Dec 18, 2024 · SEATTLE — A King County Metro bus driver was fatally stabbed early Wednesday morning in Seattle’s University District. The victim, identified as 59-year-old Shawn Yim, was attacked near the intersection of 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street shortly before 3 a.m.

In the wee hours, sometime between Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan. 20, vandals destroyed a historic Wing Luke Museum mural in Nihonmachi Alley, splashing black paint across the artwork depicting Japanese American history.

Dec 24, 2024 · On behalf of the city of Seattle and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Cho, the Director of Strategic Initiatives, congratulated building owners, the Suns, for revitalizing a cherished community space which has hosted numerous events including Harrell’s first mayoral campaign.

Nov 19, 2024 · SEATTLE — The TikTok personality who raved about a restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District gave Fob Sushi a thumbs down, triggering an investigation that led to the restaurant’s temporary shutdown.. Fob Sushi Bar’s locations in Seattle and Bellevue closed after popular food reviewer Keith Lee, known for critiquing restaurants in his car, posted a video about his visit ...

4 days ago · Next week, the Northwest Asian Weekly will release a series of profiles highlighting Seattle recipients of the 2025 Golden Circle awards. The awards are meant to honor “unsung heroes” of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) American communities. In 2000, Manny Lee ...

Jan 6, 2025 · On Jan. 3, Toshiko Hasegawa announced that she had been elected by her peers as the Port of Seattle Commission President. She is the first Asian American woman to lead the Port in this capacity in its 110-year history. Prior to her election, she was Commission Vice President. Hasegawa is a fourth ...

Dec 30, 2024 · By Detective Brian Pritchard SPD Blotter. A 22-year-old man was stabbed in an unprovoked attack Sunday evening, Dec. 29, in downtown Seattle, specifically in Seattle’s Little Saigon.

Nov 27, 2024 · Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki is inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame during a ceremony before a baseball game between the Mariners and the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Seattle.

Nov 25, 2024 · By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY. Voicing a new character in a bold new sequel to a hit Disney film could seem like a tall order. Hawai’i native Hualālai (pronounced “Hoo-wah-laah-lie”) Chung had already entered the …

Nov 21, 2024 · By Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Interior Chinatown,” the new series on Hulu, has a lot to like. Based on the novel by Charles Yu, and produced by Taika Waititi (who also directs one but not all episodes), the show stars popular actors and comedians Jimmy O. Yang and Ronnie Chieng.