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Her troll collection is slowly replacing the gnomes; the gnomes first displaced the fairies. When I first met Carri Andersen she was herself a fairy princess with long ringlet hair, flowing skirts, perfect skin and probably wings. Just 19 years…MORE

There are many places to get coffee in West Seattle and you might know Coffee to a Tea with sugar in the Junction. You may even know about their in house bakery, but we want you to meet a coffee artist. Barista August Kitts. He has been pursuing…MORE

When I said goodbye to Julie Cascioppo in her artist loft she was poised to start an online search for a European booking agent, preferably one with contacts in Milan. Since Julie's image once spanned the side of an Ottoman Palace in Istanbul it'…MORE

John Weindl found Jasmine, his pet ferret at Petco a little over a year ago (she is now 1 1/2 years old) and the two of them are fast friends.

Offering everything from free ice cream to $1000 discount on closing costs from a local realtor the White Center Business community has revised their 2 year old "Dining Card" and made it a "Shopping Card" that offers a wide range of discounts to…MORE

Steve Herndon got Sammy 5 years ago and he was the "Pick of the litter. His mom was an AKC Black Lab, and his dad was 1/2 Lab and 1/2 Rottweiler", Steve said.

Although labs have "tender stomachs" Sammy is a gluttonous eater Steve added, "…MORE

"She's pretty small for her age," said Beth Schneider of her 6 month-old Cocker Spaniel, Leah Lou. "I think she was the runt of the litter. I grew up with a dog, but she's my first puppy.

At 10 months, Hawkeye is a dog with a lot of energy. So much energy that owner Michael Holm is planning on entering him in "pulling competitions" in which dogs compete in tests of strength against one another since as Michael says, "He's at the…MORE

Nigel is a Hahn's Macaw, the smallest of that family of birds that are native to Brazil, and there is a story about Nigel that you might find hard to believe. Nigel was given to Lauren at 7 years of age (Nigel not Lauren). Perhaps Nigel took some…MORE

"He's a cool cat," says Marcia Wold of eight year-old Ferris, her furry Maine Coon. "He's pretty nonplussed about things. Ferris likes to wait and see how everything shakes down before he reacts."

Wold says that while he is very gentle, he…MORE