King’s Deli owner Bruck Tewolde stands by the hole a van made in his Seattle business recently, as part of a theft operation. He says he may have to cover it with plywood for weeks as there’s such a backlog of work on smashed business fronts in the city. (Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times)
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Danny Westneat

My Seattle neighborhood had a plywood and GoFundMe kind of Thanksgiving | Danny Westneat

It’s become a ritual of the grinding property crime in Seattle — plywood, followed by GoFundMe fundraisers. It’s also a sign the city has yet to get its act together. WATCH Updated

Politics

FILE — The U.S. Capitol as the sun begins to set in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. Republican lawmakers in line to chair key committees have made it clear they will prioritize investigations of the Biden administration. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

Meet the House Republicans who will wield power in the new Congress VIEW

Opinion

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Local News

Fireworks cap the star lighting and festivities at Westlake Park Friday night in downtown Seattle, Washington on November 25, 2022.

Tree lighting ushers in the holiday season at Westlake Park VIEW

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My Seattle neighborhood had a plywood and GoFundMe kind of Thanksgiving

Education Lab

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Business & Tech

It’s a small yet noticeable shift, experts say — but climate change is causing retirees to start reconsidering moves to disaster-prone dream locales. (Andrea Ucini/The New York Times)

‘Do you really want to rebuild at 80?’ Rethinking where to retire

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Nation & World

Rescuers stand next to a bus carried away after heavy rainfall triggered landslides that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing, in Casamicciola, on the southern Italian island of Ischia, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Firefighters are working on rescue efforts as reinforcements are being sent from nearby Naples, but are encountering difficulties in reaching the island either by motorboat or helicopter due to the weather. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta) AJM102 AJM102

1 dead, up to 12 missing in landslide on Italian island VIEW

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Food & Drink

It is holiday cookie chaos, clockwise from top left: Chewy Double Chocolate Peppermint; Pistachio Pinwheels; Cranberry Orange Biscotti; Brown Butter Snickerdoodle; Red Velvet and Gingerbread, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 in Seattle.

A holiday cookie recipe for bakers at every level

Pacific NW Magazine

The expanding orbit of Seattle science fiction writer Octavia Butler

An Octavia Butler story 10 years in the making — and even more relevant now

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Arts & Life

Joni Metcalf is devoting her life to jazz.

Singer-pianist Joni Metcalf, who delighted Seattle jazz audiences, dies at 91

Photography

Sugar Plum Fairy, Angelica Generosa and Cavalier, Jonathan Batista, perform together during a dress rehearsal the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall in Seattle on Nov. 23, 2022.
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'The Nutcracker' waltzes back onstage at PNB in Seattle VIEW

Washington’s seniors are given flowers in their farewell regular season game Wednesday against USC. 222263
Sports

Photos: UW volleyball vs. USC VIEW

Pedestrians walk and skip rocks during sunset at Lincoln Park in West Seattle on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. According to National Weather Service Seattle, Friday is the eleventh day without rain in Seattle and the sunny and dry weather will continue through Saturday. LO 222226
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Photos: Mother Nature casts a spell on Seattle and beyond VIEW

Washington’s Lucas Meek (33) and Ilijah Paul tangle with Creighton’s Jake Ashford at the top of the Bluejays box in the first half. \ 222210
Huskies

Photos: UW men bounced early from NCAA soccer tourney VIEW