Seahawks have arrived: Advice for the big day ahead

Kate Harloe

Kate Harloe Jul 12, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Seahawks have arrived: Advice for the big day ahead</h1>
                <h2><p>Everyone is flipping out about the Seahawks opener today, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. It's the only thing anyone's tweeted about all morning and the city of Seattle is begging those in the area to taper their cell phone use, for fear the</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/kate-harloe-crosscut-com/">Kate Harloe</a></p> 
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            <p>Everyone is flipping out about the Seahawks opener today, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. It's the only thing anyone's tweeted about all morning and the city of Seattle is <a href="http://mynorthwest.com/11/2601904/City-urges-you-to-limit-cell-phone-use-this-afternoon?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">begging</a> those in the area to taper their cell phone use, for fear the 20,000-strong audience will challenge networks. And that's after Verizon added an additional cell site near CenturyLink Field and “enhanced” WiFi in anticipation, <a href="http://mynorthwest.com/11/2601904/City-urges-you-to-limit-cell-phone-use-this-afternoon?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">according to MyNorthwest.com.</a>In case you can’t wait until 5:30 to flaunt your Seahawks pride, stop by the NFL Gameday Village — which is free and open to fans from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Pioneer Square. At 4:30 p.m., Pharrell Williams and Soundgarden will be performing (also for free!) in the north lot of Clink field. For “all the information you need” on today’s events, check out <a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024455933_seahawksconcertinfo04xml.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">this</a>. For transportation and other tips, glance over <a href="http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/Transportation-tips-for-Seahawks-regular-season-opener-vs-Green-Bay-Packers/ca4968d2-2c0a-41c5-bb68-9a53814af774?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">this</a>. — K.H.</p>
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Everyone is flipping out about the Seahawks opener today, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. It's the only thing anyone's tweeted about all morning and the city of Seattle is begging those in the area to taper their cell phone use, for fear the 20,000-strong audience will challenge networks. And that's after Verizon added an additional cell site near CenturyLink Field and “enhanced” WiFi in anticipation, according to MyNorthwest.com.In case you can’t wait until 5:30 to flaunt your Seahawks pride, stop by the NFL Gameday Village — which is free and open to fans from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Pioneer Square. At 4:30 p.m., Pharrell Williams and Soundgarden will be performing (also for free!) in the north lot of Clink field. For “all the information you need” on today’s events, check out this. For transportation and other tips, glance over this. — K.H.

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By Kate Harloe

Kate Harloe is Crosscut's Community Manager &amp; Editorial Assistant. After graduating from Hamilton College, Kate completed two seasons of work for the Southwest Conservation Corps before moving