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Executive Director of Diversity Alliance of the Puget Sound Oliver Webb holds a candle that has not been burned since the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting during a vigil at the University Unitarian Church on Trans Day of Remembrance, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. TDOR Seattle Founder Astro Pittman, the owner of the candle, chose to burn it again during the vigil because of the Club Q shooting that happened the day prior in Colorado Springs.
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A young woman was killed. Now advocates seek protection for Seattle’s trans community

Family, friends and advocates for Zoey Martinez, killed last year in Maple Valley, are reflecting on her life amid a rise in transphobic violence. VIEW

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11 months after being made, Marin Aguila still has pizzelles made by Carlene Merlino stashed away, as pictured on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Merlino and her family moved to Spokane one and a half years ago, but they traveled back to Seattle last year just for Kari Aguila’s cookie party.
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Guidebook author Craig Romano recommends the Old Sauk River Trail for a hike on a winter day in Washington.
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This sketch shows gardeners removing seasonal flowers at St Stephen’s Green, in Dublin, Ireland, earlier this fall.
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Harold Fields’ tiny cafe Umami Kushi is the place to fill up on okazu pan, a Japanese-inspired fried dough stuffed with everything from yakisoba noodles to curry beef.
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Rainier Beach is home to fluffy, crispy balls of dough that are the perfect handheld meal

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The assorted Banchan options are a sometimes under-appreciated specialty at Sara Upshaw’s Korean restaurant, OHSUN Banchan Deli & Cafe. (Courtesy OHSUN Banchan Deli & Cafe)

New Korean eatery in Seattle aims to make you feel like you just 'got a hug'

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Folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote “Roll On, Columbia, Roll On” about the Columbia River (this is the Grand Coulee Dam on the river in Eastern Washington), and it was approved as the official Washington state folk song in 1987. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times, 2008)

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Guidebook author Craig Romano recommends the Old Sauk River Trail for a hike on a winter day in Washington.

5 Washington outdoors experts name their favorite rainy hikes VIEW

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Although not as long as they were Sunday, there were still long delays at general security lines at Sea-Tac airport Monday, September 19, 2022. Lines lead out to the parking garage for a brief time Monday morning. Wait times were up to 90 minutes Sunday though people reported waiting in line for up to two hours. 221609

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The 12 finalists in the 2021 Holiday Cookie Challenge. (Polly Higgins/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) 34700979W

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Rant and Rave: Reader thankful for West Seattle trash pickup

RAVE to Katie, a West Seattle resident who, during the past year of the pandemic, has gathered over 1,700 pounds of trash on the beach at Lincoln Park. She is out there daily. Let her know you appreciate it when you see her. RANT to a lack of coupons. Not only has my local drugstore...

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