Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is all smiles during warmups before the Seahawks play a mock game as part of training camp at Lumen Field in Seattle Sunday, August 8, 2021. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is all smiles during warmups before the Seahawks play a mock game Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
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Medical assistant Reina Perez, left, vaccinates Camerino Vasquez at a pop-up clinic for migrant workers put on by Medical Teams International in Malaga, Wash. located in Chelan County on Thursday, July 15, 2021. County-level Covid-19 vaccination data reveals large gaps for Hispanic and Black residents. In Chelan and Douglas County, vaccination rates among the Hispanic population are higher than other counties in Washington state.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and relief pitcher Drew Steckenrider (16) celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) NYNM120 NYNM120
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Quarterbacks from left, Sam Huard (7), Camden Sirmon (18), Patrick O’Brien (10) and Dylan Morris (9) break off to their own field for more drills during University of Washington football practice, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 in Seattle. This is UW football camp day 3. 217846
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One of the earliest known photos of Alfred M. Hubbard, circa 1919. Credit: Courtesy Museum of History & Industry. “Reprinted from Seattle Mystic Alfred M. Hubbard: Inventor, Bootlegger & Psychedelic Pioneer by Brad Holden, Foreword by Don Lattin (History Press 2021).” See Page 23
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Kenneth Wilson will take on incumbent Teresa Mosqueda in November.

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Seattle city attorney Pete Holmes, left, is running for his job against Ann Davison, center and Nicole Thomas-Kennedy. mashup
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Bellevue City Council incumbent Conrad Lee and challenger Dexter Borbe are headed to the November general election.
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Parishioners attend Sunday mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle Sunday July 25, 2021.

Seattle Archdiocese plan to close churches stirs sadness, anger and resistance VIEW

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Business & Tech

Giuseppe Canzone, 38, brought alpacas Puno and Chevere to the event for children to pet and feed. In National Landing, he and his brother opened an outpost of their popular Peruvian Brothers food truck, which developers have cited an example of the small, locally-owned business they hope to bring to the area. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Sarah L. Voisin.

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Delta variant adds uncertainty to Seattle’s recovery

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A Taliban flag flies in the main square of Kunduz city after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces, in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. Taliban fighters Sunday took control of much of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, including the governor’s office and police headquarters, a provincial council member said. (AP Photo/Abdullah Sahil) XRG111 XRG111

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FILE – In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo, Dr. Yomaris Pena, Internal Medicine Physician with Somos Community Care at a COVID-19 extracts the last bit of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine out of a vial so as not to waste it at a vaccination site at the Corsi Houses in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. An untold number of Americans have managed to get COVID-19 booster shots even though the U.S. government hasn’t approved them. They’re doing so by taking advantage of the nation’s vaccine surplus and loose tracking of those who have been fully vaccinated. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) NYMV101 NYMV101

Some in US getting COVID-19 boosters without FDA approval

Food & Drink

These are just some of the types of bagels available at Loxsmith Bagels, shot Thursday, July 15, 2021. Matthew Segal, who ran one of the city’s most popular bagel popups, Loxsmith Bagels, now has a permanent home, inside the Capitol Hill bar, Nacho Borracho. Segal rents out that space during the day. 217594

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Anthony Ray (Sir-Mix-A-Lot) had the 1988 hit “Posse On Broadway” and is pictured at the Dick’s Drive-In on Broadway in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle Sunday June 20, 2021.

Seattle’s hip history, from Jackson Street jazz clubs to Sir Mix-A-Lot … and even Lake Union houseboats

Editorials & Opinion

Seattle Children’s Hospital’s main campus is on Sand Point Way in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle. Friday April 16, 2021. 216918

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Big hearts: There’s room for all the citizen-led responses to Seattle’s homelessness crisis

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Quarterbacks from left, Sam Huard (7), Camden Sirmon (18), Patrick O’Brien (10) and Dylan Morris (9) break off to their own field for more drills during University of Washington football practice, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 in Seattle. This is UW football camp day 3. 217846

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Arts & Life

Larissa Leon, a high school student in Sunnyside, Washington, made this dress out of duct tape as part of the Stuck on Prom national contest.

Sunday Best: Talking tape with the Washington teen whose lovely duct tape dress won a national contest

Sunday Best: Talking tape with the Washington teen whose lovely duct tape dress won a national contest

This week marks The Seattle Times’ 125th anniversary.

Our publisher wrote a message to the community, and what having a locally-owned newspaper means to him.

Photography

Master sand sculptors Erik Wilber, left, and Ed Mah create a Kraken goalie out of fine glacial till sand at Westlake Park on Saturday. The team of sculptors with Form Finders worked with 20 cubic yards brought in from Silverdale. The materials will be returned there. Only sand and water are used but for the two eye accents. The event was presented by the DSA (Downtown Seattle Association). Ref to more photos online Saturday August 7, 2021 They’re a master sand sculpting team. Saturday August 7, 2021 LO Linesonly 217870
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Sand Sculpturing at Westlake Park VIEW

Beyond! Teen Summer Musical’s production of “Story of an Off-Brand Band” at Jefferson Park in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle Thursday July 29, 2021. Longtime directors of Teen Summer Musical Michelle Lang-Raymond and Isiah Anderson recently co-founded a new nonprofit theatre organization called Acts on Stage, which produced Beyond! Teen Summer Musical with support from Seattle Parks and Recreation. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ActsOnStageInc for the full schedule, including outdoor shows in the parks and a few pop-ups and indoor shows as well.
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Seattle’s Teen Summer Musical ‘feels like community’ VIEW

WESTLAKE PARK – HALLOWEEN IN JULY – LO-LINES ONLY- 072521 Vernie Stoneberg, 8, has his picture taken during a Halloween in July event on July 25, 2021 at Westlake Park. The event was part of the Welcome Back Weeks initiative and featured costume contests, trick-or-treating and thriller dance classes and live music performances.
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Seattle trying variety of tricks and treats to lure people back downtown

Dylan Moore of the Mariners gets the first of three liquid baths after the M’s beat the Astros on Moore’s grand slam Monday, July 26, 2021 in Seattle. Getting out of the way at right is Jen Mueller who was interviewing Moore for Root Sports. 217746
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