Casey Martin
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Seattle City Councilmember Eddie Lin also here. A few speeches, Deaunte Damper read the victims' names, and a moment of silence. Another vigil is planned here on Wednesday.
A community-led candlelight vigil is happening now at Seattle Center. Speakers include Arron Murphy-Paine, whose son was fatally shot in 2024. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, SPD Chief Shon Barnes, County Executive Girmay Zahilay, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal are here, too.
A live band (Craetorus) is jamming while people play a pickup soccer game in the sunshine. Best Seattle summer ever?
The block next to the U District light rail station is closed for a packed watch party
Does it bother me that King County Elections only gives out "I Voted!" stickers for the general election and not the primary?
Lunchtime is a perfect time for a match. Shoutout to the 50-year-old trees in Occidental that have kept this park mostly cool for lots of people
@sound-transit.bsky.social says both 1 & 2 lines are running again, about 15 hours after a reported power outage at the UW station www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us...
Esteban Gordian, who has been out here basically every day rooting for Mexico, has cracked and bleeding lips from playing his vuvuzela. I asked him who he's cheering for since Mexico is out of the tournament. "Mexico forever," he said and tooted the plastic horn.
Was feeling some post-World Cup blues, but a stroll through Occidental did the trick. Lots of Colombian fans here for the match against Switzerland.
It's the makeshift watch parties that get me. Crowds outside bar windows, people trying to get a peek inside the stadium, and this group watching from the back of a VW van.
The huge watch party in Occidental Square has merged with people on 1st
The biggest part of the US march to the stadium has passed and 1st Avenue is full of fans moseying around, scootering, and grabbing food.
Views from the World Cup International Media Center in Seattle. This is what dozens of journalists from all over the world have seen during the tournament.
Mexico match days are just different in Seattle. This is at the waterfront. There's another long line to get into Victory Hall
Just announced: Seattle's Chinatown-International District will host a free watch party on Monday at Hing Hay Park starting at 4.
World Cup meets Thursday Art Walk in Occidental Square. Plenty of room for art and sports in Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square light rail station after the match. Haven't checked the CID stop yet.
Extremely fun when Mexico plays because it feels like a match day in Seattle. The line to get into the Pioneer Square watch party stretches down the block.
At a press conference where local electeds are celebrating World Cup wins like record transit ridership. DSA says the June 19th match beat the previous foot traffic record set by the 2023 Taylor Swift concert.
A good number of protesters are also in Pride gear, calling for regime change in Iran. A lot of passion here but peaceful
SPD's multiple designated protest zones stand empty next to the protest.
Ahead of the World Cup match in Seattle between Egypt and Iran, Iranian-Americans are protesting Iran's government, the team, and FIFA.
🚍➡️🏖 bus to the beach: summer Metro service from Market Street in Ballard to Golden Gardens starts this Saturday, June 27. Buses will run every 30 minutes from 11 AM to 9 PM through August 30.