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The $8,000 tax credit has helped fuel a surge in home sales, nationally and locally. Closed sales of single-family homes in King County were up 14.3 percent in September from the same month last year, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service…MORE

Cucumbers and zucchini have started showing up in the most unusual places. There is a big pile in the break room at work with a sign pleading, “Take some, please.”

The other day, a pile appeared next to my neighbor’s mailbox. Last night…MORE

The small office belonging to Ed Medeiros in the Phinney Neighborhood Center does not look like the office of someone less than three months away from retirement.

Papers, folders and Post-Its cover nearly every surface. The calendar on the…MORE

With this wacky weather we've been having, there is no telling what kind of weather we'll get this winter. The upside is that we can react a lot faster because our gardens are miniature.

Here are some tips for the colder areas – or if the…MORE

A 16-year-old Burien girl, who pled guilty to using a pit bull to attack two women, will spend a year in juvenile detention.

The sentence came down Thursday morning in King County Juvenile Court.

Both women attacked by the dog…MORE

This weekend, Oct. 24 and 25, the historic Admiral Theater welcomes back the 2009 Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

Tickets can be pre-purchased by clicking here, 2343 California Ave. S.W., or at the Admiral Theater starting this Saturday.…MORE

The Nordic Heritage Museum will present the first annual Nordic Lights Film Festival, Oct. 23, 24 and 25, at SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall in downtown Seattle.

The festival will bring contemporary, award-winning films from Denmark, Finland,…MORE

Creatures seem to crawl along bumper of car parked at Taco Time on Southwest Avalon Way Oct. 20.

The Phinney Neighborhood will celebrate Mexican style on Friday, Nov. 6 with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade and festival.

It will start with a candlelight procession, which begins and ends at the Phinney Neighborhood Center,…MORE

Don’t let out-of-date fixtures and unappealing decor cost you a sale. While some buyers may actually appreciate “vintage” features, home and design experts say these five features almost always serve as a turnoff.

1. Outdated Paint: Dated…MORE