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Clockwise from top left: loco moco, cereal french toast with “Frosty Flecks” and chicken and waffles. Served at Watson’s Counter.
Cheap Eats

From cereal French toast to loco moco, Watson’s Counter in Ballard gives your taste buds reason to do a happy dance

The colorful French toast at Watson's Counter doesn't just look Instagrammable, it's one of several delicious menu options that might inspire you to do a little dance.

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The Herring Under a Fur Coat at the Dacha Diner, Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. 209606
Food & Drink

Feels like family: Seattle’s Dacha Diner might be your new favorite place

Super Bueno is Ethan Stowell’s foray into Tex-Mex. If you love his happy hours- and a lot of bar hoppers do – then you will enjoy his happy hour here. It’s all-age venue, complete with a children’s play area so that parents can indulge in happy hour as well. Chips with dips and a bowl of watermelon sprinkled with Pop Rocks along with various summer libations.
Food & Drink

15 new places to try during Spring 2019 Seattle Restaurant Week

Will Livesey said wearing this shirt absolutely helped his ax-throwing at Blade & Timber, Monday, March 25, 2019 in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. 209711
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Channel your inner lumberjack-and-Jill. Ax throwing comes to Seattle at Blade & Timber on Capitol Hill  VIEW

Three beauties walk past eating ice cream on the beach, shown in this undated photo, Famagusta, Cyprus. (AP Photo/Harry Koundakjian) APHS214652
On Nutrition

When nutrition research claims to ‘change everything,’ tread carefully — and think critically

Food & Drink

Yup, Seattle’s restaurants have gotten noisier. How to reverse this trend? We’re all ears.

Don’t overcook the wagyu! 12 tips for hot-pot newbies waiting to try Liuyishou or The Dolar Shop

Pacific NW Magazine

Radio star Delilah sits in her West Seattle studio after recording segments for her radio show Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Radio host Delilah shares her private grief with listeners

Wellness

Jacob Berndt of Seattle gets high in a tree at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle Thursday, April 4, 2019. He was there with friends, in the sunshine, enjoying the wonderful weather. 209852

Permanent daylight saving time passes state Senate 46-2; here’s what’s next

Lifestyle

In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Britain’s Houses of Parliament, covered in hoarding and scaffolding as it undergoes restoration work to repair the crumbling building, in London. For some Britons who watched Notre Dame in Paris burn, horror was mixed with apprehension. What happened to the French landmark this week could befall the Houses of Parliament tomorrow. The seat of Britain’s government is crumbling, leaky, infested with rodents, and a fire trap. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LKW508 LKW508

Notre Dame fire raises fears for UK’s crumbling Parliament  VIEW

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Nirvana’s manager breaks his silence on Kurt Cobain

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Seattle Sketcher

There’s plenty to see at this little-known Seattle spot near Husky Stadium

This is new Seattle: Homes built a century apart sit side-by-side in stark architectural contrast

Beware the Beard Papa’s cream puffs at Uwajimaya’s food court — you can’t eat just one!

Bothell Country Village sailing into the sunset

Garden

Spring bulbs, flowering shrubs, early season grasses and Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ surround a work entitled “Cattails” in the garden at Chihuly Garden and Glass.

Richard Hartlage composes kaleidoscopic landscapes of bulbs — for Chihuly Garden and Glass, and his home

Outdoors

FILE – In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Eagle River, Alaska musher Tom Schonberger’s lead dogs trot along Fourth Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. Animal rights activists are toasting the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, saying the company has ended its long-running sponsorship of Alaska’s 1,000-mile race. The action follows a tough year for race organizers who have faced financial hardships, a loss of other sponsors and their first-ever dog doping scandal. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, Fie) FX103

From watching the Iditarod to chasing the aurora borealis, Anchorage offers wintertime charm for travelers

Northwest Hikes

Beside a defunct nuclear site, Hanford Reach’s protected wildlife refuge is prime birding territory

Travel Wise

Travel Troubleshooter | No room at the hotel, so why won’t Priceline refund his money?

Travel Troubleshooter | She canceled her Expedia hotel room — so where’s her refund?

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HKS architectural designer Margarita Aguirre poses for a portrait in front of a model of Globe Life Field near her desk at HKS in Dallas. Globe Life Field, currently under construction, will be the new home of the Texas Rangers. (Vernon Bryant / The Dallas Morning News via TNS)

‘Pinch-me moment’: How a young architect landed her very specific dream job  VIEW

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Rant & Rave

Rant & Rave: Rave for trail clean up, rant for littering

Readers rant about store products, rave about trail clean up

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Teacher wants to help fasting students without offending them

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Nicole Tsong walks her dog Coco around Green Lake on a brisk February 2, 2018 morning. For Pacific NW magazine, Fit For Life column.. 205195

Want to pamper your pooch? Use this guide to Seattle’s 14 off-leash areas for dogs