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Cool off with some traditional Taiwanese desserts at Meet Fresh in Bellevue

This location of Taiwanese dessert chain Meet Fresh, located in Lake Hills Village in Bellevue, was opened late last year by Elaine Song, owner of dumpling restaurant Jiaozi! in the Chinatown International District, which closed last year when its lease expired.

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The new Ballard bistro Samara cooks all of its meat and seasonal produce in an applewood-fueled brick oven and hearth. Picture here its grilled pork belly served with salted fennel, red cabbage and cherry bomb
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Bellevue lands a famous, big-name hot-pot spot and 42 other new openings around the Seattle area

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Growing up on the road showed me there's plenty of adventure beyond luxury travel

Maisey Jarrett, 11, sleds with her family and neighbors near her home in West Seattle Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. 209285
Outdoors

When life gives you oodles of snow, go outside! Here’s where you can ski and sled in Seattle  WATCH

Sichuan Pork Dumplings made with chili oil, cilantro and sesame at Plenty of Clouds, on Capitol Hill.
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Seattle Times restaurant critic ranks her 20 Best Bites of 2018  VIEW

Food & Drink

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

Shake Shack will open a second location in Seattle next year

Pacific NW Magazine

The Lower Granite Dam near Almota Washington is the first of four dams on the Snake River as the river flows west from Idaho toward the Tri-Cities and the Columbia River. The Snake River, between Idaho and the Tri-Cities, provides water and transportation through a series of dams to bring products, grown with water from the river, to market. Photographed on February 6, 2019.

Breaching Snake River dams could save salmon and orcas, but destroy livelihoods

Wellness

A bicyclist rides south on a path that runs parallel to Lake Sammamish near the boat launch at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah Tuesday, November 20, 2018. Rain is back tomorrow for the next five days. 208550

Giving up on dieting could be good for your health

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A bottle and frothy mug of Celebrator Double Bock beer. Need to write real caption from the story.

Bock beer comes in several forms, all of them high in alcohol

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A calculating woman sets a world record in Seattle

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Seattle Sketcher

Before-and-after: These cosplayers become superheroes at Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con

Up, down, up, down: Exploring urban Seattle one long stairway at a time

Ever wander by these little cottages in the heart of Belltown? Stop in for an art class sometime soon

From then to now: Pink elephant of the Elephant Car Wash has seen Seattle change drastically around it

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Cathy and Peter Barton’s garden in Burien features a large groomed yard, with flowers, fruit, vegetables, and a chicken coop. The garden includes several pathways and a large variety of plants. Photographed on August 22, 2018. 207283

Pathways wind through flowers, fruit, vegetables and chickens in a couple’s purposefully nonlinear garden  VIEW

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

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Travel Wise | Fur flies over travel industry’s pet-cleanup charges

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For Scary Mommy blog founder, a home makeover marks a new chapter  VIEW

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Rant & Rave: Lesson makes cooking fun

Readers rant about Bill Walton, rave about help with cooking

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Following lunch it’s nap time for Amy, left, and Macy in what owner Lori Stout calls their “wreck” room. Amy weights 250-pounds and Macy 150. Northwest Wanderings. REF to more photos online Update on Amy the pig and her mates in rural Auburn, WA on Wed March 6, 2019 209538

Remember Amy, the dog-like pig? She’s grown up and retired now.  VIEW