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By Peggy Sturdivant

As we joined the first night standing ovation my friend said, “Touches of genius in this.” Then she poked me, “You’re going to want to write about it aren’t you?”

Over pre-theater dinner we had discussed whether…MORE

By Regional Administrator Calvin Goings

Government may be historically slow to adapt, but adapt we must. We’ve rebranded the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to stand for “Smart, Bold and Accessible.” The private sector…MORE

By Pat Cashman While out for a jog recently---a jog that turned into a sprint when a German Shepherd came after me---I noticed a “For Lease” sign sitting in the empty window of a failed restaurant. After Cujo got distracted and ran after a…MORE

By Amanda Knox

On Friday, April 3, the Triple Door hosted the inaugural performance of Kimball Allen’s talk and variety show, “Triple Threat,” directed by Emma Hassett. Allen confesses that his dream is to establish it as a “Seattle staple…MORE

By Chef Jeremy Mclachlan

This month we are talking about peppers.

These little jewels of heat can ruin or enhance a meal in one fell swoop. I love working with peppers and I find myself adding them to classic dishes like Split Pea…MORE

by Kathryn Kingen

If you can't take the heat then you better get out of my kitchen, because I love my peppers. I love them hot, sweet, roasted, dried, flaked, fresh, ground, stuffed, sauteed or sauced. In fact, one of the first adventurous…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Shadow the cat and the “sinkhole” on NW 80th are not necessarily related items. However I am becoming somewhat obsessed with both, as though I actually lived next door to the missing cat and the failing roadway.

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Recently I walked down memory lane and reached into my past to call old friends that I hadn’t contacted for years. I talked with one who moved in with her son as she could not take care of her home anymore.…MORE

During the week of March 23, Josephine Maiorano of Seattle served as a page in the Washington State Senate. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, sponsored Maiorano’s weeklong experience in the Legislature.

“It was a pleasure to sponsor…MORE

By Katy Wilkens Asian cooking is often considered healthy because it is usually lower in protein and higher in vegetables than standard American fare. But many Asian sauces have too much salt to be healthy. A tablespoon of soy sauce contains more…MORE