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Some Seattle schools don’t have emergency food and water
Seattle is overdue for a major earthquake. But when the region gets rocked, Seattle’s schools may lack critical supplies and training. That’s because the district mostly leaves it up to schools to be ready for an earthquake.
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Get out your sauté pan. Fall mushroom season is upon us already
Pacific Northwesterners who forage for wild mushrooms are noticing that the late summer and fall delicacies are coming in early this year. Edible wild mushrooms are now flooding wholesale markets.
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Seattle primary heightens contest between progressive and business-backed candidates
Initial results in Seattle’s seven city council districts suggest that the November election will be a vigorous matchup between lefty progressives and business-backed candidates.
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How homelessness is playing out in the Seattle city council races
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Climate advocates urge Seattle to ban natural gas in new buildings
Climate activists in Seattle want to snuff out natural gas, starting with a ban on installing gas piping in new buildings.
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Essex Porter on why Seattle is thinking about homelessness
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Inslee's underdog campaign for president costs taxpayers more money — and lots of his time
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on June 9, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame event on June 9, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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High heat puts Seattle homeless at greater risk
On days when it’s 85 degrees or higher, the Seattle Union Gospel Mission sets up a pop up stand outside the men’s shelter in Pioneer Square.
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'Moms for Seattle' reveal themselves
In the run-up to the Seattle city council elections, questions have been swirling about a new and mysterious political action committee (PAC), Moms for Seattle. In just a couple of months, the group has raised nearly $190,000 and spent more than $117,000 on city council races, according to reports from the state public disclosure commission.
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Dozens of King County voters, living and dead, get duplicate ballots
Several dozen King County voters have reported getting two ballots in the mail. King County Elections blames glitches in the state's new voter registration system.
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Poppy, Chef Jerry Traunfeld's final Seattle sensation, is closing. Now what to do with all these cookbooks?
Jerry Traunfeld, one of Seattle’s influential chefs, is calling it quits. His popular restaurant Poppy will close Sunday after 11 years. He recently sold the restaurant and plans to move to Palm Springs, California later this year.
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Your cell phone is a security risk. Ruby's Instagram story shows why
Ruby had a very special Instagram name. Ruby. Just Ruby. She turned down $65,000 to sell it. Then she got hacked.