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Garden season, for us fair-weathered types, is finally here.

Poet, farmer, prolific author, and philosopher Wendell Berry is well-known for his statement, “Eating is an agricultural act.” I’m sure he’d agree that it’s also an…MORE

Photographer Kimberly Robinson saw this cloud passing by, south of Westwood Village and noticed the curtain of rain falling as it moved slowly east. The air was reasonably still.

West Seattle is known for micro-climates. Seattle is on the…MORE

Jonathan Irish the Spanish teacher, along with Tara Requa and Matt Evans and 24 students from West Seattle Montessori came to the West Seattle Junction on Thursday, Mar. 24 to help raise money for the people of Japan struck by the recent…MORE

Ballard News-Tribune's bike-riding-reporter is sad to announce that her commuter bicycle (and main form of transportation) was stolen yesterday evening on NW Market and 22nd. The bike was parked in the bike rack outside from Starbucks from 6:30 p…MORE

My father is 89, a former Life Magazine photographer, and a skilled story teller. I was raised with many of them, some amazing, others amusing. Most were even based on facts. I was always fond of his Liz Taylor story as its ending seems tender to…MORE

Sheila is a mixed Australian Shepherd who is "probably about seven," said her owner Sue (last name withheld) who "got her from a rescue place in Snoqualmie."

Sheila is a slang term in Australia for 'girl.'

Sheila had a history there…MORE

The chair has long transformed from a functional piece of furniture to a symbol of dignity that is still used as the emblem of authority. Given the rich history of the chair and the ubiquity of the form, the Seattle Design Center and Pratt Fine…MORE

Sunday afternoons we often went to the movies. The old Rose Theater on Lombard Street was only a mile from our house -- if you wanted to walk through the Vancouver Avenue woods. We didn't mind the woods during the daylight even though every kid…MORE

Making your own cheese sounds so intimidating. But just like making bread, the ingredients are simple and the method is easy. It just takes a little time. Homemade cheeses are terrifically fresh and much lower in salt than anything you can buy.…MORE

The first day of spring is about more than the day and night being of equal length. For many it's about the return of beauty to the landscape in the form of flowering plants and trees.

After the early crocuses and camelias have blossomed…MORE