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CSS + Converge at WBB March Madness: recapping Elite eight
Bel Garcia and Mathew Bermudez from Circling Seattle Sports and Converge Media will be on site at Climate Pledge Arena as the Women's March Madness takes place in the Seattle regional! Today, day three and four, Bel recaps the events of both games that took place: Caitlin Clark and Iowa beating Louisville, as well as Virginia Tech’s victory over Ohio State
CSS and Converge takes on Spring Training: Day six
The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.
Padres beat Mariners for second straight game, ending Spring Training
In their final game of Spring Training, our Seattle Mariners fell to the San Diego Padres as starter Marco Gonzales allowed three earned runs over four innings. Seattle got some offense in the third inning, but that’s all they could muster.
Rewind With Besa | Robel and Erm of the UpNUp Podcast
On this episode of Rewind With Besa, Besa Gordon is joined by the hosts of the UpNUp Podcast Robel Andmicael and Erm Haile. They talk about all things podcasting, from how they started their podcast 5 years ago to advice on promoting, prepping for interviews, picking recurring segments, and more for your podcast.
CSS and Converge takes on Spring Training: Day five
The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.
Mariners and Padres match offense for offense, resulting in 5-5 tie
In the second to last game of Spring Training, the Seattle Mariners (labeled as the visiting team) came to a tie with the San Diego Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex. Both teams matched offense for offense in the game, as Logan Gilbert threw in his final outing of Spring Training 2023.
Idris Goodwin Is New Artistic Director of Seattle Children’s Theatre
After a national search conducted in partnership with Management Consultants for the Arts, Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) last week announces that Idris Goodwin will be the company’s third artistic director, succeeding Courtney Sale, who left the post in 2020. Goodwin, an award-winning playwright, breakbeat poet, director, and educator, starts his tenure with the organization this month, serving as co-executive alongside managing director Kevin Malgesini.
CSS + Converge at WBB March Madness: recapping day 2
Bel Garcia and Mathew Bermudez from Circling Seattle Sports and Converge Media will be on site at Climate Pledge Arena as the Women's March Madness takes place in the Seattle regional! Today, day one, Bel recaps the events of both games that took place: Tennessee Volunteers took on the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Ohio State Buckeyes took on the UCONN Huskies!
CSS and Converge takes on Spring Training: Day four
The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.
Split-squad Mariners see bats go quiet in losses to Diamondbacks, Giants
The Mariners played two games today as they had a split squad Saturday, unfortunately falling in both games that they played. On the road, the team fell to the San Francisco Giants and at home they fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks
CSS and Converge takes on Spring Training: Day three
The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.
Mariners thump Athletics, 15-3, in last meeting between teams before regular season
In their Spring Training game against their divisional rival, the Oakland Athletics, our Seattle Mariners proved heavily victorious in a 15-3 win at the Peoria Sports Complex. Starting catcher Cal Raleigh slammed a three-run homer in the victory, and tallied three runs of his own.
CSS + Converge at WBB March Madness: recapping day 1
Bel Garcia and Mathew Bermudez from Circling Seattle Sports and Converge Media will be on site at Climate Pledge Arena as the Women's March Madness takes place in the Seattle regional! Today, day one, Bel recaps the events of both games that took place: #6 seed Colorado vs #2 Iowa and #8 seed Ole Miss vs #5 Louisville!
The Garfield Super Block Public Art Academy
“The Garfield Super Block is the town hall of the Central District.” - Takiyah “TDUB” Ward.
The Garfield Super Block Public Art Academy is a unique public arts program that is supporting community and legacy. Learn about the program and what they are doing in the video above.
Besa Gordon and Curtis Delgardo III Check-In at the 2023 Mariners Food Preview
If you’re heading to a Mariners game at T-Mobile Park this season, get ready for an outstanding lineup of food. Our Besa Gordon and Curtis Delgardo III checked in at the Mariners food preview day and talked with Executive Chef Javier Rosa.
Mariners see Red, clobbering Cincinnati 17-6
In their game on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, our Seattle Mariners saw 17 runs cross home plate in a huge victory. Every single starting Mariners batter recorded a hit, while five of them had multi-hit games.
CSS and Converge takes on Spring Training: Day two
The Converge media/Circling Seattle Sports team is down in Arizona for the final week of Spring Training to cover our hometown ballclub, the Seattle Mariners. Photographer Liv Lyons and lead editor Charles Hamaker will be documenting their days in Peoria and wherever the Mariners go as they look to bring the Spring Training experience to Mariners fans everywhere through game recaps, interviews, daily videos, and more.
Bumbershoot Announces Return for 2023, Bumbershoot Workforce Development Program
Today, Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Arts & Music Festival has revealed the 2023 music lineup featuring luminaries from around the globe, Pacific Northwest heroes and the best of emerging music. The 50th annual installment of Bumbershoot will take place September 2-3 at the iconic Seattle Center campus, boasting a previously announced eclectic arts program and now an equally varied musical lineup that includes indie rock, punk, soul, folk, dance and more.
New Mural Honoring Seattle Healthcare and Youth Education Icons Unveiled
Wednesday was a day of celebration in South Seattle, as a new mural honoring the lives of the founders of Tiny Tots Development Center, the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic and Seattle Children’s was unveiled.
The women who were honored—Odessa Brown, who fought for children’s health and the namesake of the pediatric clinic, Helen Hicks, founder of Tiny Tots, and Anna Herr Clise, founder of the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital now known as Seattle Children’s – all touched the lives of countless Seattleites over decades.
Mariners center fielders bring the bats in 5-1 win over Dodgers
In the first game of the Circling Seattle Sports/Converge media trip to Spring Training, the Seattle Mariners had two players who played the center field position drive in all of their runs while young starting pitcher George Kirby was excellent through five innings.