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Soaking in Seattle (and Tacoma)
Israel recently experienced more than 14 straight days of rainfall throughout the country for the first time since February 1992 – but it’s still not as rainy as Seattle.
While in Jerusalem, it typically rains around 4.8% of the time, in Seattle, it’s rainy 9.4% of the time. While Jerusalem sees about 59 cm of rain per year, in Seattle, it’s 94 cm on average, though climate change is causing both more dry spells and heavier downpours.
So if you’re planning a visit to Seattle and/or its sister city, Tacoma, it’s best to come equipped with foul-weather gear because it would be a shame to spend all your time indoors, even though you could – the Seattle area has more than 40 museums.
If you’re in a hurry – for example, you’ve only got a short stop in Seattle before setting off on an Alaska cruise – it’s possible to take in Seattle’s “greatest hits” in just one day.
Start at the top – at Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. It stands 184 meters tall and was built for the 1962 World’s Fair. Once the tallest building on the West Coast, it’s now dwarfed by downtown skyscrapers.
In keeping with the Fair’s theme, “The Age of Space,” the Needle is topped with what looks like a flying saucer.
The upper level of the saucer offers panoramic views of downtown, Mount Rainier (aka Mount Tacoma), Puget Sound, and the Cascades and Olympic mountain ranges – if they’re not obscured by clouds.
The lower level has a glass floor and rotates – which is great for making videos and very bad if you suffer from vertigo.
Tickets for the Space Needle start at $35 but are around half price if you invest in a Seattle CityPASS, which will also get you into several of the other attractions mentioned below.
You can avoid waiting in line by booking your timed visit in advance on the Space Needle website using your Seattle CityPASS.
The next stop is just a few steps from the base of the tower: Chihuly Garden and Glass, dedicated to the work of Seattle glass artist Dale Chihuly.
More than a million visitors saw the Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000 exhibit at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum from 1999-2000, and some of the same works are on display in Seattle.
A SHORT stroll away is MoPOP – the Museum of Pop Culture. The distinctive building, clad in sinuously curving multichromatic stainless steel and painted aluminum shingles, was designed by star architect Frank O. Gehry – born Frank Owen Goldberg – who was told by teachers at USC’s School of Architecture to change his name if he wanted to get ahead.
MoPOP is a shrine to pop music and pop culture, with an emphasis on modern music (from Hendrix to hip-hop), science fiction, fantasy, horror, and video games.
(By the way, Jimi Hendrix’s first gig was as a teenager in 1959, on the stage of Seattle’s Temple De Hirsch Sinai. The legendary guitar player was fired before the end of the first set for playing too wildly.)
MoPOP’s science fiction collection includes more than 150 artifacts, including a Ghostbusters Proton Pack, a Klingon Bat’leth, Ellen Ripley’s flamethrower from Alien, and Rick Deckard’s pistol from Blade Runner.
Many of the exhibits are hands-on, allowing visitors to experiment with animation, video game design, and making music.
Just across the street is the more serious-minded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, with exhibits on programs to fight poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. An exhibition opening in late February is entitled A Better Way to Go: Toilets and the Future of Sanitation.
The most fun way to get from the Seattle Center, where the above attractions are located, to downtown Seattle is via the elevated monorail, which runs right through MoPOP. Built for the World’s Fair, it takes two minutes to travel the 1.4-km. route. At night, the lights inside the cars are lowered, allowing a voyeuristic view into the windows of passing third-floor offices.
One of Seattle’s architectural landmarks is a nine-minute walk from the monorail stop. The Central Library is an 11-story glass and steel structure that looks something like a wireframe model of a Tesla Cybertruck. It was designed by Rem Koolhaus (known as “the World’s Most Controversial Architect,” according to Smithsonian Magazine) and Seattle native Joshua Ramus.
Another nine-minute walk takes you to the Seattle Art Museum, with its 15-meter-tall mobile sculpture – Johnathan Borofsky’s Hammering Man – honoring working-class men and women.
The Pike Place Market offers a plethora of restaurant options
AT THIS point, you’re probably more than ready for something to eat. Luckily, the Pike Place Market is only a six-minute walk from the museum.
The Market, founded in 1907, encompasses restaurants, food stands, specialty food shops, retailers, and a farmers’ market selling local produce. It smells strongly of fish.
The Market can be very crowded, especially on weekends, and one of the longest lines is likely to be outside the original Starbucks. Tourists from around the world make a pilgrimage to this standing-room-only coffee shrine to collect branded souvenirs only available at this location.
If you still have any energy left after this busy day, you can finish up in the hip Capitol Hill neighborhood, about a 10-minute cab ride from Pike Place, where you can find Blade & Timber, Seattle’s premier axe-throwing bar, alongside drag clubs, vintage boutiques, and comic book shops.
Tacoma, Seattle’s sister city (they share Sea-Tac Airport, located midway between them) is about a 40-minute drive from Seattle (with optimal traffic) and is also accessible via train or bus. It’s not as popular with tourists, but it’s less expensive than Seattle and can be a convenient base of operations for exploring the area.
If your taste for glass hasn’t been sated by the Chihuly Museum, you can also visit the Tacoma Museum of Glass and the Chihuly Bridge of Glass, topped by what looks like two enormous stalks of Brussels sprouts.
Nearby, next to the Tacoma Dome and the train station, is the LeMay Car Museum. With more than 3,000 cars, it’s one of the largest automobile museums in the world.
Also near the Tacoma Dome is the Tacoma Book Center, the biggest used bookstore in the state of Washington, with a particularly large collection of children’s books.
Back downtown, Tacoma’s Antique Row is located around Broadway between 9th and 7th. Hands-on nostalgia is available by the quarter at Dorky’s Arcade, with its collection of vintage and modern video games and pinball machines.
When you’re ready to brave the elements – or take advantage of the rare sunshine – the Ruston Way Waterfront is a 3.2-km. paved walking path connecting downtown Tacoma with Point Defiance Park and the Dune Peninsula.
One section of the path commemorates Frank Herbert, the Tacoma native who authored Dune. The trail is dotted with quotes from his work and features a sculpture of sand trout (baby sandworms).
The Seattle-Tacoma area has dozens of Jewish congregations, including about 25 Chabad centers.
A handful of kosher dining options include the Gold Schnitzel (Meat) Restaurant, Pabla Indian Cuisine in the suburb of Renton, and Einstein Brothers Bagels in University Village. The QFC grocery stores in University Village and on Mercer Island offer kosher rotisserie chickens, sushi, deli meats, and side salads.
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UFC Seattle: Cejudo Vs. Song Full Card Early Betting Odds
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The UFC returns to Seattle for the first time in over 10 years for this weekend’s UFC Seattle fight card. The UFC Fight Night event, which takes place at Climate Pledge Arena features a bantamweight main event. In that matchup, former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo returns to action for the first time since his February 2024 decision loss to current UFC 135-pound champion Merab Dvalishvili. Cejudo faces Song Yadong in that contest. Like his foe, Song is also coming off a loss, falling to former UFC 135-pound champ Petr Yan in March 2024. We look at the UFC Seattle card betting odds heading into the Feb. 22 UFC fight card.
In the UFC Seattle co-main event, top-15 ranked middleweights Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez face off in an important matchup that could see the 185-pound combatants switching spots in the rankings depending on the fight’s outcome.
UFC Seattle: Henry Cejudo Vs. Song Yadong
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Henry Cejudo (16-4) joined the UFC in 2014 with a 6-0 record. He opened his run with the promotion with four decision wins, fighting once at bantamweight and three times at flyweight.
That 4-0 run earned Cejudo a April 2016 matchup against flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson. Johnson successfully defended his crown with a first-round TKO. Cejudo returned to the Octagon in December 206, dropping a split decision to Joseph Benavidez.
Cejudo followed that short losing skid with wins over Wilson Reis and Sergio Pettis, which earned him another shot at Johnson and his title. In the rematch, which served as the co-main event of UFC 227 in August 2018, Cejudo ended Johnson’s title run, winning the UFC 125-pound belt via split decision.
In early 2020 Cejudo vacated the flyweight belt. Then in May of that year, Cejudo defended his bantamweight belt with a TKO win over Dominick Cruz. Cejudo retired from MMA following that win.
Nearly three years after his retirement, Cejudo returned to action, losing to Aljamain Sterling via split decision in a fight for Sterling’s UFC bantamweight belt. Then, in February 2024, Merab Dvalishvili defeated Cejudo via decision.
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Song Yadong (21-8-1-1) has been with the UFC since November 2017. Song began his run with the promotion with a 5-0-1 record. His first loss came in March 2021 when Kyler Phillips defeated him via decision.
Song followed that setback with three wins, a decision over Casey Kenney and knockouts of Julio Arce and Marlon Moraes. His winning run ended in September 2022, when Cory Sandhagen earned a TKO over Song (Dr. stoppage).
Song returned from that loss with a TKO win over Ricky Simon and a decision victory over Chris Gutiérrez.
Then, in March 2024, Song dropped a decision to Petr Yan at UFC 299.
Cejudo is the No. 7 fighter in the official UFC flyweight rankings, while Song checks in at No. 8 ahead of the UFC Seattle card.
UFC Seattle: Brendan Allen Vs. Anthony Hernandez
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Brendan Allen (24-6) joined the UFC in 2019 following a win on a Dana White Contender Series Card. He went 5-2 in his first seven outings. His only losses came to Sean Strickland (TKO) and Chris Curtis (TKO).
Between February 2022 and April 2024, Allen went 7-0 with five submission wins and two decision triumphs. That impressive run earned Allen the No. 8 spot in the UFC middleweight rankings and a matchup against Nassourdine Imavov in the co-main spot of a September 2024 card in Paris. Imavov won that bout via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).
Now ranked No 9 in the UFC middleweight division, Allen is looking to hold on to his top-10 ranking against the surging Hernandez.
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Anthony Hernandez (13-2-0-1) is riding a six-fight winning streak of his own ahead of the UFC Seattle fight card.
Hernandez joined the promotion in 2019, opening his UFC run with a 1-2 record. He has not lost since Kevin Holland stopped him via TKO in 2020. Hernandez is coming off back-to-back “Performance of the Night” bonus-winning victories, stopping Roman Kopylov via submission and most recently earning a TKO win over Michel Pereira in a UFC Fight Night main event scrap in October 2024.
Hernandez is the No. 12 ranked UFC middleweight.
UFC Seattle Full Fight Card Betting Odds
UFC Seattle Main Card Betting Odds
Henry Cejudo (+220) vs. Song Yadong (-260)
Brendan Allen (+235) vs. Anthony Hernandez (-275)
Jean Silva (-560) vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan (+410)
Ion Cutelaba (+135) vs. Ibo Aslan (-155)
Alonzo Menifield (-160) vs. Julius Walker (+140)
UFC Seattle Preliminary Card
Nursulton Ruziboev (-330) vs. Eric McConico (+270)
Andre Fili (-125) vs. Melquizael Costa (+105)
Adam Fugitt (TBA) vs. Billy Goff (TBA)
Ricky Simon (+260) vs. Javid Basharat (-310)
Mansur Abdul-Malik (-800) vs. Nick Klein (+550)
Modestas Bukauskas (-365) vs. Raffael Cerqueira (+300)
UFC Seattle Date
February 22, 2025
UFC Seattle Location
Climate Pledge Arena
UFC Seattle How To Watch Or Stream
Prelims: 6:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET – ESPN+
We will have more on the UFC Seattle fight card as fight night nears, including updated betting odds, picks, predictions, and more and any updates on how to watch of stream the UFC Fight Night card.
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Seattle man arrested for suspicion of sexual exploitation of children
A 40-year-old man is under arrest suspected of sexually exploiting children in other states and another country.
An investigation by the Seattle Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) started with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2024.
A parent in another state discovered on their child’s phone that the child may have been sexually exploited by a man believed to be in Seattle.
The parent then reported their suspicion to their local police before it was sent over to SPD.
After search warrants were approved, SPD requested records from an internet service provider and other online services to get an ID on the suspect.
During their investigation, they found sexually explicit conversations, images and videos liked to children.
The suspect had victimized a 14-year-old, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old.
One of the children was victimized for three years, according to SPD.
Police executed a search warrant on Feb. 13 of the suspect’s home and collected evidence connected to their investigation.
A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, four counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes – electronic communication, as well as viewing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
The man was booked into King County Jail.
Seattle, WA
How Kubiak's Seattle Seahawks offense could resemble the Lions
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The Seattle Seahawks’ offense is expected to look much different this fall under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
One thing Seattle Seahawks GM Schneider says never changes about O-line
For one, there certainly will be an increased emphasis on running the football. Kubiak divulged as much during his introductory press conference Tuesday, stating that he wants the run game to be Seattle’s offensive identity. That comes after the Seahawks struggled mightily on the ground this past season, which was a major reason why they parted ways with former OC Ryan Grubb.
In addition, with Kubiak running a version from the famed Shanahan scheme, his offense will likely feature a much heavier dose of under-center snaps and play-action passing.
As a result, former Seahawks running back Robert Turbin thinks Seattle’s offense under Kubiak could look similar – at least from a schematic perspective – to the Detroit Lions’ top-ranked scoring unit.
“I think you’ll see a lot more under center with (Seattle quarterback) Geno Smith, very similar to how the Detroit Lions approach their offense,” Turbin, a Seahawks Radio Network analyst, said Wednesday on Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob.
“(Lions quarterback) Jared Goff is much more under center. They’re a run-heavy scheme and then they’re able to utilize play-action off of that (with) a lot of in-breaking routes. … I think you’ll see something very similar with the Seahawks.”
Under-center usage and play-action passing were both solely lacking from Grubb’s offense this past season.
The Seahawks operated under center on just 24.7% of their snaps, which ranked 29th in the league according to Pro Football Reference. They also ranked 29th in play-action rate, using play-action on just 15% of their pass attempts. They totaled just 513 yards on play-action passes, which ranked 31st.
Meanwhile, during Kubiak’s one-year stint as the New Orleans Saints’ OC this past season, his offense ranked seventh in under-center rate (44.5%), 16th in play-action pass rate (20.9%) and ninth in play-action passing yards (1,081). And if not for a slew of offensive injuries, those numbers very well could have been higher.
And as for the high-scoring Lions? They ranked second in under-center rate (56.0%) this past season and led the league by a wide margin in both play-action passing yards (2,114) and play-action passing rate (39.9%).
Turbin, who was the Seahawks’ backup running back from 2012 to 2014, explained how an offense can benefit from operating under center instead of in shotgun.
“My issue with shotgun is that you leave things wide-open for the defense to see, and so it can be a little bit easier (for defenders) to key on their assignments,” Turbin said. “When you’re under center, it can make things a little bit more foggy for defenders and you get their eyes out of place. It can help with forcing guys to be undisciplined in their gaps. And that’s where you’re able to break the big runs. That’s where you’re able to go play-action and break those big passes down the field.”
Smith showed an ability to thrive with more consistent play-action usage in 2022 and 2023, when the Seahawks were middle-of-the-pack in play-action rate under former OC Shane Waldron. According to FTN Fantasy, Smith was one of the league’s best play-action passers over that span, ranking top-five in play-action completion rate and play-action passing yardage in each of those two seasons.
“I think that’s really the big difference,” Turbin said. “You’re gonna see Geno Smith under center, and then that play-action pass (will be) more impactful because of it.”
Listen to the full conversation with Robert Turbin at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story. Tune in to Wyman and Bob weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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