Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This week, Sound Transit made history by driving a train over the I-90 floating bridge, an engineering feat. Lake City's Fred Meyer and several other Kroger stores across the Seattle area are closing for good, despite efforts from lawmakers and local residents.

And the New York Times 50 Best Restaurants list came out.

But where's Washington?

Author Danielle Marie Holland and transit advocate Alex Hudson are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

It's a momentous weekend for the Seattle Symphony.

New music director, Shien Zhang, is making her debut performance.

Zhang is the first woman and first person of color to lead the Seattle Symphony.

She's won a Grammy and Emmy for her work, and previously she was music director with the New Jersey Symphony.

Saturday's performance begins at 5 o'clock.

And there's a rally for science this weekend in Seattle.

Organizers with Stand Up for Science and other groups are gathering Sunday at the new Overlook Walk downtown.

They say the Trump administration is rolling back the clock on scientific

research and threatening ecosystems. The rally gets going at 1230. The groups point out they oppose

violence, vandalism, and destruction of property. We'll have more headlines on tonight's

episode of Seattle Now. But before we move on, a quick reminder to please support this show.

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