So we finally made it through 2020. Um … now what? | Jon Talton
To help get a handle on 2021, a year when everything is seemingly up for grabs, Jon Talton takes a look back to the 1920s:...
2020: A look back
A look back at the unusual and remarkable year of 2020 in Seattle culture, politics, health, sports, life, business and other news.
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Amazon surpasses Boeing as Washington’s biggest employer. Here’s what that means for how we live. VIEW
In 2020, Amazon surpassed Boeing as the state’s largest private employer, usurping a title Boeing has held likely as far back as World War II....
In Memoriam: 11 Seattle-area community members pay tribute to some of the cultural figures we lost in 2020
2020 didn't just take away our ability to partake in our favorite cultural activities; it took away many beloved people involved in creating them. Eleven...
2020: A year of hearts made heavy by loss due to COVID-19
Our region's losses are more than statistics. Through words and pictures, The Seattle Times continues to tell the stories of everyday Washingtonians who are no...
2020 crushed Seattle’s arts, food and other industries: 8 people share how they survived and their hopes for 2021
The pandemic was hard on Seattle's food and beverage and arts and entertainment industries. How did everyone get through it? Some shut their doors to...
TikTok blew up in the U.S. in 2020; meet 6 of the hottest creators from the Seattle area
TikTok exploded in 2020. And it launched these six Seattleites into the viral stratosphere. Take a look at who they are, what they're famous for,...
COVID’s uneven economic toll in Washington state may take years to heal. Here’s a look at the deepening divide.
Over the last 10 months, the pandemic has dealt the Washington state economy a staggering blow, with most of the hardest-hit sectors among those with...
On the ground at Seattle protests: 5 people at the front lines reflect on their experiences
Day after day, month after month, protesters gathered in Seattle this year to protest racial injustice and police brutality. Five people who were at the...
How a year of protests changed Seattle WATCH
As Seattle closes the door on a 2020 full of conflict, pain and racial reckoning, the protests have spurred changes, both tangible and intangible, that...
Seattle-area restaurants open for New Year’s Eve/Day takeout
Ring in 2021 with a meal prepared by one of the Seattle-area restaurants on our list of places open for takeout, delivery or outdoor dining...
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