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New plans have been filed for “a complete re-imagining of Northgate,” according to its owner, that includes proposals for retail, offices, housing and a hotel on the property that spans about 55 acres. This drone photo is looking west over the mall. Interstate 5 is in the far distance. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times) — The Macy’s store seen in the foreground will not be part of Northgate Mall’s planned redevelopment by Simon Property Group. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Retail

Macy’s will close its Northgate store next year, Redmond store in next few months

The shrinking retailer plans to shutter its Redmond and Northgate locations. Some employees will be offered jobs at other locations. Updated 8:44 pm

Representative Debra Lekanoff, a Democrat from the 40th District, is sworn in with other members of the Washington State House of Representatives on Opening Day of the 2019 Legislative Session Monday January 14, 2019. Lekanoff, whose ancestry is Tlingit and Aleut, is believed to be the first Native American woman elected to the House.

Local Politics

Washington’s Legislature this year looks more like the people it serves

Democratic Party leaders say their House and Senate ranks are the most diverse ever. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans in recent years have promoted more women to top positions. VIEW

Menya Musashi’s signature ramen bowl comes with very tasty pork belly, a well-marinated egg and a tonkatsu pork cutlet. (Stefanie Loh / The Seattle Times)

Cheap Eats

A never-ending quest for the perfect Seattle ramen

As part of a quest to find her Seattle ramen home, our writer tests two new ramen shops, Menya Musashi Niten Ichiryu on Capitol Hill and Engimono Ramen in Northgate. How did the tonkotsu and the tonkatsu stack up?

FILE — New York Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 8, 2005. Stottlemyre, the Yankees’ pitching ace in their lean years of the late 1960s and early ’70s and later the longtime pitching coach for Mets and Yankees teams that won the World Series, died on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, in a Seattle hospital. He was 77. (Suzy Allman/The New York Times) XNYT58 XNYT58

Larry Stone

Mel Stottlemyre was a great pitcher and coach, and a firm believer in doing the right thing

Former Yankees pitcher and MLB pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was compassionate, loyal and proud of his Washington state roots.

Don't Miss

The Mac n’ Cheese with Newsom Ham at JuneBaby in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle Thursday December 6, 2018.
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Pacific NW Magazine

Edouardo Jordan gives up his recipe for the world’s greatest mac ’n’ cheese, and now we can all die happy

Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski (3) runs onto the field with his teammates before an NCAA college football game against Idaho in Pullman, Wash., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (Young Kwak / AP)

Cougar Football

A year after Tyler Hilinski’s death, ‘Hilinksi’s Hope’ nonprofit partners with NCAA to promote mental health awareness

Editorial

Congress should override new birth-control restrictions

How to give

Fund For The Needy: Here’s how to donate

Viaduct Closure

Heading northbound on the Alaskan Way viaduct Monday, December 31, 2018. The viaduct will be permanently shut down on January 11, 2018 and then demolished. The tunnel to replace it is expected to open about three weeks later. 208811

Traffic jams: A playlist to get you through your commute

Century Link Field and Safeco Fields in downtown Seattle. The Alaskan Way viaduct is seen in front of the stadiums.

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Seattle’s big demolition spectacle: How crews plan to pulverize the Alaskan Way Viaduct

Readers share their tips for how they’ll deal with the three-week Highway 99 shutdown

In this Monday, June 19, 2017, photo, a person works on a laptop in North Andover, Mass. Telecommuting has become synonymous with convenience, flexible schedules and, yes, pajamas. You donâ€™t have to commute, spend money on transportation or dress up. But despite the appeal and laid-back reputation, there are challenges. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) MAEA405

‘A blessing and a curse’: Puget Sound-area telecommuters share their stories

Local News

US Forest Service firefighter John Peterson, right, watches smoke rise into the air as he controls a burn on Apple Acres Road on Saturday, August 15, 2015.

Cantwell, Murray among Dems pressing Trump to end shutdown so wildfire preparations, training can begin again

Featured Columnist

New Washington map shows why environmental health is a justice issue; see the risks in your area

Education Lab

Join us at the Ignite Education Lab storytelling event on March 11

‘Virtually all schools’ in Seattle to be affected by viaduct closure, which will delay buses even more

Students in Washington’s charter schools and public schools learn at similar rates, Stanford report finds

Greater teacher diversity can improve outcomes for students of color. So why are 89% of Washington teachers white?

Puget Sound school districts are trying to recruit — and keep — more teachers of color. Here’s how.

Business & Tech

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Seattle still has the most cranes in America, and construction isn’t losing much steam

Featured Columnist

In market-cap competition, what matters to most Americans isn’t calculated

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Career Advice

Manager wonders how to handle skilled worker who’s also a bully

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Wellness

4 ways your genetics impacts your skin

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Wellness

Finding female friends over 50 can be hard. These women figured it out

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At Home

Have you done a ‘new year, new needs’ home checkup?

