Bobbie Nickel
@bobbienickel.bsky.social
UCLA Bruin and former newsie, now doing public affairs for Visit Seattle. All activity here is my own.
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The flooding happening in WA state right now is extreme. Homes under water. Evacuations underway. We also have new, PNW-flavored competition for the "shark in the flood water" image from so many hurricanes past. (Just to be REAL CLEAR here, this photo is NOT REAL, and not meant to look real.)
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The flooding happening in WA state right now is extreme. Homes under water. Evacuations underway. We also have new, PNW-flavored competition for the "shark in the flood water" image from so many hurricanes past. (Just to be REAL CLEAR here, this photo is NOT REAL, and not meant to look real.)
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According to SDOT, bike and scooter share in Seattle just passed ten million trips this year! That's a lot! app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...
Let's keep expanding our network or safe places to ride, and develop a better strategy for where to park.
Let's keep expanding our network or safe places to ride, and develop a better strategy for where to park.
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
According to SDOT, bike and scooter share in Seattle just passed ten million trips this year! That's a lot! app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrI...
Let's keep expanding our network or safe places to ride, and develop a better strategy for where to park.
Let's keep expanding our network or safe places to ride, and develop a better strategy for where to park.
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Japan’s HSR overlaid on parts of the US to scale to make a point that America isn’t “too big” for it.
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Japan’s HSR overlaid on parts of the US to scale to make a point that America isn’t “too big” for it.
👀 King County scores low on the @washingtonpost.com’s US county ranking for raising children. Affordability was measured by the increase of income a family of two needs to make in order to to have their first child. 👶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
👀 King County scores low on the @washingtonpost.com’s US county ranking for raising children. Affordability was measured by the increase of income a family of two needs to make in order to to have their first child. 👶
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Holiday movies abound on big screens all over town, from the traditional ("It's a Wonderful Life") to the less so ("Die Hard").
Holiday movies playing at Seattle theaters in December
www.seattletimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Holiday movies abound on big screens all over town, from the traditional ("It's a Wonderful Life") to the less so ("Die Hard").
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Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
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Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
publicola.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
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🗣️ ATTENTION TORRENT FANS!
Cheer on the Torrent in our inaugural season opener at your local watch party! Be there and be loud! 🌀
Cheer on the Torrent in our inaugural season opener at your local watch party! Be there and be loud! 🌀
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🗣️ ATTENTION TORRENT FANS!
Cheer on the Torrent in our inaugural season opener at your local watch party! Be there and be loud! 🌀
Cheer on the Torrent in our inaugural season opener at your local watch party! Be there and be loud! 🌀
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Our Commercial E-Cargo Bike Program launches today. We want to work with businesses of all sizes to help our freight network become more cost-effective as delivery volumes continue to increase.
Learn what's next: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/seattle-commercial-e-cargo-bike-program/
Learn what's next: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/seattle-commercial-e-cargo-bike-program/
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our Commercial E-Cargo Bike Program launches today. We want to work with businesses of all sizes to help our freight network become more cost-effective as delivery volumes continue to increase.
Learn what's next: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/seattle-commercial-e-cargo-bike-program/
Learn what's next: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/20/seattle-commercial-e-cargo-bike-program/
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Some highlights of this piece:
"This active role beyond the borders is part of the quiet transformation of its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, into something more akin to a domestic intelligence operation." 1/3
"This active role beyond the borders is part of the quiet transformation of its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, into something more akin to a domestic intelligence operation." 1/3
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Some highlights of this piece:
"This active role beyond the borders is part of the quiet transformation of its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, into something more akin to a domestic intelligence operation." 1/3
"This active role beyond the borders is part of the quiet transformation of its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, into something more akin to a domestic intelligence operation." 1/3
Love this: free parking at @flysea.bsky.social during Thanksgiving and Christmas so we can pick up loved ones the old-fashioned way
www.portseattle.org/news/90-minu...
www.portseattle.org/news/90-minu...
90-Minute General Parking Grace Period and Checkpoint Reopening for the Thanksgiving Holiday
The holiday season is fast approaching, and construction walls are coming down around security Checkpoint 6 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), plus new dining and retail options, renovated...
www.portseattle.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Love this: free parking at @flysea.bsky.social during Thanksgiving and Christmas so we can pick up loved ones the old-fashioned way
www.portseattle.org/news/90-minu...
www.portseattle.org/news/90-minu...
Seattle-area folx: share the playbooks linked below with your favorite local businesses! ⚽ They're a great way for everyone to get involved in hosting the World Cup, regardless of proximity to official festivities.
www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...
www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...
Visit Seattle launches brand playbook to help businesses market around World Cup - Puget Sound Business Journal
The free playbook helps local businesses capitalize on World Cup fever without violating FIFA trademarks.
www.bizjournals.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Seattle-area folx: share the playbooks linked below with your favorite local businesses! ⚽ They're a great way for everyone to get involved in hosting the World Cup, regardless of proximity to official festivities.
www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...
www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...
Meanwhile, Seattle is one of Travel + Leisure's 50 Best Places to Travel in 2026
www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-...
www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-...
50 Best Places to Travel in 2026
Where to go in 2026, according to Travel + Leisure editors—for the food, culture, nature, adventure, and more.
www.travelandleisure.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Meanwhile, Seattle is one of Travel + Leisure's 50 Best Places to Travel in 2026
www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-...
www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-...
Downtown is cute rn
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Downtown is cute rn
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The national media has realized that Seattle's next mayor is going to be a socialist who has never before held elected office. Those things are true.
But mayor-elect Katie Wilson is no neophyte when it comes to local politics.
But mayor-elect Katie Wilson is no neophyte when it comes to local politics.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The national media has realized that Seattle's next mayor is going to be a socialist who has never before held elected office. Those things are true.
But mayor-elect Katie Wilson is no neophyte when it comes to local politics.
But mayor-elect Katie Wilson is no neophyte when it comes to local politics.
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GREAT JOB ALERT!
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
GREAT JOB ALERT!
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
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SDOT just announced they'll be completing the final block of the Beach Drive SW Healthy Street on Alki Point, finally connecting the multiuse path to 63rd Ave SW. This block was not included in the original project, installed in 2024.
Work will start before the end of the year.
Work will start before the end of the year.
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
SDOT just announced they'll be completing the final block of the Beach Drive SW Healthy Street on Alki Point, finally connecting the multiuse path to 63rd Ave SW. This block was not included in the original project, installed in 2024.
Work will start before the end of the year.
Work will start before the end of the year.
Went to Mexico City for a wedding this weekend and saw similar digital ads kiosks to those which Downtown Seattle is getting next year. Didn’t see any local ads or people using WiFi.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Went to Mexico City for a wedding this weekend and saw similar digital ads kiosks to those which Downtown Seattle is getting next year. Didn’t see any local ads or people using WiFi.
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This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
Katie Wilson made big gains on Bruce Harrell in today's vote count. The count probably makes her the slight favorite at this point, but no one's declaring or conceding anything. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire
Incumbent Bruce Harrell's lead is now down to less than two percentage points. He and Katie Wilson are separated by 4,300 votes.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is incredible. King County elections is now saying they have 45,000 ballots left to count. If Wilson gets exactly the same margin of those as she got today she'll take the lead by... 20 votes!
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The Salt & Straw next to the First & Pike plaza is finally open! Excited to see how this helps activate the pedestrian plaza year round
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Salt & Straw next to the First & Pike plaza is finally open! Excited to see how this helps activate the pedestrian plaza year round
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Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Per King County elections, expect around 30,000 ballots in Seattle's drop today. Seems likely this thing is headed to next week.
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New turnout numbers in Seattle suggest that only about half the ballots are in, with nearly 55 percent of voters in the city casting ballots. Two thirds of those are drop box votes (rather than mail-in), and the numbers now suggest that only about half the ballots have been counted.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New turnout numbers in Seattle suggest that only about half the ballots are in, with nearly 55 percent of voters in the city casting ballots. Two thirds of those are drop box votes (rather than mail-in), and the numbers now suggest that only about half the ballots have been counted.
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King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
The general wisdom is that Wednesday is a continuation of election night and Thursday is when the lefty trend shows up. Nonetheless, this gives Harrell a bigger cushion heading into tomorrow and Friday.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gained another point on progressive challenger Katie Wilson in today's ballot drop, which added about ~21,000 ballots. She trails by 8 points.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
Expected bigger counts tomorrow and Friday, which are typically more progressive-favoring. Comeback still possible.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.
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Update: Barnes & Noble has confirmed they'll return to downtown Seattle in April at 520 Pike St.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Update: Barnes & Noble has confirmed they'll return to downtown Seattle in April at 520 Pike St.
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Extremely Seattle-specific potential drag names:
-Henny Regrade
-Elliott Bae
-Sharon Space Needles
-Hoeing Field
-Tuck Willa
-Madison Park
-Henny Regrade
-Elliott Bae
-Sharon Space Needles
-Hoeing Field
-Tuck Willa
-Madison Park
November 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Extremely Seattle-specific potential drag names:
-Henny Regrade
-Elliott Bae
-Sharon Space Needles
-Hoeing Field
-Tuck Willa
-Madison Park
-Henny Regrade
-Elliott Bae
-Sharon Space Needles
-Hoeing Field
-Tuck Willa
-Madison Park