https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/06/12/opinion-seattles-world-cup-plans-reach-the-waterfront-why-not-the-south-end https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-11/u7bc39wa/2026.06.10-World-Cup-Displays-Capitol-Hill-by-Agueda-Pacheco-Flores-003.jpeg A "Seattle beacon," or "SEA beacon," part of Seattle's promotion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is displayed in the window of a Capitol Hill business. South Seattle business advocates say similar promotional materials have largely been absent from storefronts in the South End. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-11/04hfvz60/2026.06.10-World-Cup-Displays-Capitol-Hill-by-Agueda-Pacheco-Flores-006.jpeg A promotional poster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle hangs in a Capitol Hill storefront window. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-12T14:00:00.000Z OPINION | Seattle's World Cup Plans Reach the Waterfront. Why Not the South End? Voices, Opinion, World Cup, Sports, Local Businesses, Seattle World Cup, FIFA World Cup Seattle, South Seattle small businesses, South End businesses, BIPOC-owned businesses Seattle, Essential Southeast Seattle Collective, ESES Collective Seattle, Rainier Avenue businesses, Othello businesses, Mount Baker businesses, Beacon Hill businesess, World Cup small business initiative https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/06/11/zahilay-outlines-affordability-safety-priorities-in-first-state-of-the-county-address https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-11/kzssfk75/2026.06.10-State-of-the-County-Address-court-King-County-Exec-Office-SOTC1.jpeg King County Executive Girmay Zahilay delivers his first State of the County address on June 10, 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-11T20:29:01.517Z Zahilay Outlines Affordability, Safety Priorities in First State of the County Address News, Politics, King County Executive, King County, Federal Way, Girmay Zahilay, Public Safety, Affordable Housing https://southseattleemerald.org/ampstories/video/2026/06/11/mediums-collective-brings-raza-pride-to-capitol-hill https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-11/4yhvl5k3/Mediums-Collective-Raza-Pride-by-Agueda.png https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-03-12/8d7tff9l/South-Seattle-Emerald-No-Paywalls-Your-Story.png No Paywalls. No Billionaires. Just Us. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-11T19:26:03.143Z Mediums Collective Brings Raza Pride to Capitol Hill Video Storytelling, Latino, Mexican, Local Businesses, Capitol Hill https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/06/11/column-when-corporations-leave-seattle-communities-pay-the-price-its-time-to-invest-locally https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-06-10/xbbuajm1/Judes-and-Homer-v2.png Worker-owned Jude's in Rainier Beach, left, and family-owned Homer on Beacon Hill appear in a composite image. southseattleemerald en 2026-06-11T14:00:00.000Z COLUMN | When Corporations Leave, Seattle Communities Pay the Price. It's Time to Invest Locally. Voices, Column, Local Businesses, Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill, Seattle local businesses, South Seattle economy, Marcus Harrison Green, Seattle corporate subsidies, Boeing tax breaks, Amazon layoffs, Meta layoffs Seattle, Starbucks relocation, Rainier Beach businesses, Jude's Rainier Beach, worker-owned cooperatives, Homer Beacon Hill, Beacon Hill restaurants, Intentionalist survey