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The “other KFC,” as it’s called. The wildly popular Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon comes to Seattle.
Food & Drink

A famous Korean fried chicken chain hits Seattle — with long lines. Can’t wait? Here are 43 other new openings to check out

The hot new restaurant opening this month is a Korean fried chicken chain on First Hill. Expect long lines. Plus, an all-you-can-eat-sushi spot opens in the northend.  VIEW

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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
Food & Drink

Bellevue lands a famous, big-name hot-pot spot and 42 other new openings around the Seattle area

Travel

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.
Restaurant Reviews

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

The DASH eating plan has been confirmed to lower blood pressure…and not just by cutting back on salt. It features vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low fat dairy foods, fish, poultry, beans, nuts and vegetable oils. (Dreamstime/TNS) 1287542 1287542

What my DNA told me: Avoid fast food, eat vegetables

Lifestyle

Mix-up: British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany

LONDON (AP) — The flight on Monday seemed to go perfectly well, until passengers realized that their plane had landed in both the wrong city and the wrong country. The British Airways flight from London City Airport was supposed to head to Duesseldorf, Germany, but ended up in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The airline...

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Woman sets world record in Seattle for calculating the value of pi to 31.4 trillion decimal places

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Seattle Sketcher

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

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

Garden

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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How to take on someone who says sexist and demeaning things at work

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Rant & Rave

Rant & Rave: Some people like rain, not sun

Readers rave about Bill Walton, rant about sun praise

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Wife discovers husband’s pre-engagement pro/con list

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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