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by Sarah Cecil   Contributing to an IRA can help you build some of the resources you will need to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But what happens to your IRA if you don’t use it up in your lifetime? You can still put the IRA’s assets…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Since I was born after my father died I was not conditioned to defer to the man as master. My mother never modeled the subtle behavior that young women of her day usually learned in order to attract a man. Since…MORE

By Pat Cashman

“Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.” Kenneth Murphy, FEMA director for Region X, which includes Washington State.

Kenneth “Chuckles” Murphy was quoted above in a…MORE

The Burien Arts Gallery, centrally located in downtown Burien, is calling for artists to apply via HYPERLINK "http://www.burienarts.org/"www.burienarts.org for consideration to have their work exhibited in the Burien Arts Gallery. We are…MORE

SEATTLE – The art of discovery is now in your hands and online at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport! The Port of Seattle is introducing a mobile app for travelers to discover and explore the entire public art collection of the airport.
 

By Tim Clifford

There is an old adage which states that each of us actually dies twice. The first time when we breathe our last breath and again later on the last time someone speaks our name. As a tribute to recently deceased local…MORE

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