  writes: "A recent straw poll shows Americans prefer plastic straws." 
 Read the full story.
Popular Blue C Sushi abruptly closes doors, lays off all employees
WA81 writes: "Wonder if they got in some sort of trouble, to shut down all of a sudden seems kinda fishy (see what I did there?)."
 Read the full story.
New SR 99 Tunnel will be ‘safest place in Seattle during an earthquake’
thagreatestmanalive  writes: "Hell yes, pay the athletes. Because at a university on scholarship your sport demands you more than your books. It's just a reality. Besides, Clemson and Alabama players just played 15 football games and will go home to stacks of laundry and empty refrigerators, because they can't afford food by the middle of the month or do laundry. An NFL regular season is 16 games and those players are rich." 
 Read the full story.
Washington state rep: NCAA ‘like a cartel,’ needs to pay athletes
thagreatestmanalive  writes: "Hell yes, pay the athletes. Because at a university on scholarship your sport demands you more than your books. It's just a reality. Besides, Clemson and Alabama players just played 15 football games and will go home to stacks of laundry and empty refrigerators, because they can't afford food by the middle of the month or do laundry. An NFL regular season is 16 games and those players are rich." 
 Read the full story.
Top 10 comments of the week on MyNorthwest