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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/08/14/washington-poised-to-elect-its-first-openly-trans-legislator</loc>
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<image:caption>Jaelynn Scott is likely to represent the 37th District in the Washington state Legislature.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Washington Poised to Elect Its First Openly Trans Legislator</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/08/13/review-beacon-bbq-serves-dim-sum-with-a-throwback-feel</loc>
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<image:caption>Stacks of bamboo steamer baskets sit on a cart as an employee works in the kitchen of Beacon B.B.Q. in Beacon Hill on July 20, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Beacon B.B.Q.'s bright blue storefront in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood on July 20, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A spread at Beacon B.B.Q. in Beacon Hill includes chow mein, fried rice, char siu bao, har gow, lotus-wrapped sticky rice, chicken feet, and barbecue pork.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-13T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>REVIEW | Beacon B.B.Q. Serves Dim Sum With a Throwback Feel</news:title>
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<loc>https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/08/12/oh-hey-jacksons-catfish-corner-is-back</loc>
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<image:caption>Jackson's Catfish Corner is temporarily operating out of a storefront at East Yesler Way and 18th Avenue South in Seattle's Central District.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chris Szala (left), executive director at Community House Mental Health Agency, and Jackson's Catfish Corner owner Terrell Jackson (right) stand in front of his restaurant location at the Central District's Patricia K Apartments development in 2021.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oh Hey: Jackson's Catfish Corner Is Back</news:title>
<news:keywords>Food, Central District, Local Businesses</news:keywords>
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