Recently a friend and I had dinner at Café Soleil, a small Ethiopian restaurant in Madrona. We arrived early at their opening (5:30) as...

With Halloween at the end of the month, I thought it would be fun to celebrate with thematically appropriate names and labels to help all...

My husband came back from one of his neighborhood & beyond walks one afternoon saying “We have to eat breakfast at this place” and...

Best-sellers and “most popular” are touted and praised with regularity. Featured here ten of the smaller production, under the radar...

All of a sudden, we have African American art everywhere in Seattle. And it isn’t even Black History Month! Some of these museums may be...

Every once in a while, I need to revisit my childhood memories and this was accomplished at St. