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Here’s a recipe to help you make mom breakfast in bed this Mother’s Day | Cooking with Sadie


Sadie Davis-Suskind shares a Mother’s Day recipe of classic French crepes that kids can make.




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Treat your mom! 15 great Mother’s Day takeout options in the Seattle area


Sunday is Mother's Day, and while the stay-home order and the coronavirus pandemic might make a traditional Mother's Day restaurant brunch impossible, you can bring the restaurant meal to mom instead. Here are some options.




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Here’s a recipe for the lightest, brothiest soup — perfect for when you can’t eat another bite


This soup has a highly drinkable broth that is complex enough to satisfy, yet light enough to maintain your enthusiasm to eat Another Thing Today.









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What’s bringing you joy amid the coronavirus crisis? Washingtonians share what’s getting them through the pandemic.


From an unexpected friendship across species, to a cluster of clay llamas, to finding a way to remotely produce a song featuring multiple collaborators, people across Washington state have found ways to stay connected to their artistic communities, their jobs and their routines — or to find beauty in the changes themselves. 




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King County parks and public lands reopen Friday after coronavirus shutdown. Here’s what you need to know


Some King County parks and public lands will reopen on Friday as the first phase of Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to reopen Washington's economy continues. Here's what's open and what's not as we head into a sunny spring weekend.




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What’s bringing you joy amid the coronavirus crisis? Washingtonians share what’s getting them through the pandemic.


From an unexpected friendship across species, to a cluster of clay llamas, to finding a way to remotely produce a song featuring multiple collaborators, people across Washington state have found ways to stay connected to their artistic communities, their jobs and their routines — or to find beauty in the changes themselves. 




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Your Place: With more heartwarming sentimentality than DIY experience, a Kenmore man updates his childhood home for his own family


SO MUCH IS so sweet here — with virtually zero DIY experience, but decades of memories and dreams (and only two trips to the ER), Ty Warren successfully pulled off the lovely-on-many-levels remodel of his childhood home in Kenmore — but the sweetest might be how we learned of this sentimental act of derring-do-it-himself in […]



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7 skills Seattle Times features staffers learned from YouTube videos while home due to coronavirus


From baking a Japanese-style souffle cheesecake to making trivets out of wine corks, here's what our features staffers recently learned from YouTube videos.




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What’s that behind you? On virus-era TV, home backdrops star


Those who saw conservative commentator Bill Kristol on television one recent night may not remember what he said. But they’ll never forget the magnificent mess of a bookcase behind him. And there’s a growing army of viewers with just one question after tuning into any number of interviews that political commentator John Heilemann has given […]




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What’s bringing you joy amid the coronavirus crisis? Washingtonians share what’s getting them through the pandemic.


From an unexpected friendship across species, to a cluster of clay llamas, to finding a way to remotely produce a song featuring multiple collaborators, people across Washington state have found ways to stay connected to their artistic communities, their jobs and their routines — or to find beauty in the changes themselves. 




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The Backstory: Our fictional Nextdoor thread *probably* isn’t about you


How citizen ‘reporters’ and marauding coyotes took over the neighborhood ‘news cycle.




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It’s not necessarily nosy if you just happen to eavesdrop on this Nextdoor ‘conversation’


Ron Judd re-creates a ‘typical’ exchange, where the case of a missing monkey quickly devolves into less-than-neighborly snark.




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The Backstory: Tag along to Port Townsend — if you haven’t already moved there


As in many smaller Northwest towns, things are changing rapidly here.




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Yay! You’re hosting Thanksgiving! What could go wrong? Other than EVERYTHING.


You’ll (probably) (possibly?) be full of thanks and safely roasted turkey after digesting Ron Judd’s Quick Start Guide to a Thanksgiving gathering




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What’s new on Nextdoor? About what you’d expect.


Responses to Ron Judd's September cover story on social-media site Nextdoor mostly confirmed his satire wasn't too far from reality.



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Save a buck on your lunch break by packing your own ‘brown bag’


Packing your own lunch is an excellent way to guarantee a fulfilling meal that benefits both your health and your wallet.




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Waiting out the coronavirus? Here are 4 workouts you can do at home


Quarantine means staying inside. Here are some exercise activities you can do while staying put.




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Are you bullied for your food choices? Do you bully others?


Seattle Times columnist and nutritionist Carrie Dennett looks into the concepts found in the new book "Food Bullying" by Michele Payn.




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I was never a runner. Now, to stay sane during coronavirus lockdown, I am running. And you can, too.


While growing up, running was never this writer's idea of fun. But something has changed in recent months, and his presence on sidewalks and running trails around Seattle should be proof enough that you can, and should, also try things you always thought you hated. Because, why not?




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What do zombies, puppies and hills have in common? They can all be part of your coronavirus-era fitness routine


So what if your gym is closed? There are lots of different ways to keep your fitness level up. Just look around your neighborhood and incorporate some of these fun little "games" into your workout routine.




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Activities you can do even while staying home this final weekend of April


Spring is here. No time like the present to take up some gardening. Or just relax at home with a book ... or take The Seattle Times' Kitchen Pantry Challenge! Here are our ideas for things you can do this weekend.




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What’s bringing you joy amid the coronavirus crisis? Washingtonians share what’s getting them through the pandemic.


From an unexpected friendship across species, to a cluster of clay llamas, to finding a way to remotely produce a song featuring multiple collaborators, people across Washington state have found ways to stay connected to their artistic communities, their jobs and their routines — or to find beauty in the changes themselves. 




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‘My perspective is of a teenager, interrupted’: 8 young people share how coronavirus pandemic is changing them


From feeling scared to feeling resolved to see change, eight young people, ages 10 to 15, share how they're coping with the pandemic, in their own words.




