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For Aug 22, 3:05 PM. The 90-second daily read. Live snapshot at Now; full alerts at Alerts.

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.

CaveatsMariners vs Chicago Cubs at T-Mobile Park — starting soon (+1 more).

Updated Aug 22, 3:05 PM. See Now for the live snapshot, Alerts for the full triage.

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