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How these local chefs are celebrating Thanksgiving

Next week is Thanksgiving, so we're taking a few minutes to get in the mood.
- Libby Denkmann
Food banks are growing – and transforming – to meet a rising need

Historically, many food banks started small, usually in church basements or as an extension of a religious organization. But starting with the pandemic, demand has been rising, with no signs of letting up any time soon. And increasingly, food banks are providing more than nourishment.
- Ruby de Luna
Albertsons $4B shareholder payout on hold – for now

A King County Superior Court has temporary blocked Albertsons from making cash dividend payments to shareholders. The payout is part of a potential merger between two supermarket giants--Albertsons and Kroger.
- Ruby de Luna
Casual Friday LIVE with Tan Vinh and Geraldine DeRuiter

This week we're doing Casual Friday LIVE with two of our favorite food guests: Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh and food and travel writer and author Geraldine DeRuiter. They talk with Trish about how local restaurants are changing things up to cope with the huge labor shortage in the industry, and debate the pros and cons of classic Halloween candy.
- Clare McGrane
Merger could reshape Seattle groceries

You may see the QFC down the street join forces with your nearby Safeway. Parent companies Kroger and Albertsons want to merge and they both have stores all around the city. Seattle Times reporter Paul Roberts is here to talk about what the deal could mean for the grocery business in Seattle.
- Patricia Murphy
As safety nets expire, Seattle food banks expect more people to come through their doors

Seattle food banks are bracing for longer lines and increased demand when the City of Seattle lifts its Covid emergency at the end of the month. The emergency declaration has provided protections for renters and essential workers.
- Ruby de Luna
This Seattle arts space provides sustenance to the Black community

When you think of an arts space, you think of pictures, paintings, or other kinds of visual art; they’re the main course. But also on the menu at Wa Na Wari in Seattle’s Central District is food. Three days a week, this center for Black art gives out free meals to anyone who drops by.
- Ruby de Luna
What WA families need to know now that federal universal free lunch is gone

During the height of the pandemic, a federal school lunch program provided free lunch to all students, regardless of their economic status. That program is no more.
- Angela King
Swinomish Tribe builds US’s first modern ‘clam garden,' reviving ancient practice

By the time you read this story, what it describes will probably have disappeared beneath the waves. That’s how it was meant to be -- and how it used to be.
- John Ryan
Free lunch at school is more than just a meal — it's fuel for students' futures

During the pandemic, school lunch became free for all students, regardless of their family’s income. That was thanks to federal government waivers. But those waivers expired on June 30. RadioActive Youth Media’s Colin Yuen spoke to advocates for keeping school lunch free for all.
- Colin Yuen

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