The Willows Inn restaurant on Lummi Island has closed permanently, and the property has been donated to Bellingham-based nonprofit Lighthouse Mission Ministries. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
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Food & Drink

Embattled Willows Inn closes; building donated to Bellingham nonprofit

The Lummi Island restaurant, which has received worldwide culinary acclaim but also allegations of harassment, has closed.

Weather

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Politics

FILE — Kari Lake, Republican nominee for governor, is reflected in a mirrored wall as she speaks during a campaign event at Cochise County’s Republican headquarters in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 31, 2022. The Cochise County board of supervisors voted on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, to hold up certification of local results in this month’s midterm elections, reflecting an expansion of partisan battles into obscure elements of the election system and largely uncharted legal territory. (Cassidy Araiza/The New York Times) XNYT157 XNYT157

GOP-controlled county in Arizona holds up election results

Opinion

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Local News

MJ Dizon, 18, is photographed at North Thurston Public Schools’ Family & Youth Resource Center in Olympia, Wash. Dizon, who experienced housing insecurity during high school, says he wouldn’t have achieved his goals of gradating high school and pursuing theater and playwriting at Western Washington University without the help of ‘student navigators’ at North Thurston Public Schools. 221151

Homeless students graduate far behind peers — except in this WA school district VIEW

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It’s not a game: Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric can have deadly consequences

Mental Health

A first-in-the-nation 988 line for Native people goes live in WA
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Business & Tech

This photo shows Charles Graves dressed as Santa Claus in Austin, Texas on on Sept. 3, 2022. Graves is a rare Deaf Santa in his first year donning the red suit as a professional. (Michael J. Samaripa via AP) NYCL112 NYCL112

Santas’ back. Here’s what is on his mind. VIEW

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Nation & World

In this photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, a protester holding flowers is confronted by a policeman during a protest on a street in Shanghai, China. Authorities eased anti-virus rules in scattered areas but affirmed China’s severe “zero- COVID” strategy Monday after crowds demanded President Xi Jinping resign during protests against controls that confine millions of people to their homes. (AP Photo) XAW206 XAW206

China’s Xi faces threat from public anger over ‘zero COVID’ VIEW

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Food & Drink

Roasted squash with spicy onion gravy. This recipe from Sohla El-Waylly can be served with salted yogurt as a main course. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Christopher Testani / The New York Times)

Recipes for those who can’t handle any more turkey

Pacific NW Magazine

The expanding orbit of Seattle science fiction writer Octavia Butler

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Arts & Life

NBC102 5/21/96 — SINGLES — NBC MOVIE — TELECAST DATE: Mon., June 24 (9-11p.m. ET) — Pictured: (l-r) Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon — ‘SINGLES’ — Matt Dillon (‘Beautiful Girls’) and Bridget Fonda (‘It Could Happen To You’) star in this drama that tracks the restless hearts of six twentysomething friends, all living in the same apartment house in Seattle. — Warner Bros. Photo. 0330012693

What a Seattle newcomer learned from ‘Singles’ and other filmed-in-WA movies WATCH

Photography

Washington Huskies center Braxton Meah tries to pass through a see of Seattle U arms during the first half. 222280
College Basketball

Photos: Huskies beat the Redhawks, 77-66 VIEW

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct after scoring on a 18-yard touchdown during the first quarter. 222269
Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks return home to face old rival Raiders VIEW

Offensive lineman Jaxson Kirkland and teammates hoist the trophy after the Washington Huskies beat the Washington State Cougars 51-33 in the Apple Cup Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Martin Stadium, in Pullman, WA. 222254
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Photos: Huskies beat Cougars in high-scoring Apple Cup VIEW

Sugar Plum Fairy, Angelica Generosa and Cavalier, Jonathan Batista, perform together during a dress rehearsal the Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at McCaw Hall in Seattle on Nov. 23, 2022.
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'The Nutcracker' waltzes back onstage at PNB in Seattle VIEW