A South End Guide to Thriving in the Pandemic — (The Archives)

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Jun 15, 2020, 3:15 pm

by Emerald Staff

As King County moves through a phased re-opening of businesses and regular activities, we've updated our living guide to be more relevant to the current state of the pandemic. This our archives page. For the latest local coverage of COVID-19-related announcements and events, please follow along with our daily posts (on the home page). We're also adding relevant updates to this post.

We created a living guide to provide a trusted aggregate resource for South Seattle during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are the guide archives—all our pandemic coverage from March 6, 2020 to June 12, 2020 in one place.

Looking for COVID-19 Updates and current pandemic-related articles for Seattle and King County? Visit this post.

Archive of COVID-19 News & Stories:

6/12/20 — STORIES:

Northwest Tap Connection Raising $75,000 to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic

6/10/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Seattle Announces 500 Permanent Homes in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Crisis … Read details about these updates >

6/9/20 — STORIES:

Challenges Faced by Black Entrepreneurs Exacerbated by COVID-19, Civil Unrest

6/8/20 — STORIES:

Somali Health Board, King County Partners with #IDidMyPart Campaign for Two Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing Sites in South King County

6/5/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Limited Modified Openings and Re-openings of Businesses, Recreation, and Personal Activities Will Be Allowed in King County … Read details about these updates >

6/4/20 — STORIES:

Gov. Inslee Encourages Those Experiencing Even Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 to Get Tested

City of Seattle and UW Medicine Partner to Launch Two Free Testing Sites

6/2/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Gov. Inslee Extends Protections For Renters … Read details about these updates >

5/29/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: What's it like to be striking for your life in a pandemic? (Seguridad y Salud)

King County Will Apply June 1 to Move Into Modified Phase One, Plans to Increase Testing in South End

Safety Not Stigma: A Pandemic Portrait Campaign to Fight Racism

Mayor's Office Refuses to Budge on Encampment Removals as Nearly Six-Hour Meeting Ends in Stalemate

5/28/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: Lawmakers Must Invest in a Cash Stimulus for the People Who Drive Our Economy

Y-WE Hosts Virtual Health Care Injustice Panel

State Institutes More Protections for Agricultural Workers, Considers Creating Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

5/27/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: Mayor Durkan, if You Care about Public Health, Stop the Sweeps

Co-LEAD Allowed to Start Moving People From Seattle Streets Into Hotels, Too Late to Help Those Removed in Last Three Sweeps

5/26/20 — STORIES:

Stay-at-Home, Read-at-Home with KCLS: Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

No library card? No problem. Every Seattle Public School Student Now Has Access

COVID-19 in Native Communities: Recalling Past Trauma and Present Hope

5/25/20 — STORIES:

Couch-A-Thon Takes Seattle Film Festivals Online and Benefits Artists' Relief Funds

Are Partial Tuition Refunds for Distance and Virtual Learning Justified?

5/24/20 — STORIES:

Life on the Margins Episode 3: Communities of Color and the Covid-19 Pandemic

5/22/20 — STORIES:

"This is not a game" — Union Members Hold Vigil for Essential Workers Struck by COVID-19

Lessons Learned From Celebrating Ramadan During a Pandemic

5/21/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Mayor Durkan to Host Southeast Seattle "Community Needs" Virtual Town Hall to Share COVID-19 Resources; King County Council Member Dunn Proposes New Plan for Property Tax Relief … Read details about these updates >

5/21/20 — STORIES:

Despite "Suspension," Encampment Sweeps Continue in the Chinatown-International District

Folklife Continues to Connect Communities With Virtual Festival, "From Home to Home"

Citywide Campaign Seeks to Bring Socially Distantancing Seattleites Closer

Disaster Progressivism: Having the Guts to Imagine More

Washington National Guard to Staff COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program Only Until June 24?

5/20/20 — STORIES:

How a Facebook Group Supporting Seattle's Chinatown Became a COVID-19 Community Movement

"I want them all to be here when we emerge from this" — South Seattleites Raise Funds for Local Businesses

5/19/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

"Seattle Protects" Online Marketplace Connects Local Manufacturers and Those in Need of Face Coverings … Read details about these updates >

5/19/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: As We Mourn the Loss of "Normal," the Time has Come to Envision a Bold New Future for Our Schools

POETRY: Masks

What Happens to Professional Dance in a Socially Distant World?

