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Brother Joe, a new coffeehouse in Georgetown, also does weekend brunch. A New Mexican-inspired breakfast with pork braised with Hatch chile peppers and tomatoes over roasted potatoes. Served with tortillas.
Cheap Eats

How about some fried eggs with your latte? Coffeehouses now do lunch and brunch

Brunch without the wait? Try the new Brother Joe in Georgetown or, for a cheap weekday fried-egg breakfast, hit Café Opla by the waterfront.

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Outdoors

Where to go in Washington for a hike and a happy hour

Ruby Barrera, 8, enjoys one of the water features at Jefferson Park Wednesday afternoon, July 19, 2017. She was there with her brother Isaiah, 5 and her mom. They live just down the street so the park is very convenient. There is a chance of rain in Seattle Thursday, but a sunny weekend is expected.
Entertainment

Summer Guide 2018: Plan your Seattle summer with this interactive events list

Summer Guide

Seattle beyond the Space Needle: Pick an itinerary and explore this summer  VIEW

Lola, a Great Dane, waits for Jessica Paszek and Tyler Hayes to finish tasting cider at the Finnriver farm stand at the Capitol Hill Farmers’ Market in Seattle Sunday April 29, 2018. The market is one of three in the city, including West Seattle and the University District, that are open year-round.
Summer Guide

Seattle-area farmers markets 2018: when they open and more

Food & Drink

US imported more seafood in 2017 than any prior year

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal data show the United States imported more seafood last year than at any point in history, and the nation's trade deficit in the sector is growing. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data say the U.S. imported more than 6 billion pounds of seafood valued at more than $21.5 billion in...

Cheap Eats

Some of Seattle’s greatest food isn’t found at the priciest places

Wellness

Hypochondria gets a new treatment — and a new name

Worried that every cough is pneumonia, every chest pain a heart attack, and every headache a possible brain cancer or incipient stroke? A new therapeutic approach can help relieve health anxiety.

Pacific NW Magazine

Juan Munoz-Oca is the head winemaker for Intrinsic Wine Co. His 2016 red blend is a Cab Franc-based blend that helps to illustrate the quality of Washington’s 2016 vintage.

Washington’s 2016 red wines are shaping up to be something special | The Grapevine

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In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, photo, pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1-year-old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine, at his practice in Northridge, Calif. The largest measles outbreak in recent memory occurred in Ohio’s Amish country where 383 people were sickened last year after several traveled to the Philippines and brought the virus home. While that outbreak got the public’s attention, it’s nowhere near the level as the latest measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland in December, prompting politicians to weigh in and parents to voice their vaccinations views on Internet message boards. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Rant & Rave: Thanks, Seattle Public Library, for adding more Wi-Fi devices for people to borrow

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‘Nice guy schmuck’ Chris Messina brings HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ to Seattle

Garden

An arbor between the parking area and the house supports grape vines over the pathway. Ana Kimball’s Vashon Island garden for Pacific NW magazine.

A Maury Island home undergoes a major redesign, resulting in garden bliss | Northwest Living  VIEW

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Seattle Summer Guide 2017

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In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, photo, pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1-year-old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine, at his practice in Northridge, Calif. The largest measles outbreak in recent memory occurred in Ohio’s Amish country where 383 people were sickened last year after several traveled to the Philippines and brought the virus home. While that outbreak got the public’s attention, it’s nowhere near the level as the latest measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland in December, prompting politicians to weigh in and parents to voice their vaccinations views on Internet message boards. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Rant & Rave: Thanks, Seattle Public Library, for adding more Wi-Fi devices for people to borrow

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Friend inserts God into every conversation

Distilleries

Washington Liquor Library: A guide to local spirits

Pets

Benny, a Labrador retriever, works with Detective Lauren Wendt as they check out cargo and try to find items Wendt has hidden — two elephant ivory pieces, two rhino horns and a firearm. Benny is the first canine to detect illegal wildlife products. Once he finds one of the hidden pieces, Wendt rewards him with one of his favorite toys, a ball. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

Meet Benny the dog, Washington’s newest weapon in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking