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Darryl Taylor, 55, lives at Licton Springs Village, a tent and tiny-house encampment where residents can use drugs and alcohol. “It helped me turn my life around,” said Taylor, who lost two toes and part of his finger to frostbite while living on the streets of Seattle. “It kind of saved me.” (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times) — Darryl Taylor, 55, lives at Licton Springs Village, a tent and tiny-house encampment where residents can use drugs and alcohol. "It helped me turn my life around," said Taylor. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

This tiny house village allows drugs. Should it have been put in a high drug-traffic area?

Seattle is experimenting with a tiny house village that allows drug use, but some in the nearby neighborhood don’t like being experimented on.

After troubling allegations, Oregon officials found ‘insufficient evidence’ in Hart family case in 2013
Meteorologists: High temps in Seattle area will near — or break — all-time records this week
Mike Leake gets shelled early as Mariners fall hard to White Sox, 10-4
Alaska Air to add some passenger fees and basic fare, says merger with Virgin on track
Police: Burien man left notes at Metro bus stop offering money for girls’ underwear
Sen. Bernie Sanders to unveil plan to guarantee every American a job
Van kills 10 and injures 15 in Toronto; driver in custody VIEW

KeyArena artist rendering. Atrium view from the southeast.

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Traffic from I-5 to NHL, NBA games at KeyArena would have slowdowns but no major snarls, study says

A study examined traffic flows along Mercer Street and Denny Way and anticipated the impact of fans heading to KeyArena on weekdays the hour before a game. It said the bigger problems would be for eastbound vehicles heading away from KeyArena because of rush-hour bottlenecks.

Bicyclists ride on Dunsmuir St. towards the intersection of Hornby St. in Vancouver, B. C. Friday, February 16, 2018. The intersection is the first intersection of protected bike lanes downtown, built around 2010.

Traffic Lab

As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle

Seattle’s leaders are working to build a network of connected bike lanes, but every inch of pavement is contested and tensions run high. In Vancouver, which already has such a network, cycling numbers are up. Driving numbers are down. And the opposition has largely melted away.

Charles Kelley, from left, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, of Lady Antebellum, perform “Heart Break” at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Music

Live Nation offers $20 tickets to see some of music’s biggest stars

Live Nation's National Concert Week offers $20 tickets to some of this summer's biggest tours, including Lady Antebellum, Shania Twain, Logic and more.

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Amazon

How merchants quietly use Facebook to flood Amazon with fake reviews

Members of the Indivisible Washington’s 8th District gather to plan their strategy for the upcoming Congressional race at Rogue Ales Issaquah Brewhouse in Issaquah on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Local politics

Left adrift by Trump’s victory, Eastside activists find voice in Indivisible movement

Spectators gather outside Cincinnati Music Hall as they listen to the Cincinnati Pops during the Lumenocity concert festival, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Economy

Seattle 2.0 doesn’t exist, but ‘flyover country’ offers hidden city gems

Editorial

Legislature’s lethargic response to #MeToo is inexcusable

Local News

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks to reporters during the Associated Press’ annual Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee and other Washington state leaders slammed the Trump administration’s move to roll back Obama-era leniency on legalized marijuana, saying they’ll defend the will of the state voters who approved the initiative five years ago. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to Bill Maher: ‘We’ve got the best weed’

Featured Columnist

What if a historic church is torn down, but nobody notices?

Education Lab

Guest essay: How the right approach to math can reduce the achievement gap

As racial-equity teams spread across Seattle schools, UW researchers want to know if they actually work

Report: Washington high-school requirements not enough for college admissions

Guest essay: When will we stop teaching kids to memorize math?

Business & Tech

An Alaska Embraer 175, operated by SkyWest Airlines, shows Alaska’s new livery colors. This jet, at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, is photographed on May 25th, 2017.

Alaska Air to add some passenger fees and basic fare, says merger with Virgin on track

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Nation & World

FILE – In this March 8, 2017, file photo, the Mensch International Foundation presented its annual Mensch Award to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at an awards ceremony hosted by Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018. She was 92. ( Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) TXHOU301 TXHOU301

Spokesman: George HW Bush hospitalized with blood infection VIEW

Photography

While showing them a vase, Kusak Cut Glass Works owner and CEO Chuck Kusak (r) shares a laugh with long time customers Marna and Ed Pettigrew from Mercer Island in the showroom of his Seattle store. The Pettigrews have been customers for 34 years. Shot April 10, 2018.

The company was opened in 1914. They sell premium crystal glassware, trophies, executive awards, gifts, chandeliers, art glass and do personalized crystal and custom engraving. It was started by Chuck Kusak’s grandfather in 1914 and Chuck is the third generation in the Kusak family to run it. The building has been sold and after 104 years, the store will close.

