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Monday, July 29, 2019. The bar located in the new resturant, Pink Salt in Seattle’s Magnolia district. 211002
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‘Yappy Hour’ for dog lovers and dog owners, $3 pizza slices: 4 new Seattle happy hours to check out

Four new happy hours around Seattle include $3 pizza slices in Belltown and a patio for dog owners.

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New era, new critics, new philosophy: How The Seattle Times is revamping its restaurant coverage

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Ice cream, everywhere! With so many good options in Seattle, we help you pick based on what you like

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Chicago beat New York to open a pizza museum. Now it’s closing.

CHICAGO — Say it ain't so, Papa Joe. The U.S. Pizza Museum south of the Loop, which gave Chicago a controversial claim to primacy over New York in the perhaps nonexistent pizza museum wars, is closing come October. But the lively collection of artifacts and history won't be going away permanently, emphasized founder Kendall Bruns....

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Need a caption: Water plants corkscrew their way to the surface of Lake Washington in the shallow waters near shore. From Robin Layton’s book, The Lake, which will be released Sept. 13, 2019. Available at: thelakerobinlayton.com

In ‘the lake,’ Seattle photographer Robin Layton chronicles life on, in and around Lake Washington

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Need a caption here. Robin Layton photographing Lake Washington from a snow-covered boat dock. Shot where? Day? Night? From Robin Layton’s book, The Lake, which will be released Sept. 13, 2019. Available at: thelakerobinlayton.com

The Backstory: A different, and very personal, take on Lake Washington

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Capital One hacking suspect, a transgender Seattle woman, is denied request to be moved from men’s prison

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Looking for an Eastside waterfront hangout? Try Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Bay Park

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Play peekaboo with Mount Rainier as you cruise down this lesser-known bike trail in South Seattle

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Erik Goheen, operations manager and co-owner of Sound Vegetables in unincorporated King County, washes fresh carrots he just pulled out of the ground Wednesday, July 3, 2019. The farm practices minimal soil disturbance farming, which reduces erosion and produces higher yields of better produce from smaller plots of land. Their food goes to many places, including Seattle public schools. Serena Glover is the founder of Friends of Sammamish Valley, a group that’s opposed to tasting rooms operating in unincorporated King County. The King County Council is considering an ordinance that would address the multiple tasting rooms that have popped up outside city limits, specifically in the area outside Woodinville. The ordinance would allow some to continue operating in certain areas, but farmers and longtime Woodinville residents say they pose a threat to the Sammamish Valley. 210757 210757

The productive Sammamish River Valley agricultural district could face further development in its protective buffer zones

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In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a sail boat maneuvers near a large cruise ship near Juneau, Alaska. The waterfront near downtown Juneau hums with activity this time of year, with cruise ships, sailboats and other vessels and float planes, used to ferry visitors to various activities. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) OTK

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An undated photo provided by Melissa Martin shows Harpo, Abby and Izzy, who became fatally ill after frolicking at a pond in Wilmington, N.C., their owner said. Dog owners have reported this summer that their pets became fatally ill after swimming in freshwater lakes and ponds, apparently after ingesting water laden with toxic blue-green algae. (Melissa Martin via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY DOGS ALGAE BY CHRISTINE HAUSER FOR AUG. 12, 2019. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. — XNYT124 XNYT124

Blue-green algae in lakes and ponds can poison your dog