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by Pat Cashman

Ever met one of those people who seemingly can do everything? I know a guy like that. He speaks 47 different languages fluently---including Esperanto.

He can play fourteen musical instruments---…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

My sister says that I exaggerate my stories. I am not exaggerating when I say that in high school French we spent an entire semester just reading, Voltaire’s Candide, or Optimism (1758). I think this experience culled…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

The other day I got carried away and made a lot of ricotta. Because it is relatively low in salt, it doesn’t keep very long – about a week in the refrigerator. Therefore I had to find several recipes to use it up…MORE

by Michele Smith

In the alleyway behind Grand Central Bakery off 152nd in downtown Burien, a special kind of garage has opened. Smarty Pants Garage, the 3rd restaurant/bar venture for Michelle Braasch and Tim Ptak. Burien’s new garage…MORE

By Andrea Reay, Executive Director, Discover Burien


July 30th was a very special day for local business owner and entrepreneur Jerrod Sessler as he celebrated the grand opening of Hot Feet Fitness in Olde Burien. The grand opening was a…MORE

Superintendent Susan Enfield has been appointed to a steering committee charged with recommending solutions to a growing racial disparity in the regional juvenile justice system. The Juvenile Justice Equity Steering Committee announced by King…MORE

by Chef Jeremy McLachlan

Whether you are green, pear, grape or big fat and juicy, I have some tricks for you! This month we are all about the tomahto, the British accent makes me sound more respectable and sophisticated — kinda like when…MORE

By Kathryn Kingen

It is not often in life that we come across a real live angel. We had one from the day we opened our doors at Salty's on Alki in West Seattle. You may have met her, her name is Joyce Entus, and she was the beautiful,…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

As one gets older with no regular career responsibilities people often remark, “Oh, it’s nice you keep busy.” That is after I mention my busy life. I reply that I am not just keeping busy. I am actively involved…MORE

By Michele Smith

A student at Westside School in West Seattle, 13 year old Justin Murphy is already a worldly traveler for his age. With 4 times to Thailand and once to Belize under his belt, he has seen his share of poverty.

Each…MORE