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Travel

How to get yourself and your car to the San Juan Islands: 5 tips for scoring ferry reservations (and what to do if you don’t get one)

Getting a vehicle reservation for a summertime San Juan Islands ferry can be scary — here's what to do. Updated 9:10 am

Parks director complaint claims King County executive pressured county into lucrative contract with David Meinert Updated 10:23 am
Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio VIEW Updated 10:42 am
After one year in sanctuary, Jose Robles detained by ICE after leaving Seattle church VIEW
July has been cloudier and rainier than average, but summer sun is on the way
How do mosquitoes track you? Researchers used a tiny flight simulator, cut into their brains to find out Updated 9:20 am
Ex-Seattle police lieutenant running for City Council harassed fellow officer then lied about it, investigators found
Ron Francis inks multi-year deal and officially becomes GM of Seattle’s future NHL franchise New 10:00 am

Lizzo performs “Truth Hurts” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) CADC196 CADC196

Music

8 artists to watch at Capitol Hill Block Party 2019

Roughly 120 performers will descend upon Capitol Hill this weekend for the annual summer bash. Here are a few artists that should be on your radar.

MARVIN OLIVER, SEATTLE ARTIST AT MOG
070910 The large, clear basket is Oliver’s interpretation of a fish basket and the panels between the thicker bands will later be removed by sand blasting.

Obituary

Renowned Native American artist Marvin Oliver, ‘master’ of all mediums, has died at 73 in Seattle

The internationally renowned figure in contemporary Native American was known for bridging various art mediums to create his own style. WATCH

The Showbox, at 1426 1st Ave, was founded in 1939 has hosted music groups from the Jazz Age to the Grunge Era. Duke Ellington was one of the featured shows there, As well as Muddy Waters and the Ramones. 210812

Music

Seattle’s Showbox music venue granted landmark status

Showbox supporters got some good news Wednesday as Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board voted unanimously to grant the embattled music venue landmark status.

Don't Miss

Linebacker Shaquem Griffin at Seahawks minicamp, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at VMAC in Renton. 210519

Analysis | Bob Condotta

Ranking the Seahawks’ roster | Positions 60-46: Where will Shaquem Griffin fit in this season?

ReachNow cars in Seattle

Traffic Lab

ReachNow shutters car-rental and ride-hailing services in Seattle, Portland

THEN: A Seattle-bound train boards passengers at the Black Diamond depot in 1910. While these rails were mainly dedicated to transporting coal, in its heyday, three passenger trains a day made the trip to the big city.

Pacific NW Magazine

The railway that saved Seattle’s fortunes — and a young romance

Editorial

The Seattle Times editorial board’s 2019 primary election endorsements

Local News

Democracy vouchers on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Seattle Times studio. 202958

Making sense of the 55-candidate Seattle City Council primary election

Featured Columnist

‘We’re elated’: Suddenly the liberal dream of an income tax is tantalizingly real

Traffic Lab

Could Sound Transit build light rail faster? It wouldn’t be easy.

With Washington ferry system in need of new boats, fare bump likely

Seattle City Council members consider limiting SDOT spending until agency changes 35th Ave. N.E.

Judge imposes sanctions on Seattle tunnel builders for losing pipe pieces and journal evidence

4,500 Expedia employees are coming to Interbay in Seattle. How will the company avoid a traffic mess?

Business & Tech

Paul Njoroge and family. From left: Paul, Carolyne, 6-year-old Ryan, 4-year-old Kelli, 9-months-old Rubi and mother-in-law.

‘I miss them,’ father who lost five family members in Boeing 737 MAX crash tells lawmakers

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Careers

Moving on after you’ve messed up at work

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Local Deals

Nordstrom adding daily deals (like $10 yoga pants) to Anniversary Sale

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Housing Options

What new backyard cottage legislation means for Seattle homeowners

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Celebrity Homes

Rocker Lindsey Buckingham takes a bow in Brentwood VIEW

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Low Tech

Clickety clack: Are typewriters making a comeback? VIEW

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Nation & World

Adult-film star Stormy Daniels, here in Las Vegas on January 21, 2017, is enmeshed in a legal battle with President Trump over a purported 2006 affair. (John Chennavasin/Zuma Press/TNS) 1364462 1364462

Records: Candidate Trump discussed quashing stories about affairs

Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case VIEW Updated 10:42 am
Trump blasts 4 congresswomen; crowd roars, ‘Send her back!’ VIEW Updated 10:25 am
Puerto Rico erupts at governor, but power resides far away
L.A. mansion for sale comes with grisly Charles Manson connection Updated 10:04 am
US heat wave just warming up for long and scorching weekend VIEW Updated 10:31 am
Airline helpfully tweets advice on where on a plane you are least likely to die in a crash

