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By Georgie Bright Kunkel

What a strange title for a column. But it is true that our weather has been unusually mild all year so far. Just this morning I saw my first chickadee flitting about in the bare limbs of the chestnut tree in my…MORE

“ ‘Piano Man’ is probably one of the most difficult songs in our library, but you’re doing a pretty good job,” said Kevin McCarthy, of McCarthy Music and inventor of the Illuminating Piano.

With very minimal experience on the keys, this…MORE

By Carole Smith

Upon some futuristic tide Into our waters she would glide A streamlined lass whose smooth design Would conquer hearts in record time

For unlike any other ship Instead of just an island trip You felt like you were…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

“I’m a milliner.”

I overheard those words at Sunset Hill Green Market and immediately looked around. I’m not sure I’d heard anyone speak those words before.

Sure enough, the speaker was wearing a hat,…MORE

The second-longest running show in New York City’s Off-Broadway history, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change explores everything you ever secretly thought about love, sex and marriage but were afraid to admit. Six actors play almot 60 roles in…MORE

by Pat Cashman

Valentine’s Day is named for a man: Saint Valentine. That was his name. Valentine. When he was a kid, he got beat up a lot.

He wasn’t Saint Valentine at first, of course. He would have gotten beaten up…MORE

by Kathryn Kingen

It's three o'clock and I am working at my computer. I hear a soft voice calling, "chocolate." A little louder it repeats itself, "choooocolaaaaate." No, go away I say, I'm trying to be good. "But chocolate is good," the…MORE

by Chef Jeremy McLachlan It seems that nowadays the check-out aisle in your local grocery store is inundated with different flavored chocolates. The traditional breath mints, People magazines and candy bars are getting shoved aside by high-end…MORE

At the end of 2014 Seattle Police department announced they will be conducting a yearlong pilot study to test body cameras worn by officers. A dozen East Precinct officers wear the cameras, and what the study finds could set the standard for…MORE

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

There is nothing quite so pleasant as a mug of soup on a cold winter’s day. Homemade is much better than most canned soups, or those in boxes, or soup from a…MORE