Teachers to strike: Educators across eight school districts have planned a one-day strike to protest the lack of funding for public schools, King 5 News reports. The plan is as follows: “On Wednesday, the Stanwood-Camano, Arlington and Lakewood School Districts will hold one-day strikes and a joint rally. On Friday, the Blaine, Ferndale, Bellingham, and Mt. Vernon school districts will walk out of class. And on April 28, Sedro-Woolley teachers plan to strike.” Read more, including interviews with some of the teachers, here. 

Anotich University is looking for a new home downtown and the timing couldn’t be more perfect. The private liberal arts university’s half-block property sits along Sixth Avenue on the outskirts of downtown. According to The Puget Sound Business Journal, the site was recently appraised for $19.4 million thanks to Amazon.com’s rapid expansion in the area. Now, Antioch is looking to “cash in on the value of that property and put the money into educational programs.” Currently, developers are clamoring to snap up the property, on which a 40-story tower is permitted to be built. Antioch will relocate to a new space near downtown in 2016.

A bunch of sweet kitties–71 all together–were rescued from a dirty, garbage-filled home in Grant County, Wash. According to Kiro 7 News, “the ammonia levels from cat urine in the home were so high that crewmembers had to wear hazmat suits.” The fuzzy babes are receiving medical care. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery.

Move over parklets: Nine streateries, which similar to parklets, transform nearby parking spaces into outdoor spots with tables and chairs, have been approved in Seattle. The streateries are operated by the restaurants and those restaurants are responsible for paying the city for lost parking revenue. Currently, there are more than 10 parklets across the city. The Chromer Building parklet opened downtown last December about a block away from Pike Place Market.