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Kraken use timely goals and great goaltending to beat Stars
The Seattle Kraken dominated the Dallas Stars with a third period goal barrage and great goaltending from Chris Driedger. During the game, the Kraken celebrated their “kids game” with special events and appearances geared towards children.
The Fly Blind Guy: Artist Melvin Freeman presents Out of Focus - The Art of Sampling
The Fly Blind Guy (Melvin Freeman) is back with his exhibit Out of Fokus 2: The Art of Sampling which he unveiled on Friday at the Liink Project on East Union Street in Seattle’s Central District, the very same street that he grew up on as a kid and inspired his love for the culture.
Rewind With Besa: Being Black At The Bank | Baby Storme
Imagine going to the bank to cash a check your father gave you for rent, just for the bank to confiscate your check, lock you in the bank and call the cops. Well, this is what happened to Singer Baby Storme.
Rewind With Besa | Tacoma Cannabis Shop Robbery Turns Deadly
Robberies at Cannabis shops across Washington have been at an all-time high, and recently one became deadly in Tacoma, Washington.
Rewind With Besa | WNBA Players Speak On Brittney Griner "We Have To Go Over There"
When news broke of WNBA player Brittney Griner being arrested in a Moscow Russia Airport, lots of people questioned the reason Brittney Griner would go over there at a time like this. The reason is pretty simple, Russia has been a popular spot for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades simply because top players earn over $1 million as a base salary rather than the $150k-$500k they can make in the states.
Sloppy play dooms Kraken in loss to Golden Knights
The Seattle Kraken fell to the Las Vegas Golden Knights for their second straight game. Las Vegas scored three unanswered goals to open up the game, and Kraken forward Kole Lind scored his first NHL goal.
Weird At Night Episode 191 “Art Is Everything”
This Saturday on WEIRD at NIGHT we celebrate incredible artists, and question reality with surreal comedy. The show will feature an amazing performance video by CarLarans, produced by the Beauty Boiz for their Black Pride Celebration series. And we will watch Byhaze’s music video, “Angel Harp”- a self-care focussed short film and meditative experience. Plus, WEIRD at NIGHT legends Terry Monstrosity and TBASA have teamed up on a new project called ‘Bring on The Monsters’.
City Invests $8 Million in Economic Recovery Funding to ConnectSmall Businesses to Operating Capital
New partnership with Community Development Financial Institutions will allow small businesses to borrow up to $150,000 in operating capital to support economic stabilization and long-term recovery.
Kraken eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Golden Knights
In the first of two games in three days against each other, the Seattle Kraken would lose to the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Seattle failed to generate anything offensively after the first ten minutes.
Updates from Councilmember Girmay Zahilay
Hello Residents of King County District 2, this is your friendly neighborhood King County Councilmember, Girmay Zahilay.
Moni Tep and Creative Justice have Somethin' To Say!
Moni Tep who is the Education Director at Creative Justice stopped by the #MorningUpdateShow to share with Trae Holiday the details of their upcoming event, Somethin' To Say which is this Thursday at the Link Project.
Soulma Ayers and Beloved are Calling Artists Impacted by Gun Violence.
Soulma Ayers is a well-known artist in our community who is currently lending her talents and vision to the Beloved King County campaign. Soulma talked about what attracted her to the program and how she herself has been impacted by gun violence. Soulma also talked about the Beloved call to Action for artists.
Sorority of Sorrow: We Got Us Moms is creating space for moms whose children were killed by #GunViolence
Donnitta Sinclair started We Got Us Moms to create a space for mothers whose children were killed by what she calls The Disease of Gun Violence after her own son, Lorenzo Anderson Jr. was murdered in June of 2020 and she found no real place for culturally relevant support to help deal with the trauma that she and her family were navigating.
Besa Gordon Talks Will Smith Smacking Chris Rock at the Oscars
Talk about a historic moment! Today on the Morning Update Show, Besa Gordon tapped in to recap what went down between Will Smith and Chris Rock last night. In case you missed it, last night during the Oscars, Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith by saying he couldn't wait to see her in "G.I. Jane two" which is what sparked the smack in the first place.
WEIRD at NIGHT Episode 189 “Come Back As A Flower”
Join the WAN-iverse this Saturday night at 10pm on Converge Media! WEIRD at NIGHT is a live stream hosted by Patrick Galactic featuring art shares of all kinds and original surreal comedy. This episode features a music video from Homeboy Sandman and Quelle Chris for their track ‘Hello Dancer’.
Two Big Blondes Celebrates 25 Years in Business
Two Big Blondes Plus Size Consignment is celebrating its 25th Anniversary with special events each week and discounts throughout the month of March.
Kraken offensive barrage in third period completes 4-2 comeback win over Red Wings
The Seattle Kraken defeated the Detroit Red Wings on Women in Hockey night, in 4-2 comeback fashion. The March 19th, 2022 was also “Women in Hockey” night.
Art of The Matter- Episode 5 “The Art Of Industry” w/ Joey Nix
#ArtOfTheMatter - Episode 5 we catch up with legendary Seattle artist, and owner of Jupiter Bar, Joey Nix to hear what the past couple of years have been like for him.
Something Real Seattle Media Mixer
Ready to network with like-minded influencers, people in media, and business owners? Pull up to the Something Real Seattle Media Mixer.
Kraken fast start fizzles out in loss to Lightning
The Seattle Kraken fell to the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. On the night that Seattle honored Mark Giordano for hitting the 1,000 games played milestone, the Kraken gave up six power plays.