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Seattle-area temperatures could soon hit the 80s; here’s your forecast for the week


The early part of the week will seem like more of the same, but an approaching high-pressure ridge could really heat things up for the weekend.




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You can still get Pike Place Market flowers for Mother’s Day, thanks to the Drive-Thru Flower Festival


Twenty of the farmers who sell at Pike Place Market are participating in Saturday's event, with pickup sites in Seattle and Renton.




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Baseball fans, players chase their hopes and dreams (and eternal youth) every spring in Arizona


Editor’s note: Larry Stone’s story was reported and written from the early days of this year’s spring training in Arizona. It was sent to press for publication in Pacific NW magazine before Major League Baseball made the decision to cancel the rest of spring training, and delay the start of the regular season in an effort to […]




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Waiting for MLB’s opening day amid coronavirus crisis: ‘You have to laugh; if not, you’re going to cry.’


The sports world has been shut down by the coronavirus outbreak. But that doesn’t mean we can’t lament the fact that, in normal times, Thursday would have kicked off the 2020 Major League Baseball season.




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Seattle Dragons’ Ryan Gustafson believed XFL was making strides, ‘but you can’t control a pandemic’


The XFL was the first sporting victim not of the colossus that is the NFL, but of the even more formidable coronavirus. The ravages of the virus, and the lingering uncertainty, made the economic road map for resumption unmanageable.




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Headline contest: What do you think will happen in 2017?


THE new year is a little over a month away. Much happened in 2016 that is worth reflection as we look forward and think about what could happen next year. What do you hope to see happen in 2017? Will the state fully fund basic education? Which campaign promises will President-elect Donald Trump keep or […]




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Rev. Jesse Jackson to Amazon: You have the power to lift up our youth, diversify boardroom


Jackson calls on CEO Jeff Bezos to create a board of directors and a workforce that looks more like America.




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In the Dark: A young mother and son slain. A surprising lead. A family’s 25-year wait for answers.


After 23-year-old Stacy Falcon-Dewey and her 3-year-old son, Jake, were found slain in 1994, Renton police detectives chased one dead-end lead after another. But even after a break in the case came years later, charges were never filed and the case slipped through the cracks. All the while, the victims’ grieving family learned virtually nothing.




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Beware false prophets; hard times call for real expertise | Your Funds


Chuck Jaffe: As they shelter at home, Americans have been building their knowledge on seemingly every subject. That doesn't make them financial experts.




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7 soothing ways to let your garden and its familiar chores nurture you, and your community — this spring, especially


GARDENING IS A restorative act grounded in natural rhythms and constancy. Thank goodness! I’m not a doctor or a mental health expert. I’m a gardener. But I know from years of plotting and planting the many ways my garden tends me as I care for it. So, I thought I’d share a little unsolicited but […]



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You can pick your flavor, and you can pick your tea — but you should let an expert pick your mushrooms


DO NOT PICK your own mushrooms. Not alone, anyway, and I bother to say this because you probably want to. Tromping through the fecund woods, you would see little trumpets and toadstools winking at you from under every dripping leaf and at the base of every moss-covered tree, and you’d want to pick them and […]



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Whether you forge a new trail or follow these tips, a hike can help heal our collective spirit 


LESSON NO. 1 in skipping rocks: the hunt. Searching for the proper stone can be tedious, but it’s the most crucial step. The right rock must be flat; it must be smooth; and it must be just the right size — not too heavy but not too small. You’ll know you’ve found it when you pick […]



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What’s bringing you joy amid the coronavirus crisis? Washingtonians share what’s getting them through the pandemic.


From an unexpected friendship across species, to a cluster of clay llamas, to finding a way to remotely produce a song featuring multiple collaborators, people across Washington state have found ways to stay connected to their artistic communities, their jobs and their routines — or to find beauty in the changes themselves. 




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Two celestial treats will be visible this week — and both are worth going outside in your jammies


A huge asteroid will make a (relatively) close pass of Earth early Wednesday, but you'll need a telescope to see that; however, an exceptionally bright Venus should be visible to the naked eye at dusk and in the early evenings. Look to the west.




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Day trips. Hiking with bandanas. What you should keep in mind as Washington’s outdoors spaces reopen


Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced the easing of restrictions on outdoor recreation in Washington state, starting May 5 with the opening of golf courses, state parks, fishing and hunting. Here’s some of what will be different as our state reopens the outdoors.




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What you should know as Washington’s outdoor lands reopen Tuesday after coronavirus lockdown


More than 100 Washington state parks will reopen for day use on Tuesday. But this doesn't mean you should abandon social distancing practices. Here's what you need to know before you go.




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King County parks and public lands reopen Friday after coronavirus shutdown. Here’s what you need to know


Some King County parks and public lands will reopen on Friday as the first phase of Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to reopen Washington's economy continues. Here's what's open and what's not as we head into a sunny spring weekend.




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What’s bringing you joy amid the coronavirus crisis? Washingtonians share what’s getting them through the pandemic.


From an unexpected friendship across species, to a cluster of clay llamas, to finding a way to remotely produce a song featuring multiple collaborators, people across Washington state have found ways to stay connected to their artistic communities, their jobs and their routines — or to find beauty in the changes themselves. 





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Storytelling in Neah Bay forms the fault line in brilliant debut ‘Subduction’ from Seattle’s Kristen Millares Young


The plot in Kristen Millares Young’s new novel centers around a history of storytelling in Neah Bay, with a quiet, powerful narrative that shakes readers like an earthquake.




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Here are some recommended books to help fill your 2020 Summer Book Bingo card


Seattle Public Library librarians have some recommendations to help you get started filling out your bingo card.