After a busy holiday weekend with relatively few flight cancellations, Alaska Airlines got through the first day of June with just two cancellations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as of Wednesday evening. Given the experience in the previous t…
Larry Stone: With Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner gone, Seahawks’ Tyler Lockett welcomes leadership role
RENTON, Wash. — When Tyler Lockett is reminded that he is now No. 1 in terms of continuous service time on the Seahawks, he says jokingly, “You’re making me feel old.” In football years, 29 can seem ancient. And seven going on eight years with one orga…
Seattle Art Museum’s security guards vote to form a union
The Seattle Art Museum’s security workers voted to form an independent union in a 38-4 majority vote Tuesday. In a Zoom call, an agent for Region 19 of the National Labor Relations Board publicly counted each of the ballots submitted by the security wo…
‘Fire Island’ review: This gay rom-com offers a shallow dip into the ocean that is modern queer culture
It’s important for there to be bad queer rom-coms, because there are plenty of bad straight rom-coms. Every quote-unquote “gay movie” does not have to be “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” or “Call Me By Your Name.” In this sense, “Fire Island,” a new movie …
Matt Calkins: After falling into last place, Mariners season passes infuriating and moves into depressing
Scott Servais took over as the Mariners’ manager in October 2015. He has served as the team’s skipper in more than 900 games. He meets with the media before each contest, then again when the contest concludes. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him more despo…
Alaska pilots authorize future strike if talks and mediation fail
Alaska Airlines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at some future date if the current negotiations with management and federal mediation efforts fail. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said Wednesday that nearly 96% of its members c…
An Olympic champion at 19, Seattle’s Nevin Harrison continues to dream big: ‘It’s time for me to do the impossible’
For the world’s fastest flatwater sprinter, slowing down isn’t easy. And for Nevin Harrison, a scaled-down schedule still includes at least one training session on her canoe every day — and often two workouts a day — in addition to her full-time class …
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ review: The danger zone has never felt so dangerous (and worth watching)
Let me be clear: I don’t like 1986’s “Top Gun.” I think it’s macho-military propaganda with a schmaltzy script and a semi-good beach volleyball scene. So when I tell you the sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” is worth seeing in a theater, you know I mean it….
Nordstrom and Rack recovering as sales surge and shoppers return
The return of in-person events and on-site work led to a sales boom for Nordstrom as it recovers from a pandemic rut, the retail giant said during an earnings call with investors Tuesday. Nordstrom’s sales grew 19% in the first quarter of the year, com…
Nearly 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers get hurt on the job each year, new report says
One in five delivery drivers working for Amazon was injured on the job in 2021, a new report says. The same report, released Tuesday by a coalition of labor unions, found 1 in 7 was injured so severely they had to either change their job or take time o…