A California program was helping more black students earn college credit and graduate, so Highline College replicated it in Washington. Three years later, it's succeeding here too. Updated 2:18 pm

Dining out is a luxury, obviously. And new restaurants are opening in newly luxurious Seattle at an overwhelming pace — hundreds over the past year. These places aren’t the shiny new ones — they’re just some of the very best, the places Seattle Times food writer Bethany Jean Clement recommends over and over again.

The Seahawks have made noteworthy strides since Week 2, when it appeared their fifth win may never come. But those strides have yet to translate into a true statement.