Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. Nearly a quarter of people over age 65 in the Seattle area are still working. That's a lot higher than the national average. Seattle Times reporter Paige Cornwell will tell us why so many people here aren't retiring. But first,

let's get you caught up.

Tomorrow is June 10th, the commemoration of the end of slavery in America. If you've got the day

off, here are some of the events in the Seattle area you can participate in.

The Northwest African American Museum has free admission.

King County Equity Now is throwing its yearly festival in Jimmy Hendricks Park.

And Seattle Cultural Food Tours is hosting a walking tour of restaurants in the Central District.

Yum.

If you don't have free time tomorrow, there are plenty of Juneteenth events this coming weekend as well.

The City Council will be discussing potential amendments to the city's $1.5 billion

transportation levy today.

Each amendment was proposed by a different council member with the goal of bringing more

funding to a project in

their district. Some of the requests include funding for the missing link on the Burke Gilman Trail

and a strong emphasis on repairing the city's sidewalks. And the University of Washington wants

your help documenting old crab shells on Thursday. Researchers want to track crabs molting along the sailish sea.

They say it's helpful to track which species are prevalent in the area.

There are two virtual trainings today ahead of the big molt blitz on Thursday.

We'll include a link in the show notes if you want to help out.

That's it for now.

Make sure to come back tonight for evening headlines. Many people think about retiring at age 65,

but here in the Seattle area, about one in four people older than 65 are still in the

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