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Zack Martin, a freshman at the University of Washington, basks in the sun during a workout on the UW climbing rock Thursday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) — Zack Martin, a freshman at the University of Washington, basks in the sun during a workout on Husky Climbing Rock Thursday at the UW in Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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Birria tacos, available at Birrieria Tijuana in Burien, shot Tuesday, February 11, 2020. These are beef and cheese tacos that have so much cheese that you can pull or stretch out the cheese like you would a cheese pizza or a nacho. At left top are condiments and a dipping sauce.

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Wander out to Burien’s Birrieria Tijuana to meet gooey, cheesy taco Seattleites are salivating over

You're going to want to try this taco. The corn tortilla gets filled with shredded beef and mozzarella and folded over and fried until the cheese coats the strands of beef and is gooey enough to stretch out. Then, you dunk it into a cup of beef consommé between bites.

Collin Baja estimates his costume weighs about 50-pounds. John Furrow and Sue McLaughlin assist in helping him change from human to Sven the reindeer .

Ref to more online: photos and video of the transition.

in the musical Frozen at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA on Friday Feb. 14, 2020. 213012

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Go backstage at ‘Frozen’ at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and see how an actor becomes Sven the reindeer

For the musical “Frozen,” an actor, by means of a nearly 50-pound design so elaborate that it’s called a puppet rather than a costume, is transformed into a four-legged, hoofed and antlered scene-stealer named Sven. WATCH Updated 1:43 pm

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Courtesy the Peterson Brothers
THEN: On Monday, Jan. 5, 1880, snow began to fall on Seattle. And it kept on falling. In eight days, 64 inches of snow fell. It was, and still is, a local record. Schools were closed, telegraph lines went down, trains stopped, shipping stalled and a few photographs were taken ? including this one by the Peterson brothers in front of their studio at the foot of Cherry Street. On the right is Yesler?s Hall; farther up the hill, on Fourth Avenue, is the First Baptist Church.

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Vasilii and Julia Aramilev, middle, renew their vows aboard a Washington State Ferry from Bainbridge to Seattle as the vessel sails into Elliott Bay on Friday. The couple recently celebrated their 15-year anniversary. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

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This is the highest water inflow event at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks since detailed record keeping began in 1946 according to William Dowell, Public Affairs Officer for the Seattle District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Locks spillway seen here, has had other big water flow events in February 1996 and January 2009, but the 3-day inflow volume from February 7 – 9th appears to be larger than anything else in the database, according to Dowell.
The peak 1-day inflow was between 15,000 to 16,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). Peak 1-day outflow was 13,500 cfs.

The Chittenden Locks are different than most dams in that there are no downstream concerns. Howard Hanson Dam on the Green River and Mud Mountain Dam on the White River are flood risk reduction dams – they hold back water to reduce flood risk downstream. “At the locks there are no downstream risks, and we were releasing as much water as possible through the spillway,” according to Dowell. 212993

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Zack Martin, a freshman at the University of Washington, basks in the sun during a workout on the UW climbing rock Thursday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) — Zack Martin, a freshman at the University of Washington, basks in the sun during a workout on Husky Climbing Rock Thursday at the UW in Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Weather

Seattle weather hits record high temperature; here’s how long the skies will stay clear

The sunshine, blue skies and warm weather we enjoyed on Wednesday were, officially, just as remarkable as they felt. Updated 1:22 pm

Seahawks defensive tackle Shamar Stephen congratulates Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark for a sack on Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in the first half as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Oakland Raiders Sunday October 14, 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London. 208122 208122

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The NFL is proposing expanded playoffs and a longer season. Here’s how it affects the Seahawks.

The NFL's new CBA could include a 17-game regular season, expanding the playoffs to include seven teams in each conference and having only the No. 1 seed in each conference get a bye.

Birria tacos, available at Birrieria Tijuana in Burien, shot Tuesday, February 11, 2020. These are beef and cheese tacos that have so much cheese that you can pull or stretch out the cheese like you would a cheese pizza or a nacho. At left top are condiments and a dipping sauce.

212925

Food & Drink

Wander out to Burien’s Birrieria Tijuana to meet gooey, cheesy taco Seattleites are salivating over

You're going to want to try this taco. The corn tortilla gets filled with shredded beef and mozzarella and folded over and fried until the cheese coats the strands of beef and is gooey enough to stretch out. Then, you dunk it into a cup of beef consommé between bites.

Collin Baja estimates his costume weighs about 50-pounds. John Furrow and Sue McLaughlin assist in helping him change from human to Sven the reindeer .

Ref to more online: photos and video of the transition.

in the musical Frozen at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA on Friday Feb. 14, 2020. 213012

Theater

Go backstage at ‘Frozen’ at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and see how an actor becomes Sven the reindeer

For the musical “Frozen,” an actor, by means of a nearly 50-pound design so elaborate that it’s called a puppet rather than a costume, is transformed into a four-legged, hoofed and antlered scene-stealer named Sven.