University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a passenger at a free COVID testing site Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / AP)
University of Washington research coordinator holds up a swab after testing a passenger at a free COVID testing site Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / AP)
FAQ Friday

What is WA Notify and will Washington adopt new CDC quarantine guidelines?

For this week's FAQ Friday, we answer reader questions about the new WA Notify app and how it might help slow the spread of COVID-19, and about the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new quarantine guidelines. Updated

Suzanne Mayer, a veteran math teacher at Aki Kurose in Seattle, has a 3-screen setup in her garage she uses to get students engaged while everyone attends school from home throughout the pandemic. This setup allows her to watch students work and also view her own lessons in student mode to make sure it’s all working. Photographed on November 25, 2020. 215753
Education Lab

A 3-screen garage: How a Seattle math teacher makes remote learning work

The story of how Suzanne Mayer went from offering a lot of time in a shared physical space to an elaborate setup in her garage speaks to the difficulties of getting online teaching to resemble the instruction students were getting in person, if that’s even possible.

Performance Division dancer Lydia Wondwosen in the role of Snow Queen in Evergreen City Ballet’s “Nutcracker Suites.”
Entertainment

The show must go online: COVID-19 forces Seattle-area performing arts groups to rethink tradition Updated

Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watches starting pitcher Marco Gonzales in the first inning against Texas, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. 214975
Mariners

Five new free agents the Mariners could be interested in, including slugger Kyle Schwarber

Don't Miss

An assortment of pot pies made by Logan Niles, the owner of Pot Pie Factory Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Seattle. 212776
Food & Drink

10 delicious Pacific Northwest-themed food gifts for happier pandemic holidays  VIEW

Stanford quarterback Davis Mills (15) against Colorado during an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) CAJC CAJC
Husky Football

What to watch for when No. 23 Washington hosts Stanford on Saturday, plus Mike Vorel’s prediction

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, left, listens to Randy Engstrom, director of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Seattle at an announcement of a new affordable housing investment on City-owned property in Uptown. 208545
Entertainment

Randy Engstrom, head of Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, to depart

Op-Ed

Repurpose Seattle’s Terminal 46 for fast passenger ferries and community use

Fund For The Needy

Sue Brangwin volunteers putting together food pickups at Hopelink, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 in Shoreline. 215739

This nonprofit works to meet the growing need for housing, food on the Eastside  VIEW

Chelsea Henrickson, an inventory coordinator at Treehouse in Seattle, packs a box of clothes to be mailed to a family in need on Thursday, October 19, 2020. Bags at lower left are filled with clothing and toys waiting to be picked up by local families. Treehouse has converted its store for foster youth into a packaging operation: the nonprofit packs up clothes and supplies and is sending them to youth statewide. 215686

Adapting to the pandemic, this agency helping foster youth built 'something that will be a lasting, new part of our program'  VIEW

Monday, November 16, 2020 FUND FOR THE NEEDY Leilani Chaco and her daughter Emilia are using zoom to talk with occupational therapist Lexie Baasch at Kindering. Today she was showing Emilia how to pull on socks, boots and her jacket. 215657

‘Life-altering for everyone’: Kindering bridges the virtual gap to help kids with special needs

Sadie (who declined to give her last name) holds onto a turkey for Thanksgiving, at top, while heading to her car after picking up food for her family at Hopelink, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Kirkland. Sadie said she is a single mom living in Kirkland with three teenagers who were at home busy with online learning. “I have everything (for Thanksgiving dinner). I am so happy,” she said before driving off. 215659 (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

COVID-19 ‘changed everything.’ Agencies adapt to meet huge demand as The Seattle Times kicks off Fund For The Needy campaign

Local News

Jenifer McIntyre (left), an assistant professor at WSU School of the Environment in Puyallup; Edward Kolodziej (center), an associate professor in both the UW Tacoma Division of Sciences & Mathematics and the UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering; and Zhenyu Tian (right), a research scientist at the Center for Urban Waters at UW Tacoma; at Longfellow Creek, an urban creek in the Seattle area.

