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Burien interim art site exiting with Night of 1,000 Pumpkins party and Day of Dead event
Sat, 10/17/09
Not sure what to do with those carved pumpkins on Sunday, Nov. 1?
Bring them to the Burien Interim Art Space for a celebration from 3:30 to 11 p.m.
The community is invited to a party on Sunday, Nov. 1 to celebrate the Day of the…MORE
Car Counselor: October is Car-Care Month
Sat, 10/17/09
It's been some time since my last column but I'm back behind the wheel and pulling out into traffic again.
I suspect many of you attended the Junction Car Show recently, as did I, and I was very impressed! The turnout was great, the…MORE
Ideas With Attitude: Remembering Mikhalkov
Fri, 10/16/09
Remember when the economy was healthy and many people traveled all over the world without danger of going broke? My husband and I took advantage of package deals, one of which was a trip to the former USSR, which was celebrating its 60th…MORE
Reality Mom: Contemplating roofies
Fri, 10/16/09
I didn’t just dangle my toes into the dating world after separating from my husband, I dove in head first.
I don’t necessarily recommend this tactic, it just seems to be the way I’m doing things these days: with my eyes closed and a…MORE
A Garden For All: How to carve a miniature pumpkin
Wed, 10/14/09
Here is very cute idea for Hallowe’en. Several of these can make a nice table arrangement, or they can be a little gift placed at each table setting if you’re having a sit down dinner.
It can even make an oh-too-cute hostess gift.
…MORERain, wind signal arrival of fall weather
Wed, 10/14/09
The cold, whipping winds and rain came like a slap in the face.
This week, Federal Way bids adieu to a warm Indian Summer that stretched into mid-October. In its place comes traditional fall and winter Puget Sound weather, brought in by…MORE
In wake of recession, top 10 cities to see biggest rebound
Wed, 10/14/09
The Wall Street Journal asked six experts which 10 cities will emerge as the hottest, hippest destinations for highly mobile, educated workers in their 20s when the U.S. economy gets moving again, and Seattle has tied for the No. 1 spot.
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Animals get to smash pumpkins at zoo event
Tue, 10/13/09
The Woodland Park Zoo will allow its animals to smash pumpkins as part of the zoo's enrichment program to enhance the lives of the animals, "promote natural animal behavior, keep animals mentally stimulated and provide added enjoyment for…MORE
Squash global warming event Oct. 24
Tue, 10/13/09
On Saturday, Oct. 24 an international day of climate action will witness thousands of events around the world dramatizing the number 350.
Why 350? This is the number of parts per million of carbon dioxide (co2) that leading climate…MORE