Venice Buhain

Venice Buhain is an online and print journalist whose work has appeared on TVW News, AOL/Patch, The Olympian and other news organizations. She is also the former Editorial Director at The Seattle Globalist. Venice has covered diversity, education, local news and politics. She also is a past Seattle chapter president of the Asian American Journalists Association.
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Report: H-Mart in downtown Seattle makes progress

by Venice Buhain
The downtown Seattle location of H-Mart, first announced in 2013, continues to make progress, according to the Eater Seattle website.
Feb 5, 2016

Man faces hate crime charge after confrontation at Seattle mosque

by Venice Buhain
Police say the man had a gun and argued with two men after he demanded to know "where they were from."
Feb 4, 2016

Seattle Filipino mainstay Inay’s restaurant closes

by Venice Buhain
The restaurant was popular for its comfort food, but also for being host to a food pop-up and a drag show.
Jan 30, 2016

Pramila Jayapal enters Congressional race for Jim McDermott’s seat

by Venice Buhain
State Sen. Pramila Jayapal joins fellow Democrats Joe McDermott, a King County Councilmember, and State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw in the 7th District race.
Jan 22, 2016

Seattle’s Clipper acquired by German group; plans Cuba route

by Venice Buhain
The company that runs the Victoria Clipper has been acquired by a Germany-based ferry group and announced plans to open a Florida-Cuba route.
Jan 20, 2016

International District’s Panama Hotel up for sale

by Venice Buhain
The Panama Hotel plays an important part of Seattle's Japanese American history. The current owner hopes that will be preserved.
Jan 15, 2016

Amanda Knox cleared of slandering Italian police

by Venice Buhain
Knox had said officers had slapped and threatened her during the interview that led to her arrest. A judge said those statements did not constitute slander.
Jan 14, 2016

Feds set 2018 deadline for REAL ID at airport security

by Venice Buhain
Proof of citizenship or U.S. residency isn't required for a standard Washington driver's license. The airport security rules will be enforced in 2018.
Jan 11, 2016

Yakima council gets first Latina mayor; backs state Voting Rights Act

by Venice Buhain
Avina Gutierrez, one of Yakima's first three Latina women to be elected to the city council, this week was promoted unanimously to mayor by her fellow council members.
Jan 8, 2016

Sheriff: Korean women freed after bust of Seattle-area sex trafficking ring

by Venice Buhain
The King County Sheriff's Office say that 12 women, mostly from South Korea, were freed from being trafficked in a prostitution ring that investigators busted this week.
Jan 7, 2016

Death of Hamza Warsame ruled an accident

by Venice Buhain
The King County Medical Examiner ruled that Hamza Warsame died in an unintentional fall.

Din Tai Fung announces Southcenter location

by Venice Buhain
Din Tai Fung is slated to open December 2016 in Southcenter.
Jan 4, 2016

The top Seattle Globalist stories of 2015

by Venice Buhain
2015 was a big year for local and global connections. Here were some of the biggest, best and most interesting stories in The Seattle Globalist this year.
Dec 31, 2015

Ride the Ducks may resume limited tours in Seattle

by Venice Buhain
Ride the Ducks may resume limited tour operations in Seattle, several months after a fatal crash that killed five International Students.
Dec 21, 2015

Poll finds support for bombing a whole new world

by Venice Buhain
30 percent of Republicans and 19 percent of Democrats were in favor of bombing Agrabah, the fictional country from the 1992 Disney movie "Aladdin."
Dec 18, 2015

Chinatown/International District task force to address public safety, livability

by Venice Buhain
Chinatown/International District business and community leaders will make recommendations next spring for improving livability and policing in the neighborhood.
Dec 16, 2015

Seattle council supports Muslims with official resolution

by Venice Buhain
Council president Tim Burgess said the resolution was a necessary response to rhetoric vilifying Muslims rising nationwide.
Dec 15, 2015

Attack on Seattle Uber driver investigated as possible hate crime

by Venice Buhain
Several people have been charged with hate crimes after assaults on Seattle for-hire drivers in the past few years.

Seattle police investigating death of Somali teen after community outcry

by Venice Buhain
The family of Hamza Warsame criticized the lack of communication and sensitivity from police immediately after the 16-year-old died.
Dec 8, 2015

Rumored white power rally in Ballard has anti-hate groups preparing

by Venice Buhain
Several groups are planning a counter demonstration in case white power groups come to Seattle for a concert and march this weekend.
Dec 4, 2015