What Seattle is talking about
💭 The barriers to finding a therapist can be high, and the gap between people who need mental health support and the workforce’s willingness to offer it is huge. Everything from having to prove that therapy is “necessary” to actually getting in touch with someone and finding a good fit can be seemingly impossible tasks for patients. Hear from local therapists and people seeking mental health care around Washington as they share stories of the many hurdles they’re facing in the field. (The Seattle Times)
🏡 Washington is home to some of America’s most expensive zip codes, so says this article from Seattle Met. Sure California still topped the list, but we were one of seven states with multiple cities in the top 100, including Medina which rounded out the top 10 with a median sale price of $4 million in 2021. (Seattle Met)
🍻 Raise a glass to a new Black-owned brewery opening in the Central District. Local brewing company Métier will open a flagship taproom on E Cherry Street In early 2022, with the intention of it being a beer-centered community space. Métier will also partner with the Mariners to open a brewpub and restaurant next year honoring the Steelheads, Seattle’s Negro League baseball team. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)
🚢 Wishkah. That's the name of Washington state's newest ferry set to sail in 2024. The decision was unanimously approved by the Washington State Transportation Committee in a meeting Tuesday and is derived from the river that runs from the Olympic foothills to Grays Harbor, the ancestral home of the Lower Chehalis people. (The Seattle Times)
❄️ Believe it or not, Seattle’s holiday events keep on coming. If you can’t get enough of the holiday spirit, check out a recent list of festive happenings going on around the city through Dec. 31. You can start a new holiday tradition and try karaoke at Kringle’s Filling Station or watch a Christmas Eve burlesque show or even attend an improv version of “A Christmas Carol.” (Seattle Met)
☎️ When one Afghani family was trying to urgently flee Afghanistan earlier this year, a group of citizens in Yakima helped them find sanctuary. After Taliban forces overtook Kabul in August, businessman Obaid Zahid knew he could not stay in the country. He held a U.K. passport, but his wife and two of his four children needed certain papers before they could leave. Residents, lawmakers, and military contacts of Yakima all joined together to get the family out of the country, and have pledged to continue doing the same for more families. (Yakima Herald-Republic)
