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The Southwest has grown hotter and drier during the past decade, and new climate data from the federal government shows these changes have been dramatic, shifting the long-term averages that represent the region’s “normal.” The country’s updated climate “normals” were released Tuesday by the National Centers for Environmental Information, encompassing weather data for the 30-year period from 1991 through 2020. The federal government releases these long-term averages every 10 years as an up-to-date benchmark for comparing with the weather on a daily basis. Compared with the 30 year...

Restaurants as art: Seattle's closed storefronts become immortalized Naomi Tomky, Special to the SeattlePI Even rendered in a simple painting, the deep crimson of the Moon Temple façade immediately evoked an emotional response, stopping my aimless Instagram browsing mid-scroll. The artist behind it, Mark O’Malley is a colorblind retired Northshore School District groundskeeper who followed a winding path through various styles and mediums of expression before landing on restaurants, which he paints onto repurposed rectangular wooden children’s puzzles – a quirky but inh...

Watch: Suburban filmmakers created a piece of inaugural history Arlington Heights native Teddy Wachholz films Irish violinist Patricia Treacy during a performance scheduled to be shown Wednesday during Joe Biden's inauguration Mass. Inauguration planners asked Treacy to have the performance filmed at Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago in case security concerns keep her from playing in person. Courtesy of One City Films Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights films Irish violinist Patricia Treacy at Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago, as she performs a piece that will be shown du...

Up-and-coming filmmakers Jason Polevoi of Buffalo Grove and Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights landed a last-minute gig of a lifetime: the chance to film a musical performance to be featured as part of Wednesday's inaugural events.

'Slow down and be prepared': Phoenix area sees dense fog Friday morning Audrey Jensen, Arizona Republic Drivers in Phoenix might find it harder to see while on their Friday morning commutes.  The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. for areas mainly to the west and south of Phoenix. Drivers near Interstate 10 and State Route 347 may encounter low visibility due to the fog, according to the weather service. Visibility is near or below a quarter mile in dense fog.  "We just want people to slow down and be prepared for these reduced ...