Tire dust killing coho salmon returning to Puget Sound, new research shows  WATCH

Featured Columnist

It’s past time for the Donald Trump and Loren Culp election sideshows to go dark

Education Lab

Washington state shares little data about public schools and whether coronavirus is spreading, or not

Free remote learning support is out there, but some Seattle students still can’t get access

Washington state officials are considering loosening guidelines to reopen schools

A reminder from new report: Washington’s schools are far from equitable

Washington youth nonprofits, struggling to retain volunteers and funding, get $9.4 million in COVID-19 relief

Election & Politics

Authorities pass a border wall construction site, in Mission, Texas, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction. But he will confront a series of tough choices left behind by President Donald Trump, who’s ramped up construction in his final weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) PNA710 PNA710

Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall  VIEWUpdated

In this Dec. 1, 2020, photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at left, during an event to introduce their nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Up soon for Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It’s hard to imagine more consequential picks. Biden is expected to announce his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX205 WX205
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Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill endorsed a $908 billion interim package a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled yesterday. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/TNS) 1850791 1850791
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Among first acts, Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing Updated
Biden adjusting agenda to reflect narrow divide in Congress Updated

Business & Tech

A 737_MAX, built for Ryanair, sits across the street from the Boeing Delivery Center at Boeing Field in Seattle on December 2, 2020. Ryanair is an Irish airline. 215792

In a boost for Boeing, Ryanair orders 75 additional 737 MAX planes

Featured Columnist

On a crowded agenda, Biden must make room for trade

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Nation & World

FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, motorists travel south along Interstates 90 and 94 in Chicago. Data from roadways and airports shows millions could not resist the urge to gather on Thanksgiving, even during a pandemic.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) NYAG606 NYAG606

Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel  VIEW

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Coronavirus

In this Dec. 1, 2020, photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at left, during an event to introduce their nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Up soon for Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It’s hard to imagine more consequential picks. Biden is expected to announce his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX205 WX205

In face of ‘grim’ jobs report, Biden backs more COVID-19 aid

Food & Drink

An assortment of pot pies made by Logan Niles, the owner of Pot Pie Factory Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Seattle. 212776

10 delicious Pacific Northwest-themed food gifts for happier pandemic holidays  VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

Tiffani Williams and her daughter Ava Sophia Williams, 5, prepare to skate at Roll Around Seatown. 215259

Creating community connections during a time of unprecedented separation

Editorials & Opinion

Is anyone asking us students for input about reopening schools? | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

A cautionary tale of vaccine mistrust from South Korea

Horsey Cartoon

Farewell, al fresco?

Sports

Seattle Seahawks’ DK Metcalf catches a pass against Philadelphia Eagles’ Darius Slay during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) _CS14050 _CS14050

What to watch for when the Seahawks play the Giants on Sunday — plus Bob Condotta’s prediction

Featured Columnist

What to watch for when the Seahawks play the Giants on Sunday — plus Bob Condotta’s prediction

Arts & Life

Performance Division dancer Lydia Wondwosen in the role of Snow Queen in Evergreen City Ballet’s “Nutcracker Suites.”

The show must go online: COVID-19 forces Seattle-area performing arts groups to rethink tradition

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Fund For The Needy

Help local children, families, and seniors this holiday season.

Photography

Despite the restrictions on crowds at public events, downtown Seattle lit its Christmas Tree and unveiled its updated star atop the former Macy’s building Friday, November 27, 2020. Also, in place of the Holiday Carousel is a light display. 215773
Local News

Downtown Seattle brightens up for the holidays  VIEW

A nearly full moon shines above Seattle on Saturday night. The moon was at it’s fullest early Monday morning. This photo was made with a 600 mm lens, using f4 at 1/2000 of a second, ISO 1000. 215768
Local News

Full moon over Seattle

With dad Ryan Wells close by, 2-year-old Paige Wells shreds at “Sunset Pump Park” for the first time on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. According to her father, the track was made encircling a vacant Ballard house by a neighbor who wanted to give kids nearby someplace to let off some energy. After several loops Paige appears a complete natural. 215763
Local News

Successful first ride at Ballard’s ‘Sunset Pump Park’  VIEW

Anna McAllister of Seattle walks her rescued retired racing grey hound Trevor along the Seattle Turkey Trot run route on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. The run was virtual this year and participants went on their own schedules. McAllister said she always runs the race but decided this year she would make a Trot donation, forgo the tee-shirt, sleep in and walk the route ending at Golden Gardens. 215763
Local News

Seattle Turkey Trot participant dresses for the occasion