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King County officials propose $18.99 minimum wage

The higher hourly wage would be phased in over time for smaller employers.

Politics

Traces of fentanyl and meth linger on Seattle public transit, study finds

Samples from buses and trains in the Pacific Northwest almost all showed small traces of drugs.

News

From Seattle to Westminster Abbey, the Slow Flower movement grows

Connecting flower lovers to growers, florists and designers specializing in locally-grown blossoms.

Seattle-area hikes for kids

In addition to parks and preserves, some small cities and towns are built to explore by foot.

Things to Do

Snag one of Moto Pizza's hard-to-get pies in Belltown

A few pizzas are available for walk-in customers, or you can pre-order for October.

Food and Drink

Moto Pizza just opened a new location in Belltown, offering Seattleites another way to get their hands on the company&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="often sold-out" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/06/26/moto-pizza-seattle-mariners" data-vars-content-id="1c66875e-b936-4e1c-86d0-088231feed15" data-vars-headline="Snag one of Moto Pizza&#x27;s hard-to-get pies in Belltown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/06/26/moto-pizza-seattle-mariners" target="_self">often sold-out</a> pies.Details: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Moto Pizza" data-vars-click-url="https://xoxomoto.com/" data-vars-content-id="1c66875e-b936-4e1c-86d0-088231feed15" data-vars-headline="Snag one of Moto Pizza&#x27;s hard-to-get pies in Belltown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://xoxomoto.com/" target="_blank">Moto Pizza</a>, which bills its pies as a &quot;delightfully odd mix of Detroit, New York, Roman, and Filipino goodness,&quot; mostly operates by taking online orders for pickup.

Jackson Street Pizza Lounge arrives in the Central District

A fun drink menu complements pizzas that are a marriage of New York and Neapolitan-style pies.

A new pizza joint <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recently opened" data-vars-click-url="https://seattle.eater.com/2023/7/6/23786497/jackson-street-pizza-lounge-opens-central-district" data-vars-content-id="cb6b005d-0b9c-4b72-acd8-c2ca75b50b58" data-vars-headline="Jackson Street Pizza Lounge arrives in the Central District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://seattle.eater.com/2023/7/6/23786497/jackson-street-pizza-lounge-opens-central-district" target="_blank">recently opened</a> in the spot that formerly housed a Central District favorite, Central Pizza.Details: The newly opened <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jackson Street Pizza Lounge" data-vars-click-url="https://www.jacksonstreetpizzalounge.com/" data-vars-content-id="cb6b005d-0b9c-4b72-acd8-c2ca75b50b58" data-vars-headline="Jackson Street Pizza Lounge arrives in the Central District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.jacksonstreetpizzalounge.com/" target="_blank">Jackson Street Pizza Lounge</a> serves what a staff member described as a marriage of Neapolitan and New York style pies.

Two pizzas are shown on a table: a margherita-style cheese pizza at left foreground, and a pepperoni in right background. The cheese pizza has a pizza serving utensil underneath it.

Here are the Seattle area's most common ice cream chains

Dairy Queen rules the local ice cream game, but not in Seattle proper.

Dairy Queen is the most common ice cream chain across the Seattle metro area, with Baskin-Robbins and Menchies (which serves frozen yogurt) as runners-up.<ul><li>That&#x27;s according to a new Axios <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis of Yelp data." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/ice-cream-dairy-queen-culvers-baskin-robbins" data-vars-content-id="4946186a-c1bf-4753-a129-b9703586f393" data-vars-headline="Here are the Seattle area&#x27;s most common ice cream chains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/16/ice-cream-dairy-queen-culvers-baskin-robbins" target="_self">analysis of Yelp data.</a></li></ul>

A bar chart showing that Dairy Queen has 59 locations in the Seattle metro area, Baskin-Robbins has 29, Menchies has 15, Coldstone Creamery has 13, Molly Moon's has 9, Ben &Jerry's has 6, and La Michoacana has 5. 

Bite of Seattle comes to Seattle Center July 21-23

There will be three beer gardens, more than 50 bands and over 100 food vendors to check out.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bite of Seattle" data-vars-click-url="https://biteofseattle.com/" data-vars-content-id="906f2637-02c6-446d-a767-3068230612f7" data-vars-headline="Bite of Seattle comes to Seattle Center July 21-23" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://biteofseattle.com/" target="_blank">Bite of Seattle</a> is happening at Seattle Center this weekend, with more than 50 bands and over 100 food vendors to check out.Details: The event is free to enter, though you&#x27;ll have to pay for food as you eat your way through the festival.

The Space Needle is shown over a crowd of people at Seattle Center, with blue skies punctuated by only a few clouds.

Stop and taste the roses

From cocktails to salads and savories to syrups, edible flowers add vitamins as well as pizzazz.