Tickets or Passes, Please! Sound Transit Will Resume Fares and Enforcement

5/18/20 — STORIES:

GoFundWho? More Equitable Ways to Crowdfund in a Crisis

Grassroots Mutual Aid Network Provides Services for King County's Unsheltered Community

Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Asking Gov. Inslee to Create Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

5/15/20 — STORIES:

Neighborhood Check-In: Beacon Hill

Bill to Create Public Emergency Ordinance to Restrict Encampment Sweeps Set to Be Introduced at Seattle City Council on May 18

As County Opens More Non-Congregate Shelter to Prevent Spread of COVID-19, City Plans to Remove Two More Encampments

LANGSTON and Wa Na Wari Celebrate Seattle Hip-Hop's Past, Present, and Future

5/14/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Food Lifeline to Distribute Free Food Boxes in South Seattle Friday; Washington State Potato Commission to Distribute Free Potatoes Thursday … Read details about these updates >

5/14/20 — STORIES:

Life on the Margins Episode 2: The Better Angels of the COVID-19 Pandemic

5/13/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

QFC and Fred Meyer Announce Partnership with the City of Seattle and the Seattle Mariners for FREE COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing; King County Council Approves $60M for Continued COVID-19 Response … Read details about these updates >

5/13/20 — STORIES:

Eating Well in Crisis, Part 2

Ask a Therapist: Learning to Live in an Indefinite Crisis

King County Democrats Launch a New Project to Recruit PCOs for Powerful Change

West Seattle Bridge Closure Exposes Inequities in Duwamish Valley Communities

5/12/20 — STORIES:

Mother's Day #SolidarityFlowers Support Hmong Farmers and People Excluded From Coronavirus Relief

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee Unveils Novel Coronavirus Contact Tracing Plan

South King County Food Banks Face Severe Shortages — And There's No End in Sight

5/11/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

City Allocates Nearly $4M in CARES Act Funds to Rental Assistance Programs … Read details about these updates >

5/11/20 — STORIES:

Public Health Officer Announces Directive Encouraging Use of Face Coverings in Public and in Private Businesses

OPINION: COVID-19 Has Escalated Seattle's Problems. It's the Responsibility of Our Institutions to Escalate Their Response. Tax Amazon!

OPINION: High-Quality Internet Has Been Long Overdue for All Seattle Students

Council President Gonzlez Suspends Big Business Tax Discussions, Citing Governor's Proclamation

UW Medicine Announces $500 Million in Financial Losses by Fall

Hotel-Based Intervention Program Will Expand to Serve Seattle's Homeless Population

5/8/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Rate of Novel Coronavirus Infections in Washington State Increases

5/8/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: We Need a Strong Postal Service More Than Ever, So Why Is Trump Trying to Destroy It?

As Metro Considers Post-COVID-19 Future, Agency Leaders Resist Push for Crackdown on Homeless Riders

Hillman City's Onda Origins Cafe & Roastery Serves Food and Flowers from Local Farmers

5/7/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

City's Stay Healthy Streets Will Become Permanent; Major Seattle Parks to Begin Closing at 8 p.m. … Read details about these updates >

5/7/20 — STORIES:

Whose Suffering Matters?

Asian Americans Continue to be Scapegoated for COVID-19

5/6/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

King County Parks and Trails to Re-open May 8 … Read details about these updates >

5/6/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: Clallam Bay Corrections Center Increases COVID-19 Risk on West End of Olympic Peninsula

Tenants Organize For Fair Treatment at Bellwether Housing Kingway Apartments & Juneau Townhomes

5/5/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Gov. Jay Inslee Announces Creation of Three Recovery-Focused Advisory Teams; Durkan Extends Moratoriums on Residential, Nonprofit, and Small Business Evictions Until June 4 … Read details about these updates >

5/5/20 — STORIES:

Stay-at-Home, Read-at-Home with KCLS

#STAYSAFESOUTHEND: THIS IS HOW WE DO IT — Sharon Maeda

Five Workers at Amazon Warehouse in Kent Likely Infected with Coronavirus

Visual Artist Juan Alonso-Rodrguez Finds Wellspring of Creativity in Pandemic Chaos

5/4/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Durkan Issues Executive Order to Extend City Closure Policies to Align With New 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' Order … Read details about these updates >

5/4/20 — STORIES:

Africatown Media's Morning Show Champions the Voices of the Historic Central District

Farmers Market Program Funnels Fresh Produce to Local Food Banks

5/1/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

New Analysis Shows Pronounced Racial Inequities Among COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths … Read details about these updates >

5/1/20 — STORIES:

Gov. Jay Inslee Extends Stay-Home Order to May 31, Unveils Phased Reopening Plan

City Council Weighs Funding Sources for Big Business Tax

https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/05/01/tilths-annual-edible-plant-sale-goes-digital-and-comes-to-rainier-beach/

The Golden Thread Art Experience Gets Unemployed Artists Working

OPINION: May Day 2020: People Must Be Put Before Profits, Every Human Is Essential

4/30/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

King Co. Council Vice Chair Dunn Asks for Report on Effectiveness of King County COVID-19 Response … Read details about these updates >

4/30/20 — STORIES:

"For me it hits home every single day" — Seattle Transit Riders Union Protest for Economic Relief

4/29/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Rainier Valley Development Fund Partners with JPMorgan to Provide Financial Relief to Small Businesses in the South End … Read details about these updates >

4/29/20 — STORIES:

Washington State Gov. Jay inslee Extends Stay-Home Order

OPINION: The Immigration Smokescreen

#StaySafeSouthEnd: This Is How We Do It

Agricultural Warehouse Workers Claim Employers Failing to Protect Them From Novel Coronavirus, Follow L&I Rules

4/28/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Seattle Launches Mobile Assessment Teams to Test City's Most Vulnerable to COVID-19; Seattle Launches #SupportPugetSoundSmallBiz Map With Regional Partner Cities … Read details about these updates >

4/28/20 — STORIES:

Local Advocacy for Immigrants Surges After Trump's Temporary Immigration Ban

Farming for Change: Black Womxn Farmers Fight the Pandemic With a Food Revolution

4/27/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

State Lifts Restrictions on Some Outdoor Recreational Activities; Dunn Proposes King County Hiring Freeze; Dunn Proposes King County Hiring Freeze … Read details about these updates >

4/27/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: New Federal Stimulus Package Isn't Enough to Support Our Communities

Keeping The Ark Afloat: South End Movie Theaters Without a Safety Net

4/24/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

State to Allow Some Construction Projects to Restart; Rainier Beach Neighborcare Providing COVID-19 Testing … Read details about these updates >

4/24/20 — STORIES:

The Gift of Good Enough: You Don't Have to Win at Quarantine, No Matter What Capitalism Says

4/23/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Durkan Kicks Off Virtual Town Hall Series … Read details about these updates >

4/23/20 — STORIES:

The Best Way to Stimulate Healthy Communities

As City Forecasts Budget Hole, City Council Takes up Big Business Tax Proposal

Seattle DIY Venues Band Together in Midst of the Pandemic

4/22/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

King County Unveils Remote Protection Order Filing in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic … Read details about these updates >

4/22/20 — STORIES:

Despite Rain, Rainier Beach Community Uses City's First Walk-Up Novel Coronavirus Testing Site

We'll Never Flatten the Curve If People Are Behind Bars

Joketellers Union Goes Online, Fostering Connection, Comedy, and Catharsis

Consciousness-Raising: Learning How to Respond to Anti-Asian Racism

4/21/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Two Formerly Incarcerated People Test Positive for COVID-19, the First Confirmed Cases at King County Correctional Facilities; Democrats and Republicans Appear to Reach Deal on $500 Billion Aid Package; Washington Unemployment Site Remains Overwhelmed, Officials Say "Keep Trying" … Read details about these updates >

4/21/20 — STORIES:

Life on the Margins Episode 1: Racial Politics and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Seattle's First Walk-Up Coronavirus Testing Site to Open in Rainier Beach

Inslee Announces Broad Plans to Reopen Washington State's Economy, Including Rapid Response Team