Extended Coverage

FILE – In this image provided by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969. Television is marking the 50th anniversary of the July 20, 1969, moon landing with a variety of specials about NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. (Neil A. Armstrong/NASA via AP, File) NYET503 NYET503

Moon Landing: 50th anniversary

A look back at Apollo 11 and Seattle's role in the space program

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Times Watchdog

In the Dark: A young mother and son slain. A surprising lead. A family’s 25-year wait for answers. VIEW

Just over seven weeks after it rolled out of the paint hangar, Boeing’s first 737 MAX “the Spirit of Renton” lifts off the runway and flew for the first time Friday, from Renton Municipal Airport at 9:48 a.m. January 29th, 2016.

Boeing & Aerospace

Complete coverage of Boeing’s 737 MAX »

Local News

Who should lead Seattle? Meet the candidates running for City Council in 2019

Food & Drink

Hogstone’s Dungeness crab served in its shell with nasturtium aioli, chili-oil breadcrumbs and a fluttering blanket of nasturtium petals might be the best and most beautiful thing to ever hit a picnic table.

Fine dining at Aelder or a picnic-table supper at Hogstone’s Wood Oven? A trip to an Orcas Island destination-restaurant duo

Editorials & Opinion

Steer our students to the many paths for productive lives | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

Michelle Goldberg

It’s Nancy Pelosi’s responsibility to bring the party she leads together

Horsey Cartoon

The new Seattle squeeze: room for renters, in-laws and Airbnb guests

Sports

Linebacker Shaquem Griffin at Seahawks minicamp, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at VMAC in Renton. 210519

Ranking the Seahawks’ roster | Positions 60-46: Where will Shaquem Griffin fit in this season? | Analysis

Featured Columnist

Ranking the Seahawks’ roster | Positions 60-46: Where will Shaquem Griffin fit in this season?

Photography

Vivian Collica and Steve Brombie assemble the depiction of the Fremont Bridge for this year’s Milk Carton Derby races.
It has about 240 milk cartons supporting the 90-pound (give-or-take) craft.

on Green Lake, a Seafair event on Saturday July 13, 2019. The 47th annual Milk Carton Derby

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Local News

At the Seafair Milk Carton Derby, it’s whatever floats your boat VIEW

Bronze hoofprints at the foot of Pike Street lead to Rachel the Piggy Bank under the Pike Place Market clock.
Used as fund-raisers, 480 have been sold for the MarketFront Pavilion with about 20 left. They lead to Billie the Piggy Bank and go for $5,000. More are to be filled on Western Avenue for $2,500. Each takes up to three lines of type. The market calls them “donor naming opportunities.”

Additional information is available at:
https://pikeplacemarketfoundation.org/design-your-charm/?item=hoofprint

Or by calling the market directly at 206-774-5243.

Local News

Follow the tracks in Pike Place Market

Barbara Jamison, founder and director of Puget Sound Goat Rescue (PSGR) in Maple Valley, WA., snuggles with some of her goat friends Tuesday, May 7, 2019. 116 goats are currently housed at the rescue. PSGR has been rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming goats since 2001. Over 200 goats are adopted every year. For more information, go to: http://www.pugetsoundgoatrescue.com. 210484

Local News

For Maple Valley woman, rescuing goats is a labor of love WATCH

Braving a wet and not very warm afternoon at Madison Park Beach, Dashell Adams,19,(CQ) is the Seattle Parks and Recreation Lifeguard. This is Dashell’s third year with the Parks Department. In her only 2nd week on the job, Dashell has already helped a boy who couldn’t swim and was over his head in the lake water. Dashell is a Sophomore at Western Washington University. LO LO 210762

Local News

Summer in Seattle

Entertainment

The Showbox, at 1426 1st Ave, was founded in 1939 has hosted music groups from the Jazz Age to the Grunge Era. Duke Ellington was one of the featured shows there, As well as Muddy Waters and the Ramones. 210812

Seattle’s Showbox music venue granted landmark status

Pacific NW Magazine

Michael Shaw looks on as Greg Price affixes a miniature sign during a “make-and-take” session at the 4th Division Spring Meet in Tacoma.

No matter their age, these model-train enthusiasts are all aboard with building models and community

Life

You don’t always need a whole weekend: Making the most of a one-day trip to the San Juan Islands | Seattle Sketcher

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Gene Balk / FYI Guy

For first time this decade, a dip in King County’s white population, census data shows