A mosaic called "Hot Rat Summer," featuring Saint Rat, can be found in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park. The city of Seattle painted over the mosaic with gray paint, sparking a community fight over ...

The Seattle Community Police Commission is seeking accounts of the experiences of demonstrators and park-goers caught up in the SPD response to protests against an anti-trans and reproductive ...

Swaths of homeless people have overrun Cal Anderson Park, with tents now lining the popular green space in Seattle’s Capitol ...

When the “Hot Rat Summer” mosaic vanished under a layer of paint, it stirred up drama at Cal Anderson Park, just as the city signed a graffiti fine into law. The depiction of a sunbathing rodent ...

1:45 p.m.: Rally at Cal Anderson Park ends The crowd at Cal Anderson Park has wrapped up and protesters have started making their way to Seattle Center for another rally.

Hot Rat Summer is in full swing in Seattle, thanks to a guerrilla mosaic of a haloed rat that's become an unexpected folk ...

The Seattle Police Department's Real Time Crime Center is changing modern policing in the city, with live video feeds ...

More than 70,000 people turned out for the “No Kings” protest that started at Cal Anderson Park at 12 p.m. Saturday before marching to the city’s downtown neighborhood. The Seattle Police ...

July 5, 2025 at 6:00 am Updated July 5, 2025 at 6:00 am By Carl Guess Special to The Seattle Times ...

Can you believe we are already at the last weekend of July? There’s been so much summer fun happening that the time is flying by.

On July 15, the city of Seattle painted over the Saint Rat of Cal Anderson, leading to community outrage. What they're saying "This is not just an attack on public art. It is an insult to trans ...