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Friday, JUly 15, 2021. The “Grand Bargain” struck between developers and politicians for affordable housing has raised $68 million in fees last year, including nearly $10 million from a project at 1200 Stewart Street that is shown here under construction. 217672
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Wed. May 29, 2019 Darren Ogden, research fish biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration swings an adult spring chinook out of a tank before carefully checking for tags in a trap at Lower Granite Dam on the Lower Snake River. Big chinook like this one are very scarce this year as chinook returns come in even lower than projected in rivers all over the region. 210398
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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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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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Macail Eaton (CQ) gets a quick-fix to her homemade protest vessel “Defiler of the Seas” as passengers line up to board a Celebrity cruise ship at Pier 66. Protesters want the city to envision a cruise-free Salish Sea saying the ships are three times as polluting as airplanes per passenger mile and harm marine ecosystems. They say the city’s cruise industry has an immense carbon footprint. Many protesters are with 350 Seattle, a climate change organization. Ref to more photos online Cruise Free Salish Sea protest Friday July 23, 2021 217732
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Broadcaster Dominic Moore tosses a fish as part of the announcement of the Kraken’s inaugural team Wednesday. The NHL’s Expansion Draft for the Seattle Kraken was held Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Gas Works Park in Seattle, WA. 217659
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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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