Living in Seattle
The Mountaineers' climbing wall at Seattle's Magnuson Park
The outdoor climbing wall at Seattle’s Magnuson Park is a refreshing alternative to the typical forearm pumping, crimp and pinch climbing featured at most gyms. Now there’s nothing wrong with trying the same V6 problem a hundred times until your ...
Couples hustle to book Seattle parks for 2009 weddings
The first business day of the new year also was the first day many soon-to-be-married couples could book most of Seattle's 400-plus parks for their 2009 weddings. The most popular parks include Parsons Gardens, Hamilton Viewpoint, Kinnear, Kerry, ...
The funny thing about Seattle ...
The current issue of GQ magazine named Seattle the nation's "Least Funny City." "It's rainy and progressive and almost kind of European," GQ observed. "It's Norway on the Pacific. Norwegians should design wind farms and plan the health care system...
Avoid gym fees, hit Seattle's parks & trails for summer fitness
There is no better time than summer in Seattle to get outside and start moving. With all the parks, lakes and neighborhood activities going on this time of year, now is your chance to rid the excuses and take advantage of the potentially unexpecte...
Seattle Dojo has welcomed generations of families for more than a century
Tucked among downtown Seattle's growing condo-plexes and a nursing home, you'll find a little forgotten schoolhouse of a building. The front steps are rickety; the wooden double doors are heavy to the push; the springs under the floorboards are al...
Eat like a local: Seattle
(Budget Travel) -- An authentic crêperie, a homey Ethiopian place and a down-home soul-food joint are among the city's favorite eateries.
Seattle names 4 sites for new jail
City must find place for inmates by 2012
Thousands defy cloudy weather for opening day
SEATTLE - Gray skies and occasional drizzle didn't stop thousands of people from taking part in an annual Seattle tradition Saturday - the opening day of boating season. Some were lined up along the banks of Lake Washington. Others waited along...
Plastic Bags, Cold Dead Hands, Got It, Guys?
In one of those mysterious black-is-white, up-is-down occurrences, Mayor Greg Nickels and the City Council's Richard Conlin have in unison agreed to push for a $0.20 per paper-or-plastic bag fee at grocery and convenience stores and drugstores. Wh...
Women get a night to chat it up at spring fling
Women were chatting-it-up at the Ultimate Spring Fling Chat Party held at The Bellevue Harbor Club. With wine tasting, a DJ spinning, fashion flowing and fabulous gift-giving, this gathering was definitely not your daughter’s slumber party. Th...
SeaTac Launches Farmers Market
Located smack dab between Seattle and Tacoma, and most famous for its airport, this tiny city, measuring ten square miles, with a population of 25,230, is launching it's own farmers market.
Special education reforms would likely include classes taught in pairs
Middle-school students are sensitive about appearances, so Lorna Campbell worried when her son, Robbie, started at Eckstein several years ago.
Tastes of Spain reign at Ocho and Txori
Ballard's Ocho and Belltown's Txori have much in common: snug quarters and menus composed of small, Spanish-influenced bites priced from $2 to $10. Yet each is as different as, well, Ballard and Belltown.
Why move to Seattle?
One of Seattle's more popular nicknames is that of the "Emerald City." There seems to be some debate as to whether this is due to the city's more than 300 parks, or whether it is related to the futuristic and unique city skyline that might remind ...