Kay Bullitt, photographed at her Capitol Hill home in 2005. (John Lok / The Seattle Times, file)
Kay Bullitt, photographed at her Capitol Hill home, for a Pacific Northwest magazine portrait, Aug. 28, 2005. (John Lok / The Seattle Times)
Obituaries

Kay Bullitt, Seattle philanthropist and civil rights activist, dies at 96

Bullitt, born in Boston in 1925, was an advocate for a dizzying array of causes spanning education, racial justice, international relations, politics, historic landmark preservation, and the arts — a legacy of the family she married into.

Daniela Reyes (CQ) is caught in the backlog of DACA applications-DACA limbo. Her children Victoria, 5, and Bruno, 1, are U.S. citizens. She awaits a ruling to see if it will be approved. Thursday August 5, 2021 217833
Local News

Thousands in Washington state in ‘limbo’ with halt to DACA applications

Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) CAMS106
Husky Football

Beyond inter-conference scheduling and playoff expansion, here’s what the ‘historic’ Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC alliance actually means

2021 Corgi Races at Emerald Downs.
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Emerald Downs corgi races gain national recognition on ESPN, ‘Late Late Show’

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Much controversy surrounds fish passage and cultural issues around Gorge Dam, seen here July 20, on the upper Skagit River.
Environment

Skagit County sues Seattle for public records in fight over fish passage at city dams

Carolina Hurricanes’ Lee Stempniak (21) and Arizona Coyotes’ Peter Holland (13) battle for a faceoff during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Gila River Arena, Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. The Hurricanes defeated the Coyotes 2-1. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) NYOTK
Kraken

Arena deals for Kraken and Arizona Coyotes provide a lesson in public funding and economic impact

Hikers on the ledge at Oyster Dome, the rocky viewpoint on Mount Blanchard that affords panoramic views of the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea.
Outdoors

Even on a smoky day, the view from Oyster Dome is worth the sweaty switchbacks

Op-Ed

When crises overwhelm, how will we as Americans respond?

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Thursday, November 19, 2020 Tents still line portions of the Interim parking lot in Seattle under I-5 as Kelsey Brennan from Co-Lead and Nichole Alexander from Reach help to move tent dwellers into hotels. 215633
Project Homeless

57 people from one Seattle homeless encampment got hotel rooms last year. More than 1/3 likely went back to the streets.

Pedestrians cross the intersection of Pike St. and 1st Ave. in downtown Seattle Monday, August 23, 2021. A statewide masked mandate for all people above the age of five, regardless of vaccination status, went into effect Monday. 218020
Health

King County says 70% of residents have been vaccinated across all ages, ethnicities

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WA commissioner walks out of meeting during mask protest

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Flight to Seattle evacuated after passenger’s Samsung Galaxy phone ignites

The Northwest ICE detention center, 1623 E J St.Tacoma, Washington. Photographed Tuesday, March 30, 2021. 216765
Health

ICE ordered to test detainees for COVID before transfers to Tacoma detention center

Politics

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP) DCJE526 DCJE526

Biden holds to Kabul Aug. 31 deadline despite criticism VIEW Updated

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Thursday, November 19, 2020 Tents still line portions of the Interim parking lot in Seattle under I-5 as Kelsey Brennan from Co-Lead and Nichole Alexander from Reach help to move tent dwellers into hotels. 215633

57 people from one Seattle homeless encampment got hotel rooms last year. More than 1/3 likely went back to the streets.

Featured Columnist

Washington is poised to accept a wave of Afghan refugees. How will they be received?

Education Lab

If you have unvaccinated kids, act like ‘nobody in household’ is vaccinated, experts urge — and more back-to-school advice

These Burien teens confronted violence in their community through art

Inslee brings back statewide mask order and mandates vaccines for school workers

Help build a profile of a Washington high school graduate

What Washington children learned during a turbulent pandemic year

Business & Tech

Work continues on Boeing 737 airplanes inside and outside the Renton Factory on July 24, 2019. Boeing says the 737 MAX crisis could temporarily shut down Renton production. Such a drastic step would mean temporary layoffs at the plant, which currently employs more than 10,000 people. Photographed on July 24, 2019. 210980

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Nation & World

A thick plume of smoke from the Caldor fire, as captured on a U.S. Forest Service wildfire monitoring camera shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (U.S. Forest Service via Alertwildfire Network/TNS) 25150078W 25150078W

Pristine Lake Tahoe shrouded in smoke from threatening fire VIEW

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Coronavirus

Kate Bilowitz co-founded the Facebook group Vaccine Talk. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Nick Otto

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Food & Drink

These stuffed peppers are quick and easy to make. We filled ours with chorizo and quinoa, but really you can be creative and put whatever you want in yours!

These stuffed peppers are a good way to help clean out your fridge and put dinner on the table

Pacific NW Magazine

Kids are learning, having fun — and maybe even finding a career — at Nathan Hale’s radio station

Editorials & Opinion

Farm workers spread out during a lunch break at an orchard in Yakima, Wash., June 16, 2020, The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Yakima County hard, with cases surging far faster in than in the rest of the state. The virus has caused turmoil in the farm and food processing industries, where some fearful workers staged wildcat strikes recently to demand that employers provide safer working conditions. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET222

It shouldn’t take a 100-degree day to trigger heat protections for farmworkers | Editorial

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Sports

Carolina Hurricanes’ Lee Stempniak (21) and Arizona Coyotes’ Peter Holland (13) battle for a faceoff during the first period of an NHL hockey game at Gila River Arena, Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. The Hurricanes defeated the Coyotes 2-1. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) NYOTK

Arena deals for Kraken and Arizona Coyotes provide a lesson in public funding and economic impact

Featured Columnist

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Arts & Life

View from Kamiak Butte.

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We're celebrating The Seattle Times’ 125th anniversary.

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

Photography

The Montlake Bridge opens only its north span for a sail boat, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021 in Seattle, as construction crews continue work at the south span. Although vehicles cannot use the bridge, pedestrians and cyclists can still use the bridge’s western sidewalk, and coming this fall for up to five weekends, both bridge spans will be in the up position and closed to everyone…except sailboats. 217992
Local News

Montlake Bridge remains closed for repairs — unless you’re a sailor, cyclist or pedestrian VIEW

Following the event program of the unveiling of he National Nordic Museum newest permanent feature, a visitor walks the a 32-foot by 35-foot labyrinth based on common Nordic patterns with links to Viking Age sites in Ireland. Gordon Huether created the design. See more photos online LO Labyrinth unveiling at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard, Saturday August 21, 2021 218007
Local News

Nordic Museum exhibit recalls Viking influence in Ireland VIEW

It’s a good view of the lights of the Seattle skyline on a clear night from the Don Armeni Boat Ramp in West Seattle along Harbor Avenue SW. LO Linesonly late Tuesday / early Wed August 17-18, 2021 217946
Local News

Clear night gives good view of downtown skyline from West Seattle

Almost three hours after midnight, the Stone Cottage is pulled from its site, rescued from demolition, The 90-year-old historic home in West Seattle moves to Port of Seattle property a mile away for storage until a permanent site is found. It’s built from 15,000 beach stones. Nickel Bros is the house mover. The 1-mile journey didn’t end until almost five a.m. Wednesday. Ref to more photos online. Move info at: savethestonecottage.org LO Linesonly Wednesday August 18, 2021 217946
Local News

West Seattle’s old Stone Cottage, built from 15,000 beach stones, moves to temporary home VIEW