A boarded up STT Sports Lettering Co. in Seattle’s Industrial District. Governor Jay Inslee’s March 23rd, “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” proclamation ordered all “non-essential” businesses to close effective on March 25th, 2020. A taped off…
Posts published in March 2020
Not only has the coronavirus COVID 19 completely turned our lives upside down within the span of just a few weeks, but it has also exposed the various contradictions and hypocrisy prominent in the capitalist…
Quarantine is decidedly not fun, but all hope is not lost. Here are 25 things you can do for free online while the apocalypse rages. Happy hunting! Take an online tour of Blarney Castle in…
For those who still need to get around the city during the recent stay at home order, public transportation is a viable option. King County Metro discontinued fare collection on March 21 until further notice.…
Empty newspaper boxes case the streets of Seattle. A sole Seattle Times paper on display reads: “Inslee: ‘Hunker down in order to win this fight.’” On March 23rd Governor Jay Inslee issued a state-wide stay-at-home…
I know that for many of us, social distancing means suddenly having a lot more time at home. Once finals are finished, many of us will have even more extra time. So, in lieu of…
While the world seems to be ending as we know it, Seattle Central’s academic routine has also been thrown for a loop. With COVID-19 sweeping the city, SCC had to make some very big decisions…
In June of 2018, I retired from 22 years of active duty military service with the U.S. Coast Guard. My last assignment was a four-year position with a four-person disaster response unit that kept me on…
Seattle Central has a legacy of community outreach and programs that change lives. The latest installment in that glowing history is the medical assistant apprenticeship program at the HEC, or the Pacific Medical Center in…
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve seen some of the best and worst of humanity. People coming together to deliver groceries for free and offer each other supplies and kind words, neighbors shouting…