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Communities Seattle-born jazz singer Sara Gazarek comes home to give back Seattle-born jazz singer Sara Gazarek comes home to give back (Photo Gallery) (Video)
Singer Sara Gazarek didn't grow up with a lot of exposure to jazz -- after all, Seattle is really known more for grunge (and, recently, hip-hop) than for crooning voices and downtown piano bars. But when she joined the jazz choir in high school, she fell in love with the genre. Now, she's an award-winning performer with a new album, who's using her star power to inspire future generations of musicians -- or at least help students understand a genre that often feels elusive.
Communities A week in Seattle cellphone robberies A week in Seattle cellphone robberies
This past week in Seattle seemed to feature cellphone robberies of every kind: successful robberies, failed robberies, robberies at gunpoint, robberies by possible prostitutes and more. So, let's look back at the week in cellphone robberies.
Communities Get ready to squee: Woodland Park Zoo has a new porcupette Get ready to squee: Woodland Park Zoo has a new porcupette (Photo Gallery)
Today, the Woodland Park Zoo ruined productivity in the greater Seattle area by announcing the birth of their newest adorable baby animal, the porcupette, which is a real word and one that you must now use every single day for the rest of your life. They announced the birth with the following photos, which are incredible.