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Reign of Style Brings Barbers from Around the Pacific Northwest Together to Showcase Their Skills

Did you know Seattle has a premiere showcase and competition for hairstylists from around the Pacific Northwest? Reign of Style has been providing an outlet for barbers in the region to showcase their talents since 2008. The annual barber showcase and hair-styling competition was full of stunning looks and great moments as the Pacific Northwest’s best came together to show off their skills for the first time since 2020.

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Reunion on Union Brings Community Back to Seattle’s Central District

It was a community reunion in the #CentralDistrict on Sunday as @africatownlandtrust hosted their annual Reunion On Union creating space for those who used to call the CD home but have been displaced over the years to come back home to the neighborhood to fill their hearts, souls, and stomachs. Over 450 seats lined East Union Street between 23rd and 24th Avenue in the shadow of ACLT’s Liberty Bank Building as generations of Central District residents greeted, laughed, and cried.

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Paddle To Muckleshoot 2023 Marks Return of Classic Canoe Event

The Paddle To Muckleshoot has been underway for the past two weeks as tribes from around Washington State come together to honor the past and celebrate the present of the first time since 2019. They paddled the canoes from Lummi in Bellingham to Alki Beach in Seattle, stopping at Sammish, Swinomish, Tulalip and Suquamish along the way.

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Mariners find a sprinkle of Chaos Ball, comeback to beat Red Sox and take important series 

Fresh off the MLB Trade Deadline, the Seattle Mariners continue a hot summer as they took a series win over the Boston Red Sox with a victory in this ballgame that saw the offense come alive late after starter Logan Gilbert did a job well enough to keep his team in the ballgame.

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Boston blasts Bryce Miller, Mariners continue to struggle with runners in scoring position, snapping 4-game win streak 

After the MLB Trade Deadline had passed, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox as starting pitcher Bryce Miller struggled in his outing, surrendering all six of the runs Boston scored, while the Mariners offense struggled once again with runners in scoring position.

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Cal crushes, Mariners get insurance runs late to beat Red Sox in first game of series as trade deadline looms 

The Seattle Mariners, a day before the MLB Trade Deadline, took their series opener over the Boston Red Sox. Boston’s a team ahead of Seattle in the current Wild Card race, and the Mariners have a huge chance to make up ground during this series, as well as with the trade deadline taking place tomorrow.

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Seattle’s Sewald return: Looking at who the Mariners got back in their trade with the Diamondbacks 

After the dust had settled from the trade that sent closer Paul Sewald to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Seattle Mariners have three young and athletic bats that should be able to help the organization in the now and for years to come. We take a look at those three names in this piece.

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Sea Us Wald, no more: Mariners trade reliever Paul Sewald to Diamondbacks for three young, athletic bats 

The biggest trade that the Seattle Mariners made ahead of the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline was sending away their closer and potential best development story in Paul Sewald. The trade net the Mariners three young, athletic bats that the team hopes will help them now and for years to come.

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Bite Of Seattle 2023 - Back2Besa

The Bite Of Seattle returned this year following a hiatus to the pandemic. Widely regarded as one of the top food festivals in the United States, the Bite featured over 100 vendors and 50 musical artists. We sent our Besa Gordon and her TV in search of Black businesses at the Bite and they found a handful including Jumping Jambalaya, Kenyan Kitchen, Boss of Sea Moss, Glory Bucha, Ma and Pops, and more.

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