When Seattle chef Kristi Brown found out about the controversy around Season 18 of “Top Chef,” she had what she calls “super-complicated” feelings. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
"My instinct goes to: What do I have to do, as a woman chef, to help empower other women in the industry?" Kristi Brown asks. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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Seattle chef Kristi Brown speaks her mind about ‘Top Chef,’ Edouardo Jordan and more

When Communion chef Kristi Brown learned about the controversy around Season 18 of “Top Chef,” she had what she calls “super-complicated” feelings. In this interview, she shares her views.

The NHL’s Expansion Draft for the Seattle Kraken was held Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Gas Works Park in Seattle, WA. 217659
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‘It’s hard to feel overly optimistic’: National media react to the Kraken’s picks in the NHL expansion draft

Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffrey Sr., senior pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, says that in 1969 the city forced the Central District church and several nearby Black families to sell land to the city for a park. Now, the church and others are calling for the city to restore the land or pay reparations. New Hope Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffrey Sr. documented land taken from them by the City of Seattle under the racist Urban Renewal programs of the 1960s in a recent Seattle Times op-ed. In a press conference held Wednesday, July 21, 2021, Jeffrey, local leaders and others unveil legislation to support the New Hope Family Housing project and the compensation of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and others for land taken. The legislation will also fund affordable housing for displaced and low-income neighbors with roots in the neighborhood. 217698
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After watching decades of gentrification, Central District church calls on Seattle to return land

Old Dominion performing at Watershed Festival, Washington’s premier country fest, in 2017.
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Country music festival Watershed marks Washington’s biggest reopening concert since the pandemic

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Arizona Coyotes center Tyler Pitlick (17) skates against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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Kraken makes first franchise trade, sending forward Tyler Pitlick to Calgary for fourth-round draft pick

A woman and a child walk past Georgiana Blomberg’s bookstore, Magnolia’s Bookstore, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Blomberg has owned the store for twenty years. The bookstore store is located at 3206 W. McGraw Street in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday. 217634
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For 30 years, Magnolia’s Bookstore has stayed steadfast in one of Seattle’s most isolated neighborhoods VIEW

THEN1: Little did 16-year-old Dave DePartee, standing near the front of the centerfield stage, know that he would be snapping one of the few surviving photos of Jimi Hendrix’s final Seattle concert on July 26, 1970. Over Hendrix’s shoulder, apartments with a view into Sicks Stadium stand atop Tightwad Hill. At upper right, a corner of the stadium scoreboard advertises Chevron gas. Jimi’s orange-red outfit provides the sole splash of color on a gray day. Credit: Dave DePartee
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International condemnation of Microsoft hack points the way on China

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A road along a bay in Point Roberts, Wash., on Aug. 19, 2020. The geographically isolated community has so far avoided the coronavirus, but Canada’s pandemic restrictions on border crossings, which Point Roberts residents must cross twice to reach the rest of the U.S., has made their isolation both a blessing and a curse. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)

Biden’s border decision extends pain for Point Roberts residents

The Contemplation of Justice statue on the steps to the main entrance to the Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 4, 2020. WX202
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FILE – In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI’s background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel’s office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WX104 WX104
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Greg Moore, 53, was killed in a hit-and-run collision near Maple Valley Sunday morning, as he was nearing the end of a 15-mile run.

Maple Valley father, husband killed in hit-and-run crash while out on a run

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Canada’s new COVID border rules have put us in our place

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Seattle’s new Fairview Avenue bridge opens Saturday morning

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Alaska airlines planes taxi and are boarded outside the newly renovated North Satellite at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday, May 25, 2021. The newly renovated North Satellite will fully open next month. The facility adds new gates, nearly double in size, open space and natural light, triple the restaurants and shops, Pacific Northwest inspired art and sustainability features including the use of collected rainfall. 217218

Alaska Air climbs out of the red thanks to improving travel and federal aid

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FILE – The Department of Justice building in Washington, June 15, 2021. An Ohio man who was part of an online community of “incels,” or misogynists who blame women for denying them what they believe is their right to sexual intercourse, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with plotting to shoot students in sororities, federal prosecutors said. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times) XNYT159 XNYT159

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People take pictures in front of Sagrada Familia Basilica designed by architect Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, July 9, 2021. Spain’s top diplomat is pushing back against French cautions over vacationing on the Iberian peninsula. Southern Europe’s holiday hotspots worry that repeated changes to rules on who can visit is putting people off travel. On Thursday, France’s secretary of state for European affairs, Clement Beaune, advised people to “avoid Spain and Portugal as destinations” when booking their holidays because COVID-19 infections are surging there. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)

American tourists are back in Europe, but so are COVID restrictions

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Chef Kristi Brown of That Brown Girl Cooks! Brown shared a roasted salmon croquettes recipe with tangy remoulade. “My Mom used canned salmon, but since we’re in the Great Northwest and it’s salmon season!!! Issa upgrade!” wrote Brown. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 215261

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Wed., April 21, 2021. The gnarled bark of an old growth Douglas Fir has protected this tree for centuries. It’s part of the old growth at Cedar Flats Research Natural Area near Cougar, Washington. 216172

Meet the eminent scientist, now 84, who vowed as a boy to protect Washington’s old-growth forests

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Construction on the elevated platform that will carry light rail trains is being done at Bellevue Way SE Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Green area in background is part of the Mercer Slough Nature Park. I-90 is at right, I-405 is highway going from left to right at top of frame, crossing over I-90. Looking eastbound. Train service to Redmond is expected to be available by 2024.

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Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll before the start of an NFL football game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) FDX106 FDX106

NFL announces that games unable to be rescheduled due to COVID-19 outbreaks will result in forfeits, loss of pay

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Ex-Seahawk Chad Wheeler’s trial date moved back to October

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Golding plays the title character in “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.”

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Broadcaster Dominic Moore tosses a fish as part of the announcement of the Kraken’s inaugural team Wednesday. The NHL’s Expansion Draft for the Seattle Kraken was held Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Gas Works Park in Seattle, WA. 217659
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Photos from Seattle Kraken’s draft day at Gas Works VIEW

Don’t look now, but it’s liftoff for Fernando Botero’s sculpture “Adam” as it’s installed at the corner of Second Avenue and Madison Street. Shawn Dawley with NessCampbell Crane + Rigging signals the crane operator. “Adam,” a 1996 sculpture is estimated to weigh about 1,600-pounds. It’ll stand at the former Federal Reserve Building, now a Martin Selig property. Botero is a Colombian artist known for his large figures and forms. Also installed one block north on Saturday was Catherine Mayer’s “What Goes Up Must Come Down,” a giant paddleball at the corner of Second Avenue and Spring Street. It’s about 42-feet. Both installations by ArtSite Ref to more photos online of both sculptures Saturday July 17, 2021 LO Linesonly 217675
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Seattle's Second Avenue gets a pair of big sculptures VIEW

BALLARD – DOG ADOPTION – LO-LINES ONLY-071121 Kevin Moore, 29, and Carolina Templeton, 29, pet Lois, a 14 week old Cattle and Chihuahua mix dog during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid their efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster, and adoption.
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Going to the dogs VIEW

Lavinia Vago leads an almost-hour, non-stop free dance and exercise session on Fisher Green at Seattle Center. Called Zella x Dance Church (CQ), it’s a partnership with Nordstrom and a portion supports Girls on the Run. There are four city stops including Seattle-Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. REF TO MORE PHOTOS ONLINE LO Dance Exercise on Saturday July 10, 2021 217621
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Seattle Center dance session offers a heated workout VIEW