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Etched deep into Seattle’s soul, Kusak Cut Glass Works nears end VIEW

Holding hands for a family photo, Anusha Namireddy (CQ) and her husband Anudeep Katukuri (CQ) came from Florida to experience the tulip fields in full bloom at Tulip Town near LaConner in the Skagit Valley. It’s their first visit to see the fields. Seventy-two varieties are grown at Tulip Town. Cool, damp weather has extended the season. The couple is originally from Hyderabad, India. There are no such tulip fields in Florida.

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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in full bloom VIEW

Twenty-five hundred bundles of grasses, “the oldest roofing known,” are being installed on this thatch roof in the Woodland Park Zoo’s African Village, says Val Deer, owner of the company doing the work. Ben Megar, harnessed up, tamps a bundle in place. Deer travels to South Africa to select the grasses used. He’s third-generation in the business and says it’s also the most prevalent roofing material on the globe. This project is a redo of the original roof installed in 2001. The African Village will reopen sometime in May. The grasses used are known for their insulating properties. Thatch roofs are considered the most common in the world because of the availability of grasses and leaves, straw and reeds.

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Local news

At Woodland Park Zoo, a new roof from ‘the oldest roofing known’ VIEW

1949 photo of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, taken during the dedication ceremonies.

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Photos: What did Sea-Tac Airport look like in 1949? Think Stratocruisers and an old-timey diner. VIEW

Entertainment

Charles Kelley, from left, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, of Lady Antebellum, perform “Heart Break” at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Live Nation offers $20 tickets to see some of music’s biggest stars

Editorials & Opinion

2020 Census citizenship question makes a mockery of our progress | Op-Ed

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Sports

Pete Carroll congratulates Russell Wilson on a 2nd quarter touchdown to Jimmy Graham. The Seattle Seahawks played the Dallas Cowboys in a NFC showdown Sunday, December 24, 2017 at ATT Stadium in Arlington, Texas. 204618

Seahawks general manager John Schneider says team making ‘less excuses’ for draft picks WATCH

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Seahawks general manager John Schneider says team making ‘less excuses’ for draft picks

Featured Video Stories

Kellie Sevier and Tommi Tate of Spokane visit Seattle's last sanctioned lot for vehicle dwellers. Their daughter Sabrina Tate, 27, died in her RV. "It changed how I view homelessness," Sevier said. (Bettina Hansen & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A death in the RV safe zone (2:58)

Steven Loch, Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist, has struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder since age 13. "It's the moment that you finally are open about it that you start getting the healing," he says. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

‘Dance has saved my life’ (3:14)

For years, Barbara Barnett didn't confront the sexual assault she experienced in the military. Now, she uses painting as an emotional outlet and donates the sales to ArtLifting to support other disabled artists. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Amnesia / Denial (4:47)

Mollie Bryan is an artist, curator and organizer of light art and electronic music events in Seattle. From her gallery to natural spaces she creates a space for art that intersects with technology. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Making Art with Light (3:10)

After working with U.S. forces in their home countries, three people are granted Special Immigrant Visas and begin to rebuild their lives in Washington state. (Ramon Dompor and Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Wars' other veterans: Three people move to the U.S. with special... (4:42)

Fawn Batten is a survivor of domestic violence and used to sleep in a tent. Now, she builds relationships with people on the street as an ambassador for the Metropolitan Improvement District. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Another shot at life (5:57)

Artists Kerry James Marshall and Mickalene Thomas discuss history, representation and painting at Seattle Art Museum's "Figuring History," which also features works by Robert Colescott. (Corinne Chin and Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

'Figuring History' at Seattle Art Museum (2:35)

In Act III of 'Swan Lake,' a ballerina must perform 32 consecutive fouetté turns. Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lesley Rausch describes what's on her mind during the famous sequence. (Corinne Chin & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Swan Lake's 32 fouettés (2:59)

Life

On April 17, 2017, at Claret, in Wallingford, they offer beef tartare, with fries and salad.

5 new Seattle happy hours for your spring vibes | Happy Hour

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UW researcher wins $1 million National Science Foundation grant to study transgender youth

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When Nichlos Pate CQ opens the gate to the large grass field at his Raising Cain Ranch in Snohomish the herd of female Scottish Highland cattle come calling. Cinnamon, right, is the matriarch. Those without names don’t get to stick around. Pate says grass-fed cattle are leaner, don’t smell and have a higher heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

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in the Snohomish River Valley, Snohomish, WA.

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Food, innovation and resilience in the face of climate change

Travel

Hikers enjoy the view of the San Juan Islands from Oyster Dome. John Nelson photo

Take a spring hike and explore a favorite Bellingham neighborhood VIEW