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When we’re stressed, we don’t think of easy solutions that are staring us in the face. (Getty Images)

Workplace

4 ways busy people sabotage themselves

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Nation & World

Pro-European demonstrators hold posters at Parliament Square in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to win support for her Brexit deal in Parliament. Lawmakers are due to vote on the agreement Tuesday, and all signs suggest they will reject it, adding uncertainty to Brexit less than three months before Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) XAF160 XAF160

UK’s May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed WATCH

The IRS is recalling 46,000 workers to handle tax returns Updated 10:13 pm
Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census Updated 10:14 pm
Last year’s Central American caravan dwindles, new one forms VIEW Updated 9:02 pm
A Mueller report may stay secret, AG nominee Barr says
Trump treats Clemson football team to ‘1,000 burgers’ during White House visit VIEW
California storms bring mudslide fears, blizzard warning VIEW Updated 10:14 pm

Photography

Traffic was heavier Tuesday morning, the second weekday commute since the closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Local News

Seattle commuters feel the pinch as Alaskan Way Viaduct closes for good VIEW

Removal of part of a ramp begins Saturday morning, January 12, 2019, at the southern end of the viaduct at 1st Ave. S. and Railway Ave. S. Traffic will still be able to travel, with occasional delays, on 1st Ave. S., but Railway Ave. S. will be closed to vehicular traffic. The removal continues all day Saturday til 10 p.m. and into Sunday from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.. The ramp connects northbound SR 99 to the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Crews will use machinery to munch ramp structure and drop concrete to ground.

This is the first demolition to occur after the viaduct closed Friday night.
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Local News

Viaduct starts coming down bit by bit VIEW

Paige Levens (CQ), 13, catches the front edge of her snowboard on the “tank” at the Rail Jam competition at Snoqualmie Central. She slid forward almost looking like a planned stunt, fell off on the far side, got up and hiked up the hill for the next round. She was awarded the Sweetie Prize which provides tacos. Thirteen competitors ages 6 to 46 participated in the US American Snowboard and Freestyle Association event Saturday. She’s been snowboarding three years and this is her first year competing.
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Snowboarders and skiers compete in Rail Jam at Snoqualmie Central on Saturday Jan 12, 2019

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Local News

Snowboarders, skiers compete in Rail Jam at Snoqualmie Pass VIEW

Five-year-old Aria Chen reads the “Snake and Ape” to Rachel Schaefer during a visit to the Hearthstone retirement community by 46 students from Daniel Bagley Elementary . They also sang Civil Rights-era songs in advance of Martin Luther King Day. The students were from kindergarten, fourth and fifth grades.

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Local News

Students read, sing from heart at Hearthstone

Entertainment

FILE – This June 27, 2007 file photo shows singer and actress Carol Channing in Concord, N.H. Channing, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and on television has died at age 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll says Channing died of natural causes early Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File) NY108 NY108

Effervescent ‘Hello, Dolly!’ icon Carol Channing mourned VIEW

Editorials & Opinion

United to save salmon and orcas | Op-Ed

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Michelle Goldberg

Two years into our national emergency

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Thanks for the ride - and the view -viaduct

Sports

FILE — New York Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 8, 2005. Stottlemyre, the Yankees’ pitching ace in their lean years of the late 1960s and early ’70s and later the longtime pitching coach for Mets and Yankees teams that won the World Series, died on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, in a Seattle hospital. He was 77. (Suzy Allman/The New York Times) XNYT58 XNYT58

Mel Stottlemyre was a great pitcher and coach, and a firm believer in doing the right thing | Larry Stone

Featured Columnist

Seahawks DE Frank Clark says he played the 2018 season at 60 percent health, with injured elbows

Featured Video Stories

The National Archives at Seattle house 50,000 case files from the Chinese Exclusion Act. Files created to discriminate against Chinese laborers now hold value for descendants seeking detailed family information. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

'It's like reading someone's life': Seattle's Chinese Exclusion... (5:23)

Puget Sound’s orcas were shot and reviled, then caught and sold to aquariums around the world. But an orca capture in Budd Inlet was a turning point, leading to the end of an era.
(Lauren Frohne, Steve Ringman & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: To Catch an Orca (6:41)

Rosenda Strong was last seen on Oct. 2, heading to the Legends Casino in Toppenish. The 31-year-old mother of four is the latest case of a missing indigenous woman on or near the Yakama Nation Reservation. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"We want answers, we want justice": March for a missing mother... (4:06)

Newport High School senior Jenna Martz is a champion power lifter and the first girl at her school to play four years of football. She hopes to inspire and support others in building strength. (Corinne Chin and Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

High School senior wants to 'leave a legacy' with her Newport... (1:58)

Pastor Patrinell “Pat” Wright has spent the past 45 years helping people in Seattle and around the world, of all backgrounds, grasp the meaning of African-American gospel music. (Bettina Hansen and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Pastor Patrinell “Pat” Wright brings gospel to Seattle (3:42)

Chisato DuBose, 54, and her daughter Sachie DuBose, 18, are world-champion power lifters and competitive bodybuilding athletes. As the women train and compete together, they build each other up. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Mother-daughter powerlifters 'don't care what people have to say' (5:12)

Experience the sights and sounds of the parade and victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, at Seattle Center on Sunday September 16, 2018. (Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor and Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Storm: WNBA Champions 2018 (2:23)

Sabrina Tate died in her RV at the age of 27. Five months later, her parents, Tommi Tate and Kellie Sevier of Spokane, continue to grieve. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A leaf of remembrance for Sabrina Tate (2:15)

Life

Here’s how to cope with January grays in the Pacific Northwest

Featured Columnist

Gene Balk / FYI Guy

New milestone in King County: Immigrant population tops 500,000

Pacific NW Magazine

Wed., December 5, 2018. Real Times vendor William Ellington stands on the sidewalk near an entrance to the lower Queen Anne QFC selling in low 40 degree weather. His books and record keeping materials are in plastic bags near his feet. The street is looking up 5th Ave. N. in Seattle. 208482

Real Change: How Seattle’s street newspaper plans to survive in the digital age

Travel

For anyone who grew up around snow, sledding is a cherished winter tradition. And if you’re the kind of person who only stubbornly gave up your childhood pursuit, riding a luge is a next-level adult thrill ride.

Sledding for grown-ups: You can now hop a recreational luge in the Methow Valley VIEW