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Willows Inn on Lummi Island to pay $600K to settle class-action lawsuit over wage theft

The Willows Inn and owner/chef Blaine Wetzel have been accused of violating state labor and wage laws by underpaying or not paying employees for all shifts work, and withholding tips and overtime pay.

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Has the COVID-19 pandemic forever altered human behavior?

Our food critic Tan Vinh ranks the Catfish po-boy sandwich as Le’s Deli in Othello as one of the best sammies he ate this month. Catfish po boy sandwich from Le’s Deli & Bakery in the New Holly area, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Seattle. 21xxxx
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The 5 best sandwiches our food critic had in the Seattle area this month

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Fashion

Farewell to bras, ‘hard pants’ and business casual: How COVID-19 has changed what we wear and how we feel about clothing

Soup dumplings are seen in a carryout box at XCJ (Xiao Chi Jie) Monday, May 18, 2020 in Bellevue. 213958
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Our food writers’ top 12 Seattle-area takeout picks from one long pandemic year

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Chef Monica Dimas at her restaurant Little Neon Taco in First Hill Sunday November 15, 2020. Governor Jay Inslee has ordered indoor dining to be shut down soon as part of sweeping new restrictions to curb a deadly swell of cases of COVID-19. 215666

‘It’s ridiculous’ — with Washington’s grocery-store workers now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, 5 Seattle chefs say restaurant workers should be too VIEW

‘It’s ridiculous’ — with Washington’s grocery-store workers now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, 5 Seattle chefs say restaurant workers should be too

Pacific NW Magazine

Meadows of wildflowers frame the Pacific Crest Trail as Mount Adams emerges in the distance. Credit: Joshua M. Powell/Courtesy Sasquatch Books (from the facing page of the title page of “The Pacific Crest Trail: A Visual Compendium” by Joshua M. Powell)

A thru-hiker collects friends, memories — and lots and lots of observations — along the Pacific Crest Trail

Travel

A train travels between the village of Shap and Carlisle in the snow in Cumbria, north west England, Tuesday Jan. 29, 2019, as temperatures drop across Britain this week. Weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued by the Met Office. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

A traveler waited 6 months for a BritRail refund and heard nothing from his travel agent. What gives? | Travel Troubleshooter

Outdoors

In a summer where athletes are attempting and breaking Fastest Known Times all over the place, Issaquah’s Kaytlyn Gerbin claimed the women’s FKT record on the Wonderland Trail this week, when she ran the 90-plus miles in 18:41.53.

Motivated to push the boundaries of women’s ultrarunning feats, Issaquah’s Kaytlyn Gerbin sets women’s record on Wonderland Trail

Wellness

The effect of the COVID-19 vaccine on restless legs

A People’s Pharmacy reader reports that after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, they experienced relief for their restless leg syndrome.

Seattle Sketcher

Fritz Hedges Waterway Park offers a bright new perspective of a unique Seattle waterscape

This Seattle bus driver’s life changed amid the pandemic, and during her 33 years behind the wheel

There’s not much left at all of the once-packed Northgate Mall

There’s light rail at the end of the tunnel in downtown Bellevue

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Rant & Rave: There’s a right way and a wrong way to play socially distanced soccer

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