Seattle bicycle police cross Third Avenue at Pike Street during a patrol Monday in downtown Seattle. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)
Seattle bicycle police cross Third Avenue at Pike Street during a patrol. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)
Local Politics

Seattle’s downtown can bounce back from pandemic, but it will take partners working in sync, officials say

Elected officials, an urbanist and the head of the regional homelessness authority discussed the future of Seattle's downtown Thursday, addressing crime, housing and communication between stakeholders. VIEW

Ukraine-Russia War

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Fredy Montero, right, of the Seattle Sounders celebrates with Joao Paulo Mior, his side’s opening goal against Mexico’s Leon during a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match in Leon, Mexico, Thursday. (Mario Armas / AP)
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Sounders finish series with Club Leon, advance to CONCACAF Champions League semifinals

Friday, March 11, 2022. Sablefish at Canlis. 219804
Food & Drink

Restaurant review: Canlis’ first female chef is cause for all kinds of celebration

Jarred Kelenic talks to Jesse Winker during practice Tuesday. ­ The Seattle Mariners held Spring Training for the 2022 baseball season Tuesday, March 15, in Peoria, AZ. 219851
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The latest Amazon Fresh grocery store opened Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 13201 Aurora Ave N. A living wall of plantings greets you as you enter the store. 219900
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New Amazon Fresh in Seattle aims for zero-carbon certification VIEW

Friday, August 30, 2016. Alder trees press themselves over a roadway on part of the 3,000 acres that the Port Gamble and Suquamish tribes and other community partners are trying to preserve calling it the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park. Walking, equestrian and biking trails now wind their way through the land.
Outdoors

Why Seattle is the ‘least challenging’ U.S. city to live with seasonal allergies

Amy Schumer in “Life & Beth.”
TV/Streaming

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Editorial

WA must stand ready as abortion rights fall under siege in states near and far

Politics

FILE – Alysa Liu, of the United States, reacts after competing in the women’s free skate program during the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said late Wednesday, March 16. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) TKMY201 TKMY201

US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case

FILE – In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP, File) RUS601 RUS601
Putin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression VIEW Updated
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a news conference, Dec. 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers called Thursday, March 17, 2022 for restoring the charitable deduction for donors who don’t itemize their taxes, a priority for nonprofits nationwide, but a key senator was noncommittal on the question of whether to support legislation designed to boost payout from foundations and donor-advised funds. “The charitable deduction is a lifeline, not a loophole,” said Sen. Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, who said there would be bipartisan support for renewing and expanding the deduction. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) NYPS208 NYPS208
Senators issue bipartisan call to restore donors’ tax breaks
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Pro-Trump Ohio candidates realize endorsement may never come VIEW Updated
Arnold Schwarzenegger tells Putin in video: Stop this war Updated
Missouri could make it harder to get out-of-state abortions
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Local News

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs a measure that prohibits legal action against both people seeking an abortion and those who aid them, on Thursday, March 17, 2022 in Olympia, Wash. Inslee’s signature comes days after the Legislature in neighboring Idaho approved a bill modeled on a law in Texas that allows lawsuits to enforce a ban on abortions performed after six weeks of pregnancy. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte) FX402 FX402

Washington state prohibits Texas-style abortion lawsuits

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America is finally united on something — just one reason I’m against it

Education Lab

Seattle teachers rally to be included in district decisions

More counselors, nurses for WA schools after Legislature increases funding

Some, but not all, students and educators shed their masks in Washington schools on Monday

‘You can fake anything on the internet,’ but these WA kids won't be fooled

How three Seattle youth music programs are rebounding as the pandemic wanes

Business & Tech

Containers are stacked up at the Port of Seattle Friday, November 29, 2021. The Seattle skyline is in the background. 218924

