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KEXP DJ, playground architect, monorail Local experts recommend the best engineer, grounds guru, pedicab driver camping and adventure gear for all families 12 A summer day in the life of Seattle Center 35 13–18 STD! OMG! And you think you’re busy . inside: Sexually transmitted diseases are on GOLDEN TEDDY the rise among youths 14 The quiet side of Seattle Center AWARDS 6 pockets of green space, history and art AND FAMILY DIRECTORY Regulars 16 Sky high? 6 DEAR READER How to do the Space Needle right The center of it all? 17 Top trip tips 18 + 23 JULY CALENDAR Getting there is all the fun iSTOCK PHOTO parentmap.com • July 2016 • 3 ParentMap navigate great stuff daily! July 2016, Vol. 14, No. 7 PUBLISHER/EDITOR Alayne Sulkin EDITORIAL EXECUTIVE EDITOR Natalie Singer-Velush OUT + ABOUT EDITOR Elisa Murray ASSISTANT EDITOR Elisabeth Kramer CALENDAR EDITOR Nancy Chaney PROOFREADER Sunny Parsons CONTRIBUTORS Will Austin, Gemma Alexander, Deanna Duff, Tiffany Doerr Guerzon PARENTMAP.COM DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Kirsten Wiley PUBLISHING ASSISTANT Nicole Persun ADVERTISING SALES + PARTNERSHIPS Ida Wicklund Berry tasty Dani Carbary Berry picking: Is there a better summer activity for kids? Outdoor AD OPERATIONS MANAGER Elisa Taylor adventure meets helpful chore in this beloved family outing. SALES + MARKETING SUPPORT MANAGER Jessica Collet Figure out which spots around the Puget Sound region haven’t SALES ASSISTANT Amanda Brown MARKETING/EVENTS RYAN SMALL been plucked (yet) of raspberries: parentmap.com/berries. 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