Recreational vehicles parked along Third Avenue South near South Walker Street in downtown Seattle in November 2020. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
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Project Homeless

Seattle's $1.9M plan aims to give homeless people a place to park RVs

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority recently awarded $1.9 million to LIHI to open a new safe parking lot in Seattle solely for people living in RVs.

Politics

The U.S. Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) DCJL104 DCJL104

At the Supreme Court today: religious rights, gun crimes and a wait for big decisions

Opinion

Give states funding to implement new gun-safety laws | Editorial
Paul Krugman
Sellout culture is a problem beyond pro golf | Paul Krugman
The plastic ban fallacy | Op-Ed
Doyle McManus
Europe is showing Ukraine fatigue | Doyle McManus

Local News

Julianne Mendoza, left, 21, and Hannah Mills, center, 21, say hello to Sasha while Kolten Olsen, 39, hangs on to Sasha’s leash at Volunteer Park in Seattle on June 20, 2022.

Finally! Highs in the 80s, clear skies expected this weekend in Seattle

Featured Columnist

If you’re not descended from slavery, how should you spend Juneteenth?

Mental Health

Suicide attempts rise sharply among young children in NW
Stop conflating mass shootings with mental illness | Mental Health Perspectives
Fairfax Behavioral Health in Kirkland closes youth unit, shortly after state cites safety violation
Eastern State Hospital, in Medical Lake, risks losing accreditation and funds

Business & Tech

The Jens Maersk contain ship on the Duwamish River at An SSA Terminal. Friday Dec 17, 2021 219086

How China’s COVID lockdowns may be saving Americans money

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Nation & World

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Food & Drink

Tea cakes were once made by enslaved people for their enslavers. Decades later, you can find them in many African and soul food restaurants. This updated recipe is over a century old.

Try this tea cakes and strawberry marmalade recipe for a tasty slice of Black history

Pacific NW Magazine

The enigmatic influence of pioneering Seattle artist Ella Shepard Bush

On the fractured trail of pioneering artist Ella Shepard Bush

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Arts & Life

Club-tested alt-rockers King Youngblood are heirs to Seattle rock’s post-grunge lineage.

The best Seattle albums of the year (so far)

Photography

Warren G. Magnuson Park – model airplanes LO – Lines Only – 062022 Taking advantage of calm winds and nice weather, Gene Stubbs launches his Moth model airplane into the sky at Warren G. Magnuson Park Monday, June 20, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. The Moth was developed in the 1930s by de Havilland and Stubbs version is a “free flight” model airplane meaning it is powered only by a rubber band propeller. 220753
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Great day to take to the air at Seattle’s Magnuson Park

Merrie Lee Soules and Lonn Holiday tango their way down NW 36th Street at the head of the Fremont Solstice Parade. Ref to more photos online LO Fremont Solstice Parade Saturday June 18, 2022 220743
Local News

Naked cyclists are back as Fremont’s Solstice Parade makes a freaky, funky, festive return VIEW

Clock restorer and repairer Michael Short has been bringing life back to vintage clocks for more than 30 years. His shop is in his garage near Shelton, Wa. He specializes in ships bell clocks made by Chelsea and Seth Thomas. Chelsea, founded in 1897, is still in business in Chelsea, Mass. Chelsea is considered the last great US clock maker. He’s examining an early 1900’s Seth Thomas ships bell clock with a broken spring. 220641
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Shelton clock restorer Michael Short keeps vintage nautical timepieces ticking

Kim Hall brings the components of his Troll’s Knoll Forest to the site where he and two friends will install it just east of the Fremont Troll. Ref to more photos online Kim Hall, the artist who is installing the Troll’s Knoll Forest steel arch, with two friends helping. LO Linesonly Thursday June 16, 2022 220718
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See the “Troll’s Knoll Forest” art installation come to life VIEW