Kendall Graveman talks to reporters while wearing a Houston Astros uniform, shortly after being traded to Houston, before a game btween the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Seattle. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
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Tigran Tsitoghdzyan’s (CQ) eye-catching mixed media piece brought to the Seattle Art Fair by the Sponder Gallery of Boca Raton, Florida is part of the artist’s “Mirrors” series suggesting close examination of self. It measures 80 x 56 inches and is $35,000. The Art Fair at CenturyLink Event Center with more than 100 exhibitors, continues through Sunday. Friday August 3, 2018 LO Linesonly
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Tigran Tsitoghdzyan’s (CQ) eye-catching mixed media piece brought to the Seattle Art Fair by the Sponder Gallery of Boca Raton, Florida is part of the artist’s “Mirrors” series suggesting close examination of self. It measures 80 x 56 inches and is $35,000. The Art Fair at CenturyLink Event Center with more than 100 exhibitors, continues through Sunday. Friday August 3, 2018 LO Linesonly

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A worker holds a Dungeness crab after being offloaded from a boat on Pier 45 in the Fisherman’s Wharf district in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. After weeks of negotiations on a per-pound price between wholesale processors and the crab fishermen and delays to protect migrating whales from getting entangled in fishing lines, crab pots are being set as of Monday January 11 with crab being available as soon as January 15. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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Beth Takekawa, who will retire from Wing Luke Museum after 14 years as executive director and more than 20 years at the museum, stands in the old Yick Fung Co. general store, which museum patrons get to see when they are part of a tour at the museum. One thing she loves about the store is the smells from the spices. Shot Thursday, June 17, 2021. The museum focuses on the history, culture and art of Asian Pacific Americans and is an important part of Seattle’s International District. 217369

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Catie Griggs was announced as new president of business operations for the Seattle Mariners Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Griggs, seen here Tuesday at T-Mobile Park, was formerly chief business operator for the Major League Soccer team Atlanta Union.

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WESTLAKE PARK – HALLOWEEN IN JULY – LO-LINES ONLY- 072521 Vernie Stoneberg, 8, has his picture taken during a Halloween in July event on July 25, 2021 at Westlake Park. The event was part of the Welcome Back Weeks initiative and featured costume contests, trick-or-treating and thriller dance classes and live music performances.
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Kari Kussmann leads the way as she and friend Dave Levine head down the ramp at Constellation Park in West Seattle to paddle board in the Sound. The boards are light and Levine estimated them to weigh 15-pounds. They’re using inflatable boards that pack up into carrying bags. Inflated to 12-PSI. REF To MORE online LO Linesonly Sunday July 25, 2021 217738
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It’s a hair-raising set as Haley Graves rocks the Occidental Square stage at “Welcome Back Seattle”, part of Downtown Summer Sounds on Saturday. It featured live music, art installations and more. Sunday, more events continue in Westlake Park. Ref to more photos online LO Occidental Square Saturday July 24, 2021 217734
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