Port of Seattle ‘pop up’ aims to fill empty shipping containers bound for Asia

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Erik Herring, center left, and Andera Concotelli console each other during a memorial for Jackson Zinn at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Zinn, who worked at the restaurant, was killed with several other student golfers and the coach of University of the Southwest in a crash in Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher) NMJL115 NMJL115

NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9 VIEW

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Coronavirus

The rules are changing for travel to Canada

Food & Drink

A Nowruz feast of sabzi challaw, a fragrant spinach and lamb stew with rice, and haft mewa, a nut and dried fruit compote, in New York, March 1, 2022. The holiday marks the beginning of spring, with many in the diaspora celebrating with rebirth, renewal and, now, resistance in mind. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (Johnny Miller/The New York Times) XNYT29 XNYT29

For Afghans Abroad, Nowruz Is a Chance to Reflect

Pacific NW Magazine

Buprenorphine pills line a sleeve for distribution to inmates at SCORE in Des Moines on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The jail crushes the pills for inmates who participate in their program.

Easier access to a better treatment — buprenorphine — is helping people with opioid use disorder turn their lives around

Editorials & Opinion

Bonneville Power Administration high-voltage transmission lines leading to the Alcoa Intalco Works in Ferndale, Wash., shown in background, are shown Monday, April 9, 2001. The aluminum producer, a major employer in Whatcom County, faces an uncertain future as energy costs continue to rise. Company officials said Monday, April 9, 2001, that unless BPA changes its stance on the cost of power to the business, the smelter will close on Oct. 1. The closure would leave more than 1,000 employees with high-wage jobs unemployed. (AP Photo/Bellingham Herald, Pete Kendall) WABEL801

BPA can’t make sweetheart deal to restart Intalco plant at expense of public utilities | Op-Ed

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What is our moral obligation in Ukraine?

Horsey Cartoon

Government must always lean toward the light

Sports

­Robbie Ray throws a bullpen session Monday. The Seattle Mariners opened Spring Training for the 2022 baseball season Monday, March 14, in Peoria, AZ. 219850

‘All business’ Robbie Ray has Mariners buzzing during spring training

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What the Seahawks have done so far as Day 4 of NFL free agency draws to a close

Arts & Life

From left to right: Hovik Keuchkerian as Bogotá, Úrsula Corberó as Tokio, Rodrigo de la Serna as Palermo, Itziar Ituño as Lisaboa, Miguel Herrán as Rio, Jaime Lorente as Denver in Episode 2 of the fifth season of “Money Heist,” subtitled “La Casa de Papel.”

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Photography

Julio Rodroguez does baserunning Wednesday at Mariners Spring Training. The Seattle Mariners Spring Training camp is being held at the Peoria Sports Complex, in Peoria, AZ, March 16, 2022. 219852
Sports

Mariners spring training: Wednesday, March 16 VIEW

Former Marine Jake Powell dispalyed several of his works, incliuding this one. Powell is among many veterans still dealing with the trauma experienced while serving in our armed forces. Powell served in the Marine Corps for ten years, including 3 tours in Afghanistan. He received an associates degree in fine art from Shoreline College in 2016. He has found painting to be therapeutic and helps to combat the effects that come with it. His work, along with the work of other veterans, was on display Wednesday, March 16 at the college’a Pagoda Union Building. The exhibit is called “Putting Away The Trauma”. 219870
Local News

Through art, Puget Sound area veterans learn to cope with trauma VIEW

Participants attempt kendama tricks demonstrated from the Mural Amphitheatre stage at Seattle Center. It’s is a Japanese hand-eye coordination game using a wooden cup-and-ball connected by string. It’s challenging to master tricks and world championships are in Japan. LO Kendama amateur competition at Seattle Center on March 12, 2022 219846
Local News

Kendama contestants gather to compete at Seattle Center

Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner celebrates after intercepting a Tom Brady pass during the third quarter, as Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Az., on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Shot at 5:46.24, PST. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS vs NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – SUPER BOWL 49 – 144743
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Photos: Bobby Wagner’s decade in Seattle VIEW