Trevor Lenzmeier

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Trevor Lenzmeier

The Carbon River Bridge has “permanently closed” to all traffic, cutting off Highway 165 to the northwest of Mount Rainier National Park, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Beyond daily traffic, the closure will indefinitely pinch recreational access to Rainier this summer, as two of the park’s precious few entrance points have been rendered inaccessible.

1 month ago | tri-cityherald.com | Trevor Lenzmeier

One of Seattle's oldest restaurants will close for good at the end of April. The Virginia Inn posted on Facebook Friday night that it will shut down permanently after service on Sunday, April 27. The restaurant - which opened in 1903 at the corner of Virginia Street and First Avenue in downtown Seattle - will close after "failed negotiations for an equitable lease" with its landlord, Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority (PDA).

Dec 10, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Trevor Lenzmeier

Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut made its Seattle debut this morning and curious customers arrived on Capitol Hill en masse; a line formed early Tuesday, wrapping around the bright-pink building from Pine Street to Minor Avenue. Ben Maya of Seattle, a University of Washington student, showed up around 7:45 a.m. on opening day with a group of fellow Husky freshmen. They waited about two hours for the signature pink boxes of doughnuts from Voodoo.

Dec 3, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Trevor Lenzmeier

In 2024, Kendrick Lamar bested rival artist Drake in a high-profile rap feud and earned a Super Bowl halftime performance — now, he’s planning his victory lap. On Tuesday morning, Lamar announced the 2025 Grand National Tour in support of his sixth studio album, “GNX,” released Nov. 22. He’ll visit Seattle’s Lumen Field on May 17 amid a run of U.S. football stadiums and ballparks — with a single Canadian stop, in Drake’s hometown of Toronto.

Oct 17, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Trevor Lenzmeier

In Episode 3 of Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, a joint podcast between The Seattle Times and KUOW, our host taps his Seattle Times food team colleagues to explain how our city became a hot spot for Vietnamese food — and tells listeners where to find an underrated foodie neighborhood in North Seattle. (Editor’s note: Tan Vinh is on vacation this week.