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Facebook layoffs could boost Seattle startup scene
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday to expect an additional 10,000 layoffs in the coming months. That’s on top of more than 11,000 employees that Facebook laid off late last year.
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Free health clinic is back at Seattle Center
The Seattle and King County free health clinic is once again running at full capacity this week. Thursday through Sunday, the clinic at Seattle Center offers free medical, vision, and dental care to anyone who needs it.
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End to pandemic food assistance hitting people hard in Washington state
In March, nearly a million people across Washington lost the extra food assistance they were getting during the pandemic. The end to emergency increases in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for low-income families and individuals comes at a time when grocery bills are soaring.
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Seattle, Shoreline families rally to save school arts programs amid budget cuts
As school districts across Washington prepare for budget shortfalls next school year, families are rallying to save arts programs and other electives that may be on the chopping block.
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Seattle becomes a literary hotspot this week with the AWP Conference
“It's an opportunity to hear a lot of blockbuster authors read their work, as well as to attend panels on the craft of writing.”