Stay-at-Home, Read-at-Home with KCLS

OPINION: Lawmakers Must Focus on Building a Just and Inclusive Economy for Our State

City Plans to Reopen Restrooms at Five Library Branches, Including Beacon Hill

4/20/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

SPS to Give Students Either an "A" or "Incomplete"; Record Number of Washingtonians Apply For Unemployment Benefits; Trump to Suspend Immigration … Read details about these updates >

4/20/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: Keeping People Housed; Keeping Small Businesses Alive

Tashiro Kaplan Artists Build Community Resilience to Survive COVID-19

4/17/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Early Data Estimates Almost 3 Percent Climb in State's Uninsured Rate; South Seattle Safeway Employee Dies from COVID-19 … Read details about these updates >

4/17/20 — STORIES:

Tiny Homes Open for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Amid Coronavirus

Diary of a Teacher During the Coronavirus Crisis

4/16/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

King County Metro Further Reducing Service; Executive Pacific Hotel Opening 100 Rooms for Health Care Workers; Pride Events Shifting to Virtual Forums … Read details about these updates >

4/16/20 — STORIES:

Poetry: Lift up the Woman

Washington State Expands Unemployment Eligibility, Increases Weekly Payment by $600 Through Federal CARES Act

Neighborhood Check-In: Rainier Beach and Dunlap

"We Know There Are Sick People in Here": Inmates Claim DOC Measures Just for Show

4/15/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Early Models Suggest Social Distancing Working, but Washington is Nowhere Close to Getting Back to Normal; 80 Million Americans Receive Stimulus Payments; 50 New Tiny Houses Open to Shelter People Vulnerable to Covid-19; Washington Lost An Estimated 11,100 Jobs in March … Read details about these updates >

4/15/20 — STORIES:

Small Business Grants Help a Smattering of South Seattle Businesses — but Most Still Need Help

News Gleam: West Seattle Bridge Likely to Stay Closed Through 2021

Seattle Music Venues Wonder if Their Businesses Will Survive Pandemic

When People Don't Follow Social Distancing Guidelines, It's the Vulnerable Who Pay

4/14/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

City of Seattle Expands Grocery Voucher Program … Read details about these updates >

4/14/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: Words Matter

https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/04/14/beer-sheva-park-remains-an-unknown-in-seattle-parks-budget/

4/13/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

City Has Now Opened 28 Classrooms of Emergency Child Care; Third Place Books Launches Books to Students Fund; City Announces First 250 Grantees of Small Business Stabilization Fund … Read details about these updates >

4/13/20 — STORIES:

https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/04/13/do-seattle-area-renters-need-more-help-during-covid-19-theres-no-question/

PERSPECTIVES: Gifts of the Trail

Street Artist Uplifts Columbia City with Feminist Installation, 'That's What She Said 206'

4/10/20 — STORIES:

Lack of Detailed Demographic Data Around COVID-19 Has Serious Impacts for Providers

Celebrations of Religious Holidays Shift and Turn Virtual Due to Social Distancing Measures

News Gleams: South End Business Alliances Create Small Business Directory

United Way of King County Unveils Rental Assistance Program for Those Impacted by COVID-19

OPINION/ Normal is Broken: And Maybe it Should Stay That Way

4/9/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Durkan Closes 15 Largest Parks and Beaches and Urges People to Stay Home; City of Seattle Seeking Continued Donations of PPE Supplies to First Responders and Frontline Workers … Read details about these updates >

4/9/20 — STORIES:

Former Keiro Northwest Rehabilitation & Care Center to Temporarily Benefit Unsheltered Population

Small Business Relief Fund Raises $150,000 for Chinatown-International District and Little Saigon

4/8/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: With the COVID-19 Pandemic Devastating Communities, We Need to Ban Private Immigration Prisons Now More than Ever

Seattle Kitchen Collective Provides Free Meals to Whoever Needs Them

OPINION: Our Pearl Harbor Moment???

