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Clouds roll in over the Central District in Seattle as a storm approaches. Clouds and rain and our famous “marine layer” are settling in for a long stay. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times, 2015)

Weather

Brace yourselves, Seattle: The Big Dark is coming

"We're getting into the wet fall pattern," said Mike McFarland, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, "and I can't promise any dry days."

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Report spotlights how some owners of high-end Seattle condos conceal their identities
Man stabbed in downtown Seattle taken to Harborview

Making your own poke bowl at Koi Shi Sushi & Bento is quick and easy.

Food & Drink

From poke bowls to wine flights: Here’s a guide to the best new food options at the Seattle airport before your next flight

Sea-Tac serves over 50 million passengers each year, many of them flying only once in that year. If that's you, here are a few dining options to consider that have opened since the last time you flew. New 6:00 am

Mariners

Mariners now stand alone — as only MLB team never to reach World Series

Nationals punch ticket to World Series with sweep of Cardinals in National League Championship Series, leaving Seattle as MLB's only city to never experience baseball's grandest stage. VIEW

CORRECTS TO CONCERT IN DALLAS IS NOW CANCELLED In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 photo, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend with The Who performs during the Moving On! Tour at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Who cut short a Houston concert on Wednesday, Sept. 25, after lead singer Daltrey lost his voice midway through the event. The band has postponed concerts scheduled for Friday, Sept, 27, in Dallas and Sunday in Denver. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP, File) CAET374 CAET374

Music

When The Who comes to Seattle this week, it will play with a local orchestra. Here’s the musician putting that together.

The orchestra, which will perform at The Who's Moving On! tour stop at T-Mobile Park Oct. 19, is formed from a pool of some 200 classically trained musicians who come together in various configurations to record film scores, video-game soundtracks and more. Updated 6:40 am