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Cook Jesus Gineste of Classic Catering carries an alder-smoked king salmon to be prepared during the 2015 Bite of Seattle. This year’s Bite returns Friday through Sunday, July 20-22, at Seattle Center. (Sy Bean / The Seattle Times)

Weekend Highlight

Eat and drink up at Bite of Seattle, with craft brews, large and small tastings, outdoor entertainment

Also, the Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow at Discovery Park features Native American performances, traditional crafts and food.

Justice Department releases secret surveillance documents of ex-Trump aide Updated 6:04 pm
Hundreds at vigils mourn victims of Branson boat accident WATCH
Some Northwest CEOs earn 200 or 400 times what the average employee is paid
Downtown Seattle bus station closes for good Saturday. Here’s where to find the buses
Seattle residents, Bellevue gun-rights group, NRA sue Seattle over gun-storage law
Tremors shove Washington westward, offer clues into next big earthquake
Two goals from Nicolas Lodeiro give Sounders much-needed win over Whitecaps in Ruidiaz’s debut VIEW Updated 6:27 pm
Hit-and-run charge filed against driver in Rainier Avenue cyclist’s death

7:10 p.m. | Mariners vs. White Sox

Mariners Game Day: Felix Hernandez returns from DL as White Sox series continues

The Mariners are looking to make it two in a row to start the second half. Felix Hernandez is back after missing a start to heal his sore back. Will a little rest do the trick? We're bringing you the latest Mariners news and analysis all day and through the game. Updated 6:02 pm

A pair of orca whales swim in view of a state ferry crossing from Bainbridge Island toward Seattle in the Puget Sound Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, as seen some miles away from Seattle. The whales were among about 20 or more, believed to be from the resident J and K pods, seen traveling through the passage Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET101

Danny Westneat

Orcas have returned to Puget Sound, and they’ve never faced a bigger menace

Our endangered killer whales have returned for the summer, with the pods limping into Puget Sound the smallest they’ve been in 34 years. The federal government has chosen this precarious moment to gut the law that protects them.

Pedestrians pause to observe homeless people camping on and around the the Ballard Branch of the Seattle Public Library, July 17, 2018. This is scene is along NW 57th St at 22nd Ave NW. Homelessness in Ballard increased four fold from 2017 to 2018.
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Project Homeless

Ballard’s homelessness quadrupled last year, and anger is spilling over

A wave of homelessness threatens to overwhelm charity workers in Ballard, while their neighbors become more and more frustrated with the city’s response.

Don't Miss

Rookie running back Rashaad Penny (20).
Friday was the first day for rookies at Seahawks headquarters in Renton.

Photographed Friday, May 4, 2018. 206144

Seahawks | Camp countdown

Ranking the Seahawks’ roster: Can these top draft picks fill the shoes of the big names they’re replacing?

It’s a flying fish is about to be caught by one of the new owners of Pike Place Fish–Jaison Scott, left, Ryan Reese, Samuel Samson and Anders Miller are now owners of this legacy store and tourist attraction at the market. They’re all former employees. Reese caught the salmon.
Fish-tossing was started by former owner John Yokoyama to save steps to the counter and register.
Now, people come to see it.

(Reese caught the salmon)
Wed July 18, 2018

Local Business

‘It’s surreal’: Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market sold to fish-throwing employees WATCH

Primary election

$200K in new TV ads laud Republican Dino Rossi on free trade; stay silent on Trump's tariffs

Editorial

Seattle Times editorial board endorsements for August primary election

Local News

In this Nov. 28, 2017, photo, a tent to house the homeless is seen in downtown San Diego. An unprecedented increase in people living on the streets is rocking cities along the West Coast from Washington to California. Facing an acute shortage of housing for the poor, San Diego is turning to tents to get people off the streets for now. The city diverted $6.5 million from its permanent housing budget to operate the giant tents. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) CAGB216

FEMA-style tents as homeless shelters? Maybe, say some King County officials

Featured Columnist

Orcas have returned to Puget Sound, and they’ve never faced a bigger menace

Education Lab

UW study: Want highly trained teachers to work at high-poverty schools? Try offering them $10,000

As need soars, schools rally behind families in Vancouver, Wash. — and other cities take notice

Seattle Public Schools is back at the negotiating table for teacher contracts. Here’s how it’s going so far.

