Little Kids, Big City
Who needs to leave Seattle to show their children the world? We've got it all right here this weekend.
By Lora Shinn | July 10, 2008
Daily Find
In late January 2000, Pacific Northwest magazine profiled
lifelong Georgetown resident Jon Dove, that year's grand-prize winner
of the Arboretum Foundation's Pacific Northwest Garden contest. The
garden of his towering 1905 home was resplendent with lush foliage,
prolific roses and an onion-dome-shaped privet. Now Dove and more than 20 of his neighbors are busily sprucing up their gardens for the 13th annual Georgetown Art and Garden Walk, which takes place Sunday, July 13.
By Alison Brownrigg | July 8, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
Need something to do with the kids this weekend? Here are several no-cost options.
By Lora Shinn | May 28, 2008
Convergence Zone
In summer, all the good stuff moves outdoors and Seattle really comes to life. The Seattle Times' annual Summer Guide includes close-to-home road-trip destinations, a calendar of events that spans May to September and all the major holidays in between; the local attractions you just can't miss; plus photo galleries from some of the city's most beloved festivals.
By Monica Fischer | May 23, 2008
Little Kids, Big City
We've gone to Northwest Folklife for the past two years with minimal tears, using strategy the military could only aspire to. But this is Folklife...so it's a tie-dyed, guitar-strumming, super-chill strategy that might not work so well on a real battlefield.
By Lora Shinn | May 23, 2008
Take a trip through world cultures without leaving town: Head for the Northwest Folklife Festival this three-day weekend at Seattle Center. Ethnic music and dance performances from many cultures draw a diverse crowd of all ages and nationalities to the popular festival with a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere.
By Madeline McKenzie | May 22, 2008
Convergence Zone
KING 5 meteorologist Rich Marriott is forecasting decreasing showers in the morning, a partly sunny afternoon and a high of 58 for the 2008 Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day of Boating Season. Bikini weather it isn't, but in light of the fact that it was snowing two weeks ago, we'll take it.
By Monica Fischer | May 1, 2008
Convergence Zone
Your April routine is well underway, isn't it? You're crumpling your blown NCAA bracket in disgust, rushing to wrap up your taxes and launching another round of excuses about why you're dismissing the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.
By Sheri Quirt | April 10, 2008
The Penn Cove Mussel Festival always makes me feel as if I'm back in small-town America, celebrating a proud tradition that manages to be authentic rather than cheesy -- even if organizers do refer to their local mussels as "blue fruits of the sea."
By Rebekah Denn | February 29, 2008
So you're new in town.
You might have noticed that Pugetopolis isn't, well, exactly like the rest of the world.
We rarely honk our horns in anger. You'll more often get a perky wave from another driver than a one-finger salute.
We do tend to have two coffee houses at every corner. We dig clams. We wear Gore-Tex to the symphony. And we have mountains, water and forests that don't in the least resemble Indiana.
By Brian J. Cantwell | May 17, 2007
