SEATTLE – One of Seattle’s biggest annual food festivals kicks off this weekend, featuring live music, fun activities, and over 250 food and retail vendors.

The Bite of Seattle, also known as “The Bite,” is a free, three-day event at the Seattle Center where anyone can come and indulge in a variety of local eats and drinks. 

And what’s better than enjoying good food and refreshments than seeing a live music performance at the same time? More than 65 artists are set to perform across three different stages set up around the venue.

Delicious bites and beverages aren’t the only things you can shop around for though, as there’ll also be plenty of retail booths to browse, offering a wide range of products available for purchase throughout the Seattle Center campus.

The food vendor lineup is too long to list here, but expect to find a diverse selection of all different kinds of grub, from fried food, to sweet meats, to sugary snacks and drinks.

The large array of vendors shouldn’t be too overwhelming, as over 450,000 people are expected at the event this year. Tourists and locals alike can’t help but check out the best of Seattle’s culinary creations!

The Bite of Seattle originally started in 1982, and this year marks the 42nd annual festival, with the exception of a few pandemic-era cancelations. 

Alan Silverman, owner of Seattle-area restaurant Barnaby’s, teamed up with other local restaurant owners that were struggling with the impact of a Reagan-era recession. Upon approval from then mayor Charles Royer, the first event was held at Green Lake Park, and after seeing 75,000 visitors, The Bite has become a northwest summer tradition ever since.

If you would like to attend, it runs July 19-21, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. You can find more details and view a map of the event on the Bite of Seattle website.

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The Seattle Seahawks will open training camp at the VMAC in less than a month, officially ushering in the first season under new coach Mike Macdonald.

In preparation for the new incoming season, we’ll be detailing every member of the Seahawks 90-man roster over the next several weeks, diving into scheme fits, exploring best and worst case scenarios and predicting what to expect from each player entering the 2024 campaign.

After failing to hit 1,000 yards for the first time in five years, where does veteran receiver Tyler Lockett fit into Seattle’s receiver hierarchy in a new offense?

An immediate impact player for the Seahawks, Lockett proved worth the price of trading four picks to the Commanders to move up to select him in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft, earning All-Pro honors as a kick and punt return specialist as a rookie. Coming into his own as a receiving threat, he succeeded Doug Baldwin as the team’s No. 1 weapon in 2018, posting new personal bests in receptions (57) and yardage (965) as he took on a larger role on offense. Surpassing 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns in four consecutive seasons from 2019 to 2022, including snagging a career-high 100 catches and 10 touchdown receptions in 2020, Lockett put together one of the best four-year runs by a receiver in recent memory. Though his numbers dipped some last season with the arrival of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, he still led Seattle with 79 receptions and scored five touchdowns.

One of the NFL’s savviest receivers, Lockett has done plenty of damage in his career both from the outside and the slot, establishing himself as a premier passing game chess piece. From 2019 to 2022, he finished in the top 25 among receivers for receiving yards from the slot, including finishing in the top 10 in 2019 and 2020. New Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb should be able to move him all over the formation and even occasionally motion him into or out of the backfield if he wishes.

Still a masterful route runner who meshes well with Grubb’s scheme and has full confidence from Geno Smith, Lockett shows he isn’t quite ready to pass the torch as Seattle’s top receiver just yet, once again leading the team in receptions and targets while bouncing back with his fifth 1,000-yard season to go with seven receiving touchdowns.

Though still a productive wideout, Lockett’s targets take a significant dip with Smith-Njigba becoming a larger focal point in the offense and DK Metcalf taking over as Smith’s primary go-to weapon, leading to another statistical decline in receptions, receiving yardage, and touchdowns as he fades into a decorated third receiver role.

Now in his ninth season and into his 30s, Lockett has likely exited his prime and his days of being Seattle’s No. 1 receiver look to be finished, especially with the presence of an ascending star in Smith-Njigba cutting into his opportunities. However, that doesn’t mean he won’t be a dynamic pass catcher in a complementary role, as he still has plenty of burst to win vertically and his instincts finding soft spots in coverage will make him an excellent security blanket for Smith at minimum.

With defenses set to dedicate a ton of attention to Metcalf and Smith-Njigba as well as potentially having to deal with tight end Noah Fant being a bigger piece of the passing game puzzle, Lockett could see a lot more single coverage than he has in recent years. While the number of targets he will receive likely will put a cap on receptions, it’s not out of the realm of possibility he could surpass his yardage and receiving touchdown totals from a year ago in an offense that should cater well to his remaining strengths at this stage of his career, and he should be one of the best No. 3 wideouts in the sport in 2024.

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After Short’s 32-ball 56 took San Francisco Unicorn to 165/7, Liam Plunkett’s Man of the Match performance of 3/26 with the ball restricted Seattle Orcas to 142/6 in the chase.

The victory was San Francisco Unicorn’s second of the season as Seattle Orcas suffered their third loss.

Openers Shehan Jayasuriya and Ryan Rickelton provided a flying start to the Seattle Orcas, as they amassed as many as 54 runs in the Powerplay. Jayasuriya hammered 18 runs, including three fours, in Haris Rauf’s first over, putting the Orcas in a strong position by the end of the first six overs.

Rickelton, who scored 29 off 21 balls, was dismissed by Plunkett in the ninth over, and Quinton de Kock fell cheaply to Short in the following over. Jayasuriya, on the other hand, brought up his half-century in 35 balls, but was dismissed by Pat Cummins in the 11th over.

The San Francisco Unicorns made a strong comeback with three wickets in three overs. They continued their momentum with back-to-back wickets in the 13th and 14th overs. Aaron Jones was caught and bowled by Plunkett, while Corey Anderson removed Heinrich Klaasen, leaving the Seattle Orcas struggling at 103/5, with 63 runs required in the final six overs.

Harmeet Singh and Hammad Azam then approached cautiously. They added 30 off 21, but the Unicorns struck again as Harmeet tried to slog on Plunket’s last ball of his spell. Rauf and Cummins then bowled an exceptional final two overs to ensure a clinical win for their team.

Earlier in the day, the San Francisco Unicorns were invited to bat first. They faced an early setback as Jake Fraser-McGurk was bowled by Imad Wasim in the third over. Matthew Short and Fin Allen then took control of the game, as they exploited a wicket that offered good bounce and pace. The duo scored more than 10 runs per over, constructing a commanding partnership of 75 runs off 40 balls.

Allen scored a fiery cameo of 34 off 18 balls before falling to Wasim in the 9th over. By the halfway mark, the Unicorns were cruising at 106/2 and looked set for a big total.

However, Short’s dismissal in the first ball of the 11th over swayed the momentum towards Seattle Orcas. The ball that had come on nicely in the first half of the innings, started behaving differently in the second, as Seattle Orcas made a comeback to contain the Unicorns, taking wickets in quick intervals. Corey Anderson was dismissed by Cameron Gannon in the 13th over, followed by Josh Inglis in the next over, by Harmeet Singh.

With the Unicorns struggling at 122/5 after 14 overs, Hassan Khan and Sanjay Krishnamurthi forged a crucial partnership, adding 31 runs off 27 balls to reach the 150-run mark in the 18th over. However, Khan was dismissed in the same over by Gannon, who finished his spell with impressive figures of 3/26. Meanwhile, Krishnamurthi played a vital cameo of 30 off 21 balls to help the San Francisco Unicorns post a total of 165/7 in their 20 overs.

Brief Scores: San Francisco Unicorns vs Seattle Orcas .

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