Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launches carrying passengers Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and space tourism company Blue Origin, brother Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk, from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez / The Associated Press)
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In a demonstration, this car without the driver on board is lowered from a customer entrance to the second level of the parking garage at the Spire condominiums. From there, a robotic dolly moves the vehicle to a parking space. (Ellen M Banner / The Seattle Times)
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Passengers line up as they head towards the terminal where they will check in for their cruise to Alaska aboard the Serenade of the Seas at Terminal 91 in Seattle Monday, July 19, 2021. The Royal Caribbean ship is the first cruise scheduled to leave Seattle for Alaska since the start of the pandemic. 217673
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SEATTLE – FOUNDER AND CEO OF GLOBAL FAMILY TRAVELS- 071821 Aaron Santiago, 41, a future tour guide looks at graffiti during a new graffiti tour on Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Seattle. The tour was co-produced by travel company Global Family Travels and some local nonprofits 206 Zulu, Urbanists, Experience Education.
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A new pedestrian overpass spanning over I-5 from North Seattle College (at left, out of frame) to Sound Transit’s Northgate Light station (at right) can be seen July 9, 2021. Passenger service to the station will begin in September of 2021. Cars underneath the overpass at center are heading southbound on I-5. 217611
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FILE – In this June 16, 2021 file photo, travelers queue up in long lines to pass through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport in Denver. A seemingly offhand remark by President Joe Biden is raising hopes in the airline industry that the U.S. might soon open up to European visitors. If it happens soon, it might salvage some last-minute, late-summer vacation-travel business for the airlines. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) NYBZ504 NYBZ504

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BALLARD – JAMES LIN PORTRAIT- 071621 James Lin, 35, the owner of Watson’s Counter, a Korean brunch spot stands in his shop on Friday, July 16, 2021 in Ballard. Some restaurant owners are frustrated by the distribution of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. In Seattle, the three companies that got the maximum amount ($10 million) were big chains owned by white men. The fund was intended to prioritize women, veterans, and “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” like POC. Lin says his goal now is to “stay busy enough to stay open and rebuild our team again.”

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From left to right: Albert Loa, Michael Shin, Timothy Chan, Yusuf Shalaby, Ben Potter, and Rafid Mahmood sit on the bench of at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 2017. The group created a tool that allow fans to step into Kraken GM Ron Francis’ shoes ahead of the Seattle expansion draft on Wednesday.

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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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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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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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ALKI BEACH – LO-LINES ONLY-INDIGENOUS CHILDREN VIGIL- 070121 Ixtli Salinas-Whitehawk,45, a community organizer lights candles at an altar during a vigil on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Alki Beach. Hundreds of Indigenous children’s bodies were discovered in unmarked graves near former residential boarding schools in Canada. Indigenous communities across the country gathered to mourn the losses and be with community.
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