Three ways you can advocate for students with disabilities and special education in Washington state

Business & Tech

CEO Pay 2018. (Gabriel Campanario / The Seattle Times)

Some Northwest CEOs earn 200 or 400 times what the average employee is paid

Featured Columnist

It’s suite at the top, but runaway CEO pay doesn’t help the economy

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Home Trends

Tips from chefs: How to create a pro kitchen at home VIEW

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Explore Seattle

Be a tourist in your own backyard on Blake Island

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Careers

Another reason not to wear a tie: It could be cutting the blood flow to your brain

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Home Improvement

How to supersize your small backyard space

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Finance

4 ways to make your small business more efficient

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Nation & World

From trails to exhibits, parks aim to increase accessibility

Photography

Sean Dodd (left) and Jennifer Ward head bang to the band Dude York at the Capitol Hill Block Party, on Friday, July 20, 2018. The Block Party continues with live music, food, and drinks on Saturday and Saturday. 207113

Local News

Groove along with Capitol Hill Block Party VIEW

The shadow emphasizes Katrina Wolfe’s movements during her Butoh performance piece, “The Rag Picker.”

Ref to more photos onlineNorthwest Wanderings on performance artist Katrina Wolfe, Butoh modern dance,

Tuesday July 10, 2018

Northwest Wanderings

This isn’t for everyone: Sumner dancer tries to ‘wake up senses’ with strange art of butoh VIEW

Alexa Balch Stritof (right) and Danica Ansell make faces at their friend watching from the sidelines as they go on a ride at the West Seattle Summer Festival on Saturday afternoon, July 14, 2018. The Festival Continues 10-6pm Sunday. 207021

Photography

Fun in the sun at West Seattle festival VIEW

Three-year-old Cal Riddle from Seattle is all smiles as he anticipates being squirted by a fellow wading pool goer in Lincoln Park’s wading pool in West Seattle Thursday, July 12, 2018. Temperatures in the 80’s are expected for the next ten days.

Photography

Squirts from a squirt

Entertainment

PARISALEXA performs at the Upstream Music Fest + Summit in Seattle Friday, June 1, 2018.
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Rising Seattle star Parisalexa is ready for her Capitol Hill Block Party close-up

Editorials & Opinion

Let’s get creative with existing taxes to fix housing crisis | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

Foreigners boycott Trump’s America

David Horsey cartoons

Emperor's new clothes

Sports

Rookie running back Rashaad Penny (20).
Friday was the first day for rookies at Seahawks headquarters in Renton.

Photographed Friday, May 4, 2018. 206144

Ranking the Seahawks’ roster: Can these top draft picks fill the shoes of the big names they’re replacing?

Featured Columnist

Daniel Vogelbach gets another shot in place of slumping Ryon Healy; Mike Zunino could be back on Sunday

Featured Video Stories

Recent Chief Sealth graduate Juan Old Chief Betancourt has learned a lot from his great grandmother. He wanted to honor her the best way he knew how, by taking her to his high school prom. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Family always comes first: A prom story (5:09)

Stand up paddle boarding is making its Special Olympics USA Games debut, and 21-year-old Devon Adelman is up for the challenge of this new sport. (Lauren Frohne, Bettina Hansen & Emily M. Eng / The Seattle Times)

Paddling for Special Olympics gold (5:01)

"History matters because it shows our values," says Jeffrey Coopersmith, a Seattle attorney who has collected historical artifacts for the past four decades. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Artifacts of Injustice (2:38)

South Park has seen a recent escalation in youth violence, but programs like the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps work to keep kids active, safe and engaged with the community. (Lauren Frohne & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Nurture with nature (5:35)

Glass sculpture artist Martin Blank closes his hot shop in South Lake Union after serving Seattle's art scene for 17 years. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Hot Shop: One of Seattle's glass studios closes for developing (2:30)

Vishavjit Singh, dressed as Sikh Captain America, uses his superhero alter ego to initiate conversations he would not normally have with others while wearing his civilian clothes. (Ramon Dompor & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A Sikh man dresses as a superhero to challenge what it means to... (3:41)

Kellie Sevier and Tommi Tate of Spokane visit Seattle's last sanctioned lot for vehicle dwellers. Their daughter Sabrina Tate, 27, died in her RV. "It changed how I view homelessness," Sevier said. (Bettina Hansen & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A death in the RV safe zone (2:58)

Steven Loch, Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist, has struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder since age 13. "It's the moment that you finally are open about it that you start getting the healing," he says. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

‘Dance has saved my life’ (3:14)

Life

CAL McALLISTER – SEATTLE – 11/01/13
Cal McAllister surrounded by Voided checks written to new employees who might want to leave–each check for 3,000$ if an employee that might want to leave after 3 months. Nobody has accepted one yet.

Cal McAllister, one of the founders of the Wexley School for Girls which is an ad agency in Seattle.

After Wexley School for Girls closes its quirky doors, headmaster Cal McAllister restarts with startups

Featured Columnist

I’m not alone; what readers have learned about their families through DNA tests

Pacific NW Magazine

Ron Judd explains how to outsmart your smart technology

Travel

Extremely messy and very worth it: Hook Seabar’s deep-fried soft-shell crab and poached prawn BLT.

Vancouver’s new seafood restaurants make the city even better VIEW