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An employee of Red Bluff Tap House puts out an open sign on Saturday morning. Red Bluff Tap House waited to reopen after Skamania County was one of the first to move into Phase 2. The tap room opened with fewer staff and limited seating to the required 50% capacity. Saturday, May 23, 2020 214023
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Which phase is your county in? And what can you do under the modified Phase 1 of Washington’s reopening?

As Washington's counties progress through Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to reopen the state, here's an interactive map that tracks the counties' progress through the various phases in real time, and tells you what activities you're allowed to do in each phase.

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XCJ (Xiao Chi Jie) owner Caleb Wang demonstrates a soup dumpling order at the counter kiosk of the fast-casual restaurant Monday, May 18, 2020 in Bellevue. Gloves and sanitizer are nearby. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times)
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XCJ (Xiao Chi Jie) owner Caleb Wang, left, brings a takeout bag to a customer, right, at the counter of the fast-casual restaurant Monday, May 18, 2020 in Bellevue. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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Trudi Hanson, food and beverage director at Skamania Lodge, spaces the tables and chairs in the Riverview Pavilion with a six feet measuring stick on Friday. Waiting until after Memorial Day weekend, Skamania Lodge is getting ready to reopen this week with a smaller staff and fewer guest bookings. Friday, May 22, 2020 214023 214023
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Softball-sized Turkish meatballs called kofta are the star of the show at Kirkland’s Padria, shown here with the chicken and beef soltani plate and assorted mezze.

Neighborhood Eats grabs takeout in Kirkland! And you have to try this crispy dosa

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THEN: With its distinctive pillars, Plymouth’s third church building stood facing east on Sixth Avenue between Seneca and University Streets (ca. 1940). After structural damage from the 1965 Puget Sound earthquake, it was demolished and replaced by the current building.

Historic downtown church confronts Seattle’s ‘original sin’

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A housekeeper cleans an elevator at a hotel in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, May 25, 2020. The bars, restaurants and cafes are returning to full service in the Czech Republic as the government is taking further steps to ease its restrictive measures adopted to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The hotels and tourist camps are also reopening on Monday together with public swimming pools, aquatic centers, wellness centers and saunas. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) PJO106

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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

A Hike and a Happy Hour

Jake Hoffman, left, and Tyler Godwin check out the historical lime kiln from which this hike receives its name. (Evan Bush / The Seattle Times)

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RANT to a local plumbing company and the incessantly annoying repetition of its TV ads. I recently had a plumbing problem, so I called a competitor. RAVE to the anonymous person who mailed my driver’s license back to me. Because gyms and trails have been closed due to the lockdown, I have been running in my...

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