OPINION: A Pandemic May Not Discriminate, But Its Recovery Likely Will

4/7/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Inslee Delivers Update on State Economic Efforts, Rolls Out Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grant Program; Inslee launches Washington Food Fund to Support Statewide Food Banks; Durkan Announces Two Day Temporary Suspension of Public Works Construction for Health and Safety Training … Read details about these updates >

4/7/20 — STORIES:

Videocast: Womxn in Leadership Episode 1

Keeping Kids Engaged at Home

Healthy Creations Chef Focuses on Feeding the Community for the Long-Term

4/6/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Washington Schools Will Remain Closed Through June; Durkan Issues Executive Order to Align City Policies with Extended 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy' Order; New Fund Gives Immediate Support to Restaurant Workers … Read details about these updates >

4/6/20 — STORIES:

Washington State Schools will Stay Closed through End of School Year, Gov. Jay Inslee says

4/5/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Gov. Jay Inslee Commits to Sending Back 400 Ventilators to Federal Government … Read details about these updates >

4/5/20 — STORIES:

Rainier Beach Neighbors Throw Car Parade For 7-Year-Old's Birthday

Words of The Irreplaceable: Swedish Hospital ICU Nurses Speak

4/4/20 — STORIES:

Morales and Sawant Want Emergency Tax on Big Businesses to Help Lower-Income Seattleites During Crisis

Eating Well In Crisis

Neighbors Unite to Bring Spring Flowers Into Their Homes—and Save a Local Business

4/3/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Seattle Temporarily Eliminates Paid Parking; Sound Transit Further Reducing Link Light Rail Service; Expanded Resources for Childcare; IRS to Begin Sending Stimulus Checks on April 9; Durkan Announces Emergency Legislation to Keep Housing Projects Moving Forward … Read details about these updates >

4/3/20 — STORIES:

Artists' Coalition Creates Safety Net for Creatives Affected by COVID-19

For Domestic Abuse Survivors, Staying Home Has Its Own Dangers

4/2/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee to Host COVID-19 Twitter Q&A Today at 12 p.m. … Read details about these updates >

4/2/20 — STORIES:

News Gleams: Inslee Extends Stay-At-Home Order Until At Least May

News Gleams: Washington Expands TANF Access

OPINION: Intentional Collaboration Ensures Education Equity In Times of Crisis

Essential Business Owners Show Resilience in the Central District

4/1/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Alternative Routes for Metro Bus Riders … Read details about these updates >

4/1/20 — STORIES:

Inslee asks manufacturers to step up in fight against novel coronavirus, addresses possible stay-home and eviction moratorium extensions

Hell Is Other People: How to Survive Your Family in Captivity

OPINION: Rebounding With Justice

Through the darkness: A Rainier Beach pastor's experience with coronavirus infection

3/31/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Council member Tammy Morales Hosting Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 Crisis; King Council Approves $2.2M for Emergency Childcare for First Responders and Other Essential Workers During COVID-19 Crisis; New Modeling Reports Suggest Positive Impact of Social Distancing Measures on COVID-19 Epidemic, but More Progress Needed; Seattle Has New #SupportSmallBiz Map … Read details about these updates >

3/31/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: When Non-Disabled People Get Accommodations, Who Benefits? Things to Think About as We Work Remotely

New Hunger Strike Draws Attention to Health Conditions at Northwest Detention Center

OPINION: Now is the Time To End Private Prisons in Washington State

3/30/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling For Immediate Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Rent, Mortgage Payments; King County Extending First-Half Property Due Date to June 1 … Read details about these updates >

3/30/20 — STORIES:

Inslee considers extending stay-home order, addresses violation reporting, equipment shortages

OPINION: Financial Support in the Age of Coronavirus

Seattle Artists Offer Hope and Inspiration During COVID-19, Even as They Struggle Themselves

3/29/20 — STORIES:

Cook Your Way Out Of Isolation

Dear The Beauster: Help Me Find Some Silver Linings to This Pandemic!

South Seattle Neighborcare Response to COVID-19 Exposes Health Care Inequities

3/28/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Army to Send 300 Soldiers to Staff Seattle Field Hospital … Read details about these updates >

3/27/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Mayor Durkan To Issue Emergency Order to Fund Childcare for First Responders and Essential Workers; House Passes Emergency Relief Bill; City of Seattle Expands Resources for Those Experiencing Homelessness … Read details about these updates >

3/27/20 — STORIES:

Josephine Howell: We Need your Presence, Pipes & Power!

