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Taproot Theatre Company has extended the run of "Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming" through Aug. 22, giving people two more weeks to experience this toe-tappin’, knee-slappin’, heartwarmin’ bluegrass gospel extravaganza. The regional premiere of…MORE

My heart goes out to those folks in business these days. It’s a big job. With so much emphasis on doing the right thing and “going green,” I imagine the pressure, from inside and out, must be pretty daunting.

That’s why it was so great…MORE

Bianca is a six month old toy Maltese and she goes everywhere with her owner Jorge Barraca.

We encountered her on her way to Westcrest Off Leash Park that she visits as much "As two or three times a day." When she hears car keys she runs…MORE

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What better time than these sizzling days to pick up dinner on your way home? The heat wave can suck the joy squarely out of cooking, with even we die hard grillers…MORE

On a festival-filled, gloriously sunny Saturday in July, I was inside the Greenwood Library learning how to earthquake retrofit a home. While others were strolling Art in the Garden or eating their way through the Bite of Seattle, 10 homeowners…MORE

Many have probably noticed the ubiquitous Animals First Foundation booth at the various street fairs in West Seattle and surrounding communities. Hanging by its table is a large black poster board of snapshots of dogs with names like “Cherry” and…MORE

Go on, you probably have one by now.

It’s so hot; the farmers are feeding their chickens’ crushed ice so they won’t lay hardboiled eggs.

Man, was it hot.

I guess I’m a “heat wimp.” But if I’m going to tolerate that kind…MORE

After more that 30 years of tending to people's hair as a barber in the Junction, Michael Hunter has retired to travel the country.

Hunter began working at the West Alaska Barber Shop, 4310 S.W. Alaska St., in 1978 after a stint as a…MORE

People celebrated at Alki Beach Friday night thanks in part to relatively mild temperatures.

Pending home sales show a sustained and continuous uptrend, rising for four consecutive months with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time buyer tax credit boosting activity, according to the National Association of Realtors.