Fireworks light up the sky over Lake Union, seen from Gas Works Park in Seattle, for the Seafair Summer Fourth on Tuesday. (Luke Johnson / The Seattle Times)
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Local News

Seattle celebrates July Fourth with fireworks display over Lake Union

The display gathered thousands at Gas Works Park, Lake Union Park and other locations throughout the city. VIEW

Politics

FILE – Michael Vickers, then Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities, speaks with The Associated Press during an interview at the Pentagon, Nov. 16, 2007. One of the architects of the covert U.S. strategy against the Soviets in Afghanistan has published a new memoir. In “By All Means Available,” Michael Vickers calls on President Joe Biden’s administration to increase its support for Ukraine’s resistance against Russia.(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File) WX201 WX201

He was the CIA whiz kid in ‘Charlie Wilson’s War.’ His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine

Opinion

School Supply Drive: Help kids start school ready to soar | Editorial
This July Fourth, reflect on immigrants' contributions and urge reform | Op-Ed
Don't set off fireworks — it's the patriotic thing to do | Yakima Herald-Republic editorial board
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Local News

Salmon Bay, the new RV safe lot, Friday morning in northwest Seattle, Washington on June 23, 2023. The lot will host 26 RVs and 9 tiny houses as temporary housing.

After months of delays, Seattle getting RV safe parking lot

Featured Columnist

Affirmative action ruling shows how marginalized groups are co-opted

Education Lab

Flat funding, the “McCleary Fix” and other school finance issues explained
Naomi Ishisaka
Affirmative action ruling shows how marginalized groups are co-opted
700K in WA affected as Supreme Court rejects student loan debt plan
Private WA colleges pledge diversity in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Business & Tech

FILE – Facebook’s Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’ app is coming

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Nation & World

Residents cool off from a hot day at an urban waterway in Beijing, Monday, July 3, 2023. Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a brief respite from sweltering heat. Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW103 XAW103

This July 4 was hot. Earth’s hottest day on record, in fact.

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Food & Drink

The first of the new crop remains my favorite. Milk Drunk (2805 Beacon Ave. S.) opened mid-2020, and food critics with less of a sweet tooth than I focused praise on their sandwiches, rather than their exceptional soft serve. There are six flavors — two vegan, two not, two seasonal — and the dairy-based vanilla and malted chocolate swirl cone is an almost preposterous upgrade in texture and flavor compared to the fast food standard. They have bowls and classic cake cones, but the spiced sweetness of their waffle cone is a nice touch, as are add-ons like house-make hard shell. Bonus: it’s less than 300 feet from the Beacon Hill light rail station, removing the car from future nostalgia fests.

5 South Seattle spots to live the soft serve ice cream dream VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

A King County refugee program turned 2 hotels into communities of support

A year in the life of Afghan refugees housed in King County hotels

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Arts & Life

Ebey’s Landing has something for everyone, but it’s hard to beat the Bluff Trail, which has stunning westward views to the Olympic Peninsula.

Try these 8 saltwater beach hikes around Western WA this summer

Photography

Bothell does not procrastinate when it comes to the Fourth of July, with multitudes of chairs already allowed along the city’s parade route, seen here on Main Street, Sunday, July 2, 2023. City signs up stating “advance chair placement begins July 1” helped start things going.
Local News

In Bothell, they’re already staking claim to spots on July 4 parade route VIEW

Racing Louisville FC defender Elli Pikkujamsa tries to hold back OL Reign forward Elyse Bennett during the first half. 224323
Reign

Photos: OL Reign vs. Racing Louisville FC VIEW

Bryce Miller comes out for his start Friday night against Tampa. 224267
Mariners

Photos: Mariners vs. Rays VIEW

Jewell Loyd gets the turnover of Minnesota’s Bridget Carleton in the first half. 224267
Storm

Photos: Storm lose to Lynx in OT, 99-97 VIEW