With a cool spring and slightly delayed planting season in the Pacific Northwest this year, many home grown fruits and vegetables are not quite ready for harvest. But that doesn&#x27;t mean the hankering for fresh flavors is gone.Driving the news: Using edible flowers right now to liven up the look and taste of everything from cocktails to salads and savories to syrups can help bridge the fresh food gap and satisfy cravings, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Erica Browne Grivas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/ebgrivas/?hl=en" data-vars-content-id="366f7e58-c938-4d03-8987-86b802d85b50" data-vars-headline="Stop and taste the roses" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/ebgrivas/?hl=en" target="_blank">Erica Browne Grivas</a>, a journalist and the Western director of Garden Communicators International.

Mt. Bagel, a much loved Seattle bagel shop, is back

We're not sure braving the long line is worth it, though.

The much beloved bagel purveyor <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mt. Bagel" data-vars-click-url="https://www.mtbagel.com/" data-vars-content-id="81e06e7c-eeb1-42b9-b486-00ec71f4254b" data-vars-headline="Mt. Bagel, a much loved Seattle bagel shop, is back" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.mtbagel.com/" target="_blank">Mt. Bagel</a> has returned to Seattle after a prolonged absence — and, about two weeks after the opening of its new brick-and-mortar shop, a long line is still forming each morning.Yes, but: You probably won&#x27;t find me braving that queue for a third time — at least, not any time soon.

Black Coffee Northwest to replace closed Central District Starbucks

The location at 23rd Avenue and Jackson Street used to be an important gathering place in the historically Black neighborhood.

Business

Black-owned coffee shop Black Coffee Northwest is taking over the Central District building where a Starbucks used to be.Why it matters: Black Coffee Northwest aims to fill a void created when Starbucks closed the location at the corner of 23rd Avenue and Jackson Street, which had become a gathering place in the historically diverse neighborhood.

Photo of the old Starbucks at the corner of 23rd and Jackson in Seattle.

Moto Pizza is sold out for months — except at T-Mobile Park

Your best bet for snagging one of the deep dish pies may be to go to a  Mariners game.

You&#x27;ll have a hard time getting your hands on some of Seattle&#x27;s hottest pizza right now — unless you go to a Mariners game.Driving the news: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Moto Pizza" data-vars-click-url="https://xoxomoto.com/" data-vars-content-id="0b1fd800-25a3-421e-a11c-443f2393490b" data-vars-headline="Moto Pizza is sold out for months — except at T-Mobile Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://xoxomoto.com/" target="_blank">Moto Pizza</a>, which specializes in pies it describes as a &quot;delightfully odd mix of Detroit, New York, Roman, and Filipino goodness,&quot; is sold out through September at its two stores in West Seattle and Edmonds. Both locations offer mainly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="online orders" data-vars-click-url="https://seattle.eater.com/2023/4/18/23688404/moto-pizza-west-seattle-waiting-list" data-vars-content-id="0b1fd800-25a3-421e-a11c-443f2393490b" data-vars-headline="Moto Pizza is sold out for months — except at T-Mobile Park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://seattle.eater.com/2023/4/18/23688404/moto-pizza-west-seattle-waiting-list" target="_blank">online orders</a> for in-store pickup.

Two rectangular pizzas side by side, one with sausage and the other with various colorful toppings

Temple Pastries is a bakery worthy of devotion

Recent highlights include a guava cream cheese croissant and a lime leaf and ginger cake doughnut.

I have a new favorite pastry shop: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Temple Pastries" data-vars-click-url="https://www.templepastries.com/" data-vars-content-id="cc399dfc-78de-4dc1-8210-4312aa9fd52f" data-vars-headline="Temple Pastries is a bakery worthy of devotion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.templepastries.com/" target="_blank">Temple Pastries</a> in Seattle&#x27;s Central District.Details: Temple&#x27;s variety of croissants, macarons, cakes and cookies are constantly changing, tempting me with new flavors every time I stop by.

A box of pastries including two doughnuts, a twist and two croissants, sitting on a flecked marble table. 

Livbud opens on Stone Way

Coffee, toasts, smoothies, pastries and grain bowls by day with heartier offerings at night.

A new spot has opened up in the former home of the MiiR flagship store on Stone Way — and it&#x27;s not just a place to get coffee, but also to sit down for a full meal if you feel like it. Details: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Livbud" data-vars-click-url="https://www.livbudcafe.com/" data-vars-content-id="36404979-2144-498d-91a9-e3c3421ae0c8" data-vars-headline="Livbud opens on Stone Way" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.livbudcafe.com/" target="_blank">Livbud</a> describes <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="its menu" data-vars-click-url="https://www.livbudcafe.com/day" data-vars-content-id="36404979-2144-498d-91a9-e3c3421ae0c8" data-vars-headline="Livbud opens on Stone Way" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.livbudcafe.com/day" target="_blank">its menu</a> as one that &quot;naturally leans vegan.&quot; It serves a variety of toasts, smoothies, pastries and grain bowls by day, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="heartier offerings" data-vars-click-url="https://www.livbudcafe.com/night" data-vars-content-id="36404979-2144-498d-91a9-e3c3421ae0c8" data-vars-headline="Livbud opens on Stone Way" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.livbudcafe.com/night" target="_blank">heartier offerings</a> at night that include fish entrees.

The asparagus and fava toast and mushroom soba bowl at Livbud in Seattle

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