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1 day ago | southseattleemerald.org | Tobias Coughlin-Bogue

On June 2, District 5 Councilmember Cathy Moore called it quits, writing in a surprise announcement that she would be resigning in July "due to some recent health challenges."This brings the City Council's resignation count to three in less than two years, after former District 8 Councilmember Teresa Mosquera won the 2023 election to the King County Council and former District 2 Councilmember Tammy Morales resigned, citing a toxic work environment.

2 days ago | southseattleemerald.org | Jas Keimig |Jasmyne Keimig

As the days turn warmer and longer, the Central District transforms into a grassy, verdant oasis in the middle of Seattle. Irises and California poppies beam out at you along quiet, hilly side streets, and sometimes when the air hits just right, you can smell the salty Puget Sound. June is truly the perfect time to go on a long afternoon walk through the neighborhood to see the old houses and notice gardens, parks, and dead ends that have perhaps gone unremembered during the coldness of winter.

6 days ago | southseattleemerald.org | Brett Hamil

DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil. Check in every Sunday for a new installment!You can now buy the latest DOOM LOOP collection, "Hostile Workplace," featuring all the cartoons from 2024, at BrettHamil.BigCartel.com. Follow Hamil on Instagram at @bretthamilcomix.

1 week ago | southseattleemerald.org | Mark Van Streefkerk

On behalf of the South Seattle Emerald, Happy Pride! 🌈For queer and trans communities, it's been an exhausting year. There have been executive orders that roll back protections for trans people and recent anti-LGBTQ+ protests in our own gayborhoods. It's an all-hands-on-deck moment for protecting some of our most vulnerable populations, especially queer and trans People of Color.

1 week ago | southseattleemerald.org | Tobias Coughlin-Bogue

Big Trouble in Little GayborhoodOn May 24, the City permitted a rally for a right-wing group called Mayday USA. Instead of Victor Steinbrueck Park near Pike Place Market, which the group had initially requested, the City authorized their little provocation prayer circle for Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill, the heart of Seattle's LGBTQIA+ community. The rally drew a crowd of about 500, hailing from all over the region.