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By Georgie Bright Kunkel

No matter how many experiments there have been in maintaining a society in which everyone is equal, they have been short lived. My own grandfather took part in the first family cooperative colony in Port Angeles…MORE

When we were kids, the annual ritual of choosing a Christmas tree involved driving to some place like Wilkinson or North Bend and just wandering off the road into the woods to find a good tree. This bonding time was a treasured outing, ending…MORE

I have had my experience with minus tides so I don't plan to join the throngs on the Puget Sound beaches next week at Seahurst Park. There will be hundreds of people walking the wet sand with lanterns and flashlights.I have talked to several…MORE

Despite cold, and rains heavy enough to shut down the West Seattle's Farmers Market a little early the West Seattle Junction got their Hometown Holidays effort underway with community greeters at the corner of California Ave. and Alaska Street,…MORE

Right now, the Nordic Heritage museum is full of bad art.

All over the walls, from floor to ceiling, are a total of 1,000 birch board pictures. And they are all manner of cheesy, kitschy and, in some cases, just plain terrible.

Or…MORE

Peg Munsen, the sister of well known Kay Trepanier, lost her life in a tragic fire that happened in her home Nov. 24. Trepanier wrote a letter to her sister after her passing and we share it with you at her request. A service for Munsen will be…MORE

An estimated crowd of more than 500 crowded into Junction Plaza Park to see the official lighting of the Junction Christmas Tree on the evening of Dec. 1.

Marty Riemer, fresh off his announcement of his imminent departure from his job as…MORE

Just like a retail operation might look at what sold well and what sat on the shelves at the end of each year, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office puts together an annual report on their area of expertise: death.

While a summary of…MORE

"All the true things must change and only that which changes remains true."

Famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung first spoke those words, but now they are spoken again. A Ballard staple and beloved Thai restaurant, Thaiku…MORE

By Christopher Duclos

They sing. They dance. They dazzle.

They are the Northwest Vocal Project.

On a summer day in 2007, after a rehearsal with the Bellevue Northwest Sound Chorus, Seattle barbershop singers Ian Kelly, Matt…MORE