Saturday, August 22. Clear, upper 70s, the city is slower than usual but moving. I-5 has an active alert.
2 things worth knowing today
The Harvard Avenue on-ramp to northbound I-5 is closed until mid-October for the Revive I-5 Ship Canal Bridge construction project.
Mariners vs Chicago Cubs at T-Mobile Park, at Pioneer Square (T-Mobile Park), Sat, Aug 22, 4:15 PM, expect access limits, reroutes, or crowd pressure around the venue area.
Tomorrow
Sunday is the most leisure-dominant day — brunch and dim sum peak mid-morning, restaurants close earlier in the evening, the city itself quiets after 8 PM.
Did you notice
Elliott Bay's shoreline once ran much higher — most of SoDo and the south waterfront is fill. The original Pioneer Square shoreline ran along 1st Avenue. Smith Tower stands where the tideline once was.
Updated Aug 22, 3:05 PM. See Now for the live snapshot, Alerts for the full triage.