The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but assuming the all-clear is given, they… Read More
The sights and sounds of the Blue Angels flying their aerobatic fighter jets through August skies are a Seattle tradition – but this weekend, there are a few new twists.… Read More
We always love to see the behind-the-scenes preparations for Seattle’s 4th of July fireworks show. This year we caught up again with Tom Bates and his crew of fireworks geeks… Read More
For a guy who likes to blow stuff up, Tom Bates can come across as rather reserved. But every Fourth of July he’s a total blast, as the person in… Read More
Hey, hey, hey … it’s Fat Albert, in the skies over Seattle: We’re not talking about the jumbo-sized character created by comedian Bill Cosby back in the day, but the… Read More
Lots of GeekWire readers checked out our behind-the-scenes tour of the fireworks barge on Lake Union. In case you missed the show, here is the 4th of July fireworks extravaganza… Read More
Pyrotechnics professionals worked under the warm Seattle sun on the 3rd of July in preparation for the big show that will light up the night sky on the 4th. Aboard… Read More
Jimmy Shane piloted the Miss HomeStreet hydroplane to a victory in the Seafair Cup today in Seattle. Now he’ll head back to his day job: building rockets at Blue Origin,… Read More
The worlds of rocketry and hydroplane racing crashed together in Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Twitter feed today, and it’s all because of Jimmy Shane. Shane’s workaday job title is integration… Read More
The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake Washington reawakens a six-decade-old Seattle tradition – but it also heralds changes for a sport that’s been compared to NASCAR on… Read More
Wouldn’t you know it? The streams of smoke wafting south from wildfires in British Columbia are turning the skies a Seattle shade of gray as we head into Seafair Weekend,… Read More
Amazon’s first branded cargo jet made its daylight debut today at Seattle’s Boeing Seafair Air Show, but not before show announcer Mark Christopher drummed up a bit of drama. As… Read More
The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair’s sunny skies, after making a stealthy flight from New York to Seattle in the middle… Read More
If you like powerful machines and loud noises, this is the weekend for you: Seattle’s annual Seafair festival comes to a climax with the splash of unlimited hydroplane races and… Read More
While he wouldn’t necessarily think he qualifies as a “geek,” U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain will certainly be performing for plenty of them when he and his team of Blue… Read More
If you’re excited that the Blue Angels are back in town for Seafair this week, this video is for you. This fighter jet appears to be doing a regular takeoff,… Read More