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John Carrico with his wife and little girl at their gym, NW Fitness. From left, Jessica Carrico, Vivienne, 4 mos, and John Carrico. 214678 (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
Fitness

Washington state requiring 300 square feet per person for indoor workouts amid virus. How are Seattle-area gyms faring?

Gov. Jay Inslee announced new guidance for indoor workout centers that mandates 300 square feet of distance between patrons. Some local gym owners say that's unnecessary and 'punitive.'

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Chef Chet Geri’s “Gracia” Mexican restaurant installed social distancing outdoor dining on Ballard Avenue in Old Ballard Friday, July 10, 2020.
Food & Drink

UPDATING: Seattle-area restaurants offering takeout, delivery and/or dine-in service during the coronavirus pandemic

Fish & Chips — crispy rock fish, fries, tartar, lemon, minty mushy peas, $16, available at Market Fishmonger in Edmonds. Shot Friday, January 17, 2020. 212680
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Dating

We asked Seattleites: How do people prepare for first dates?

Jamel Adams cools down with 9-month-old son Jamarri during a Sunday that hit the mid-80s at Lake Union Park, July 26, 2020 in Seattle. 214574
Outdoors

Here are ways to get on the water safely in Seattle this summer — no matter your budget

Food & Drink

At Ben Paris in downtown Seattle, bartender Abigail Gullo has prepared the Gin Griffey Juniper, topped off with a smoky rosemary, (lit by the bartender) gin & tonic, lemon thyme shrub, (Pike Place) market botanicals. 214642

COVID cocktails — Seattle chefs and bartenders share recipes for what they’re drinking now

COVID cocktails — Seattle chefs and bartenders share recipes for what they’re drinking now

Pacific NW Magazine

Winking blue grama grass with burgundy sedum. Credit: Mary Ann Newcomer (Lorene has permission) (Mary Ann Newcomer / )

Ornamental grasses shimmer with life — and live to spread

Travel

Cars drive through Glacier National Park Wednesday, August 7, 2019.

Need to get somewhere amid the COVID-19 pandemic but nervous to fly? Here are some alternate means of travel

Outdoors

A variety of freeze-dried meals and pre-packaged meals and snacks are photographed Monday, March 9, 2020. 213255

Hungry in the backcountry? Here’s our taste-test of several brands of freeze-dried meals

Wellness

John Carrico with his wife and little girl at their gym, NW Fitness. From left, Jessica Carrico, Vivienne, 4 mos, and John Carrico. 214678 (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Washington state requiring 300 square feet per person for indoor workouts amid virus. How are Seattle-area gyms faring?

Seattle Sketcher

Almost all the activity — and a formerly roaring highway — has ebbed from Seattle’s waterfront

The Seward Park shoreline takes on a quieter vibe with Seafair’s hydros sidelined

Microsoft’s treehouse workspaces hold the fort until employees return

Colorful Country Farms has brightened this Edmonds intersection for 60 years

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Rant & Rave

Rant and Rave: Reader urges others to keep their speakerphones off

RAVE to the workers who maintain the lush flowering medians on 148th N.E. in Bellevue, going north from N.E. 29th. The rose bushes planted there so many years ago have been cared for meticulously and reward us all summer long with their beauty. RANT to people who use the speakerphone on the their cell phones in waiting...

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