May 2026

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Cassidy Armstrong of Ballard captured first place in the girls state Class 3A 3,200-meter race, finishing in a time of 10 minutes, 13.69 seconds.

The 3A meet was held along with the 2A and 4A competitions Thursday through Saturday at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma and Armstrong was the only area athlete to stand on top of the awards stand.

Giana Johnson of the Beavers came in third in the girls 400-meter dash in  55.76 and Ballard took fourth in the girls 4X200 relay in 1:42.80 with West Seattle fourth in the boys 4X400 relay in 3:21.60.

Layaeh Hampton of Mount Rainier finished fourth in the 4A girls triple jump at 36-feet, 0.75 inches and the Rams' Donovan Redmond-Wallace tied for fifth in the boys high jump at 6-3.

By Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals

Seattle’s leading public historian has officially joined his city’s past.

Reproduced with permission from Seattle Now and Then. See more photos and comments there.

Paul Dorpat, who helped shape Seattle’s countercultural moment in the 1960s before spending four decades excavating its history for anyone willing to look, died in his sleep Wednesday (May 27). He was 87.

His route to establishing himself as the city’s reliable weekly photo-historian in the “Now & Then” column in the Sunday magazine of The Seattle Times meandered first through alternative media and theatrics.

Get ready to celebrate! You are invited to the annual Kick-off to Pride Party at Louisa Boren STEM K-8. This FREE community event is co-hosted by the STEM GGLOW Club (Gender non-binary/Gender Queer, Gay, Lesbian Or Whatever) and the PTA.

Event Details

• Date: Friday, May 29, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
• Location: Louisa Boren STEM Playground
• Address: 5950 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106

What to Expect

This inclusive celebration features a wide variety of fun activities for all ages, including:

Sound Transit is currently navigating a $34.5 billion long-term affordability gap as it attempts to deliver the voter-approved Sound Transit 3 (ST3) program. Launched in 2025, the agency's Enterprise Initiative represents a holistic effort to address escalating capital and operating costs driven by historic inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. According to a newly released engagement summary report, the public overwhelmingly supports the agency’s mission but is demanding increased transparency and fiscal discipline before supporting any new revenue requests.

Public Priorities and Funding Preferences

In one of the largest survey responses in the agency's history—receiving over 17,700 responses—residents identified advancing regional connectivity and expanding Link light rail as their top priorities.

South Seattle College is set to transform the Olympic Hall Courtyard into a vibrant celebration of art and ecology this Wednesday, June 3, 2026. From 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the campus will host a unveiling party for its second annual mural project, titled "Interdependence," designed by renowned Seattle artist Tori Shao.

The mural features a lush scene of a Washington temperate forest understory, with a nurse log serving as the central figure. This log is depicted nurturing new life, including western hemlock saplings and licorice fern, beneath a canopy of Western red cedar and Douglas fir. The design is a intentional metaphor for the college experience; just as a nurse log provides the nutrients and structure for forest succession, the college community acts as a foundation of support and knowledge for students as they prepare for the next steps in their lives.

As the global soccer community turns its attention to the Pacific Northwest, the King County Department of Local Services and White Center Pride are partnering to host “Gather for Goals,” a free community watch party and street festival. This public celebration will take place in the heart of White Center on Friday, June 26, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m..

The event will transform a three-block stretch of 16th Avenue SW—from SW Roxbury Street south to SW 100th Street—into a vibrant pedestrian zone. Attendees can watch matches from the world’s largest soccer competition on one of five giant screens positioned throughout the festival grounds.

The June 26 broadcast schedule includes the following matchups:

By Tim Clinton

Sports Editor

The upcoming sports schedule for the area is highlighted by the High School Track and Field State Championships and the beginning of the NCAA baseball playoffs for the WSU Cougars.

From Thursday, May 28, through Saturday, May 30, high school athletes will compete for state titles in Tacoma and Yakima. On the collegiate level, WSU baseball begins its playoff journey in Eugene, facing Oregon State on Friday, May 29.

Professional sports teams are also very active, particularly the Seattle Mariners, who have a significant homestand at T-Mobile Park against Arizona and the NY Mets starting May 29.

Other notable events include the Seattle Seawolves hosting the Free Jacks on Sunday and the Seattle Storm returning to Climate Pledge Arena on June 3 after a short road trip.