Amazon has completely transformed Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
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Business

How Seattle residents feel about tech, Amazon and the city’s quality of life

"Amazon has grown along with Seattle," a company official says. Is that a good thing? A new poll reflects residents' views on how the e-commerce giant has reshaped our city.

Politics

Former President Donald Trump leaves his Trump National Doral resort Monday June 13, 2023 in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol) FLJS102 FLJS102

Trump stays home as Republican presidential candidates march in July 4 parades in key states

Opinion

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Local News

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Education Lab

Flat funding, the “McCleary Fix” and other school finance issues explained
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Business & Tech

The South Lake Union district. SLU district, looking North. Lake Union is at the top of the photo. April 14, 2023. LO LO LO 223547

Seattleites weigh in on tech, Amazon and the city's quality of life

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Nation & World

Residents cool off from a hot day at an urban waterway in Beijing, Monday, July 3, 2023. Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a brief respite from sweltering heat. Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW103 XAW103

July 4 may have been Earth's hottest day in about 125,000 years

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Food & Drink

The first of the new crop remains my favorite. Milk Drunk (2805 Beacon Ave. S.) opened mid-2020, and food critics with less of a sweet tooth than I focused praise on their sandwiches, rather than their exceptional soft serve. There are six flavors — two vegan, two not, two seasonal — and the dairy-based vanilla and malted chocolate swirl cone is an almost preposterous upgrade in texture and flavor compared to the fast food standard. They have bowls and classic cake cones, but the spiced sweetness of their waffle cone is a nice touch, as are add-ons like house-make hard shell. Bonus: it’s less than 300 feet from the Beacon Hill light rail station, removing the car from future nostalgia fests.

5 South Seattle spots to live the soft serve ice cream dream VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

A King County refugee program turned 2 hotels into communities of support

A year in the life of Afghan refugees housed in King County hotels

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Arts & Life

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This is much more than a tongue-and-cheek photo of a cow in Bend, Ore.

Photography

Bothell does not procrastinate when it comes to the Fourth of July, with multitudes of chairs already allowed along the city’s parade route, seen here on Main Street, Sunday, July 2, 2023. City signs up stating “advance chair placement begins July 1” helped start things going.
Local News

In Bothell, they’re already staking claim to spots on July 4 parade route VIEW

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Photos: OL Reign vs. Racing Louisville FC VIEW

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Storm

Photos: Storm lose to Lynx in OT, 99-97 VIEW