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VIDEO: West Seattle’s Work and Play Lounge hosts high-powered gathering to spotlight grant program for small businesses
Margie Haywood known as it the form of gathering her Jefferson Sq. enterprise Work and Play Lounge “was created for … to carry individuals collectively.” This morning, the individuals introduced collectively at Work and Play Lounge included the mayor of Seattle, a Tacoma metropolis councilmember, the leaders of two regional Chambers of Commerce, town of Seattle’s Workplace of Financial Growth director, and executives from Comcast – whose small-business-grant program Comcast RISE is what the occasion was all about.
The grants are for small companies owned by girls and/or individuals of colour. Haywood’s enterprise – whose opening we lined final 12 months – was one among 100 regionally receiving $10,000 every within the final spherical, and now it’s nearly time for a brand new spherical of purposes. That was defined in a collection of speeches, together with Haywood’s account of how the no-strings-attached grant might have saved her enterprise, which is now about to increase and add a Queen Anne location.
Haywood additionally spoke of overcoming “outrageous limitations” and described the enjoyment she felt at information of the grant, “the primary cash I ever obtained from any establishment.” OED director Markham McIntyre (at proper in group photograph) famous that “entry to capital” is a high concern for entrepreneurs. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce CEO Rachel Smith (left in photograph) mentioned women- and POC-owned companies had been hit notably onerous throughout the pandemic, so grants like this could be a lifeline. Tacoma Councilmember Keith Blocker (third from left in photograph) agreed, “Our shared objective is to assist these companies.”
Comcast vice chairman for exterior affairs Marianne Bichsel (third from proper) concluded with particulars on the appliance course of for the following spherical of grants: They’ll settle for purposes October third (subsequent Monday) via October sixteenth. You could find eligibility and utility information right here. That is one among 5 metro areas across the nation the place Comcast is providing the RISE program, which additionally provides a by-application advertising/tech-resources program. For his or her functions, “Seattle” contains King and Pierce counties, which is why Councilmember Blocker and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber CEO Andrea Reay (second from left) had been there too.
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Seahawks Legend Jordan Babineaux joins hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton to discuss the future of the Seahawks. Babineaux shares his opinons on Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, John Schneider and more.
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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead
FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.
SEATTLE – Clouds cleared out this evening around Western Washington, and we got to enjoy a beautiful view of the mountain today! We will likely be seeing more of Mount Rainier in the coming days as the morning fog burns off, and we get more sunbreaks.
Clouds cleared out as we got to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the skyline this evening.
A ridge of high pressure will build in beginning today, bringing a quiet, stable pattern for the coming days. Clear nights and calm winds will lead to foggy mornings with low clouds forecast to break around 10am to 12pm each day.
Mostly clear skies this evening will allow for fog to develop by early Sunday morning.
Slightly cooler temperatures are forecast around Western Washington. Afternoon highs will warm to the low and mid 40s which is a little below the seasonable average.
A cooler day is forecast for Western Washington with temperatures forecast to be in the low 40s.
No big weather makers are in store for Western Washington in the upcoming week. Mornings will start off with fog which should burn off by the late morning hours. No significant chances for rain this week.
Foggy mornings with afternoon sunbreaks in the extended forecast.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.
Seattle Kraken 6, Buffalo Sabres 2: Box score
Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third. Kakko scored 38 seconds later, and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that.
Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev also scored to help the Kraken snap a four-game skid. Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann each had two assists.
The Kraken scored six straight goals after Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo.
The Sabres had won two in a row.
Takeaways
Seattle Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL-best sixth time, rebounding from a 6-2 loss in Columbus on Thursday night.
Buffalo Sabres: Fans booed and bellowed for general manager Kevyn Adams to be fired and owner Terry Pegula to sell the team after the season’s 15th blown lead in a loss.
Key moment
After Luukkonen made the save on an initial shot by Burakovsky, the rebound shot by Bjorkstrand ricocheted off the goalie’s leg pad and into the net off the glove of Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson.
Key stat
The Kraken are 4-0-0 liftime in Buffalo with a 22-11 goal differential.
Up next
Seattle is at Detroit on Sunday in the middle of a five-game trip. Buffalo has three days off before hosting Carolina on Wednesday night.
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