Highline Times - Features

by Adriane Vetter

It's hard to say what I loved about this year's Christmas show at Burien Actor's Theatre.  Directed by Mark 'Mok' Moser, 'The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged), at times reminded me of some of the funniest skits from…MORE

Sponsored by Sarah Cecil Thanksgiving is almost here. Over the years, this holiday has taken on a variety of meanings, most of them centered on family, caring and sharing. You can carry these same values past Thanksgiving into your daily life –…MORE

By Chef Jeremy McLachlan

First telltale sign of a great restaurant is the crusty van that pulls up full of hand-foraged mushrooms. Every time I see our mushroom guy pull up at Salty's, I get a pit in my stomach like the first time I asked…MORE

By Kathryn Kingen

I was dining at Salty's on Alki recently and Chef Paolo Carey-diGregorio stopped by my table. He looked at me with wide eyes and a huge grin and said, "Kathy, come back to the kitchen I have something really exciting I…MORE

It is hard to believe that decision day is at hand. There are an abundance of conflicting issues to sort through---and it’s no longer OK to be uncommitted, undecided. The time is now to make a choice. I am of course referring to Halloween,…MORE

By Amanda Knox   It all started when I watched Prescription for Change, a new documentary about the opioid epidemic hosted by Macklemore. Thinking to write a column about it, I sat down in front of my computer with a cup of coffee and a notebook…MORE

Some years ago, at my then ten-year high school reunion, a classmate named Ernie made a startling announcement: “I’m a grandpa!” Everybody quickly did the math. The guy had just turned 28. How could he have pulled off the grandpa thing? Had he…MORE

By Amanda Knox   A world away, I still heard the stories. My friends wrote me letters. January to June, my childhood best friend was deep in Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign, extolling her virtues to folks who still owned a home phone. Other…MORE

By Patrick Robinson

Lodged in an unassuming gray building at 9409 Delridge Way Southwest is something you wouldn’t expect. In an era when audio recordings and even entire films can literally be shot and edited on a phone, Tommy Sound is a…MORE


Congress has dedicated the third week of October as National Save for Retirement Week. Clearly, the government feels the need to urge people to do a better job of preparing for retirement. Are you doing all you can? 
Many of your peers aren’t –…MORE