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By Amanda Knox

After reading Chris Robinson and Gavin Kovite’s debut novel, "War of the Encyclopeadists," I find myself wishing I could write about it in their narrative voice. I too want to be clever and sensually-aware and write lines…MORE

Barbara Underwood learned a lot from her father. But among the lessons she loved was how to cook. She is a 25 year veteran of the food service industry, had her own catering business for 12 of those years and had an ambition for a long time to…MORE

After reading Chris Robinson and Gavin Kovite’s debut novel, War of the Encyclopeadists, I find myself wishing I could write about it in their narrative voice. I too want to be clever and sensually-aware and write lines like, ‘he drifted back to…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Perhaps because I stood so long next to the women of Ballard Historical Society waiting for my group’s turn in the Syttende Mai Parade I’m feeling nostalgic this week. I started writing this column, even before it was…MORE

information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society

A century ago, the home at 1750 Palm Ave. S.W. probably was the most gawked-at, talked-about residence in West Seattle.

“Everybody wanted to see it,” says 90-year-old Joe James,…MORE

By Susan Alotrico

Susan is a Ballard resident but currently traveling and volunteering in Nepal. She recently returned from volunteering for the PeaceCops in Thailand in 2012 to 2015.

There are so many unsung heros delivering…MORE

by Michele Smith    Smarty Pants Michelle Braasch and Tim Ptak, owners of Smarty Pants restaurant and bar in Georgetown and the restaurant Hudson on E. Marginal Way are busy remodeling the space behind the Grand Central Bakery to bring a new…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD Nutrition and fitness manager, Northwest Kidney Centers

Spring is here! With all the green growth happening, it’s time to stop using dried herbs and concentrate on fresh ones! Fresh herbs have a brightness and…MORE

(Seattle—May 20, 2015) –Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s busiest time of the year, the summer travel season, kicks into high gear this Memorial Day holiday weekend. Travelers can expect over half a million passengers to pass through Sea-Tac…MORE

Rebecca Woodhouse Allard, a printmaker who works in carved linoleum and rubber, will be the featured artist for Burien Arts Gallery’s June exhibit.

Explains Rebecca, “I carve words into linoleum and rubber. I hand press my work, layering…MORE