OPINION: The Toilet Paper Hoarder

Students on the autism spectrum and their parents face extra hurdles in trying to learn from home

3/26/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Army Corps of Engineers Chief Says Areas of CenturyLink Field Could be Retrofitted for Medical Usage; Seattle Comes Together to Celebrate People on the Front Lines in #MakeAJoyfulNoise;Record Number of Unemployment Claims Due to Coronavirus; Senate Passes $2 trillion Emergency Relief Bill, Awaits House Vote Friday … Read details about these updates >

3/26/20 — STORIES:

Mt. Baker resident sets up community garden to aid those in need

Opinion: The Pandemic Wasn't the First Crisis for Washington's Poor

3/25/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

All King County Parks Are Closed; Essential Businesses Hiring During the Coronavirus Crisis in Washington; Senate to vote Wednesday on $2 trillion Coronavirus Bill … Read details about these updates >

3/25/20 — STORIES:

South End Volunteers Sew Medical Masks During Coronavirus Shortage

Superintendent of Public Instruction Shares Insights on School Closures

3/24/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Guidance for Child Care & Early Learning Programs That Are Part of the "Essential workforce"; Trump Wants "Country Opened by Easter"; Seattle Urges Residents and Businesses to Continue to Visit Community Resource Page; UW Researchers to Study Resilience, Well-being Among King County Residents During Pandemic … Read details about these updates >

3/24/20 — STORIES:

Pivoting Creatively: South Seattle Arts Nonprofits Scramble to Find Ways to Stay Afloat

White Center Quarantine Site: The Inefficiency of Delayed Outreach

3/23/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Inslee Issues Stay-at-Home Order … Read details about these updates >

3/23/20 — STORIES:

DISABLED QUEER WITCHES AT THE END OF THIS WORLD

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee Issues Stay-At-Home Order

Selling Papers In A Ghost Town

With Passover around the corner, Seward Park's Orthodox Jews feel the impacts of COVID-19

3/22/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

President Trump orders National Guard to Washington State; Seattle Public Schools TV to Begin Monday; Downtown Link Light Rail Tunnel Construction Concludes … Read details about these updates >

3/22/20 — STORIES:

https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/03/22/the-outdoors-as-sanctuary-from-coronavirus-turmoil/

Fund Assists Seattle DACA grantees As Coronavirus and Supreme Court Ruling Could Jeopardize Program

3/21/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Everett Mayor Tells Residents to Stay Home; King County Joins with Harborview Medical Center to Open COVID-19 Recovery Site for Unhoused Population; Seattle Temporarily Suspending Enforcement of 72-Hour Parking Violations, Booting and Towing … Read details about these updates >

3/21/20 — STORIES:

OPINION: Rainier Beach Doctor Urges Economic Relief

Opinion: Racializing the Coronavirus

3/20/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Inslee Decides Against Shelter in Place; King County and City of Seattle Close Playgrounds and Sports Courts, Parks and Trails Users Directed to Follow Social Distancing Guidelines; King County's Online "Marketplace" Connects Donors With People and Organizations in Need; King County Metro to Discontinue Fare Collections Beginning Saturday; City of Seattle to Provide Immediate Rent Relief for Nonprofit and Small Business Tenants … Read details about these updates >

3/20/20 — STORIES:

Perspective: Caring for Your Beloved Pet Amid Uncertain Times

King County Metro, Sound Transit to cut trips on almost all transit services

3/19/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

No Shelter in Place Announcement From Inslee, Yet; Metro announces temporary service reductions starting Monday; Council Passes Emergency Legislation to Help Small Businesses, Provide Utilities Relief; Sound Transit to Temporarily Reduce Service on Link light rail, Sounder Trains, Some ST Express Routes; Seattle Designates COVID-19 Testing Site for First Responders, Conducted by First Responders; UW Advising Against Cherry Blossoms Visits Amid COVID-19 Outbreak; After Spike in Hiker Related Calls, King County Sheriff's Office Issues Safe Practices; Trump: FDA Will Fast Track Anti-Viral Treatments for Coronavirus Patients; Hospital Workers Produce DIY Masks as Medical Supplies Dwindle … Read details about these updates >

3/19/20 — STORIES:

Dating During the Coronavirus

Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Governor Inslee to Protect Our Detained and Incarcerated Loved Ones

Op-Ed: Open Letter to King County Council

Op-Ed: Open Letter to Mayor Durkan During the Covid-19 Crisis

Local Businesses Band With Organizers to "Feed the Beach" During Shutdowns

3/18/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Inslee Announces Relief for Businesses, Workers, Renters and More in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak; Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief Bill Providing Paid Leave to Small Fraction of U.S. Workers; Washington Safeways and Albertsons Will Reserve Time for "At-Risk" Shoppers; Durkan Signs Emergency Order to Temporarily Halt Evictions of Small Businesses and Nonprofit Organizations, Announces $1 Million Expansion of Small Business Stabilization Fund; White House Coronavirus Plan Could Send $2K to Many Americans; US and Canada Closing Border to Nonessential Travel; Washington Adopts New Guidelines for Unemployment Benefits … Read details about these updates >

3/18/20 — STORIES:

Opinion: Coping With Mental Health Challenges and COVID-19

Opinion: Why is Seattle Sweeping Homeless Encampments During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

3/17/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Durkan Announces Initial $1.1 Million Arts Recovery Package to Support Creative Workers and Arts and Cultural Organizations Impacted by COVID-19; King County Sheriff's Office Will Not Execute Court Ordered Evictions; Amazon donates $50,000 in supplies for Kent facility in response to COVID-19; Trump Administration Looking Into Giving Cash to Americans … Read details about these updates >

3/17/20 — STORIES:

King County Coronavirus Hotline Not Actively Taking Violation Reports

Small Businesses Fight to Survive Amid COVID-19 Chaos

Senior Center On Front lines of Community Aid, While Seeking It

3/16/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Gov. Jay Inslee Announces Temporary Shutdown of Restaurants, Bars, Theaters, and Clubs; Durkan Announcement: City Will Provide $5M in Grocery Vouchers to Families in Need; UW Medicine Rolls Out Soft Launch for Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing; King Co. Sheriff Announces Additional Measures to Increase Social Distancing for Public-Facing Services; They latest reports from Washington State Department of Health Confirms 904 Cases of Coronavirus in WA—48 Deaths Among Them … Read details about these updates >

3/16/20 — STORIES:

The Wonder of Poetry During the Social Lockdown

Inslee's Order Closes Bars and Restaurants, Leaves Uncertainty Around Unsheltered Population

3/15/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Gov. Jay Inslee to Sign Emergency Order to Temporarily Shut Down Bars and Restaurants, Limit Crowds to 50 People … Read details about these updates >

3/15/20 — STORIES:

News Gleam: Inslee Temporarily Shutting Down Restaurants, and Bars

Thriving While Confined

3/14/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Mayor Jenny Durkan Signs Emergency Order to Place Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions; Columbia City Gallery Temporarily Closed; How to Hold Events With Fewer Than 250 People … Read details about these updates >

3/14/20 — STORIES:

News Gleam: Lunch Sites for Seattle And Renton Public School Students

3/13/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Statewide School Closures Plus King County Library Closures; Durkan Announces Small Business Fund … Read details about these updates >

3/13/20 — STORIES:

Census 2020 Goes Live Amidst Coronavirus Fears

News Gleam: Seattle Community Center Closures and Park Programing Cancellations

To Slow Coronavirus, Events of 250-plus People are Banned. Why 250?

3/12/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Seattle Public Libraries to Close Temporarily; Gov. Jay Inslee Ordered K-12 Schools in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties Closed Through Late April; Events Capped at 250 attendees Says King County Health Officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin; Seattle Public Schools Announce District-wide Closure Beginning March 12; The Latest Health & Safety Guidelines From Seattle-King County Public Health … Read details about these updates >

3/12/20 — STORIES:

South End Organizations Step up to Feed Students in Need During COVID-19 Closures

3/11/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

Coronavirus Has Become a Pandemic, WHO Says … Read details about these updates >

3/10/20 — SEA./KING CO. COVID-19 UPDATES:

COVID-19: IFRC, UNICEF and WHO Issue Guidance to Protect Children and Support Safe School Operations … Read details about these updates >

3/10/20 — STORIES: