Space Needle News

Here's a tiny sampling of Folklife highlights that I either selected after careful consideration or chose practically at random because there's so much to do! Sleeping in Seattle: A Bed-Making Contest! A bed-making demonstration , where experts show you how to wrangle bedsheets into beautiful origami.

Seattle's discoveries run the gamut with a circa 1964 "Star Trek" script and pitch letter; a Civil War dog collar; and Harriet Frishmuth bookends valued at $10,000.

A man who planned to dribble a soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil was hit and killed while walking alongside the highway on the Oregon Coast.

Dec 23, 2012; Seattle, WA, USA; General view of the Space Needle and the downtown Seattle skyline before the NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks.

This vertical icon of the city is so kitschy it's become cool, and it gives a great view of the city from the top.

A man who plans to dribble a soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil has made it to the Portland Metro area and was hoping to receive a warm welcome as he was passing through.

We give a high five to our KING 5 Photographers. These gentlemen and ladies are among the best photojurnalists in the nation.

The world's largest tunnel boring machine in a few months will begin digging a new double-decker highway tunnel under downtown Seattle.

Space Needle at night. Space Needle is the most famous structure in Seattle. Its height is 184 metres and it looks like UFO on the stick.

Ten lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations think so and have put the request before the private owners and managers of the Seattle landmark.

Workers atop the Space Needle remove the final spots of green, returning the iconic structure to its usual white.

A native of California, Tommy McKinney arrived in Seattle in 1988 to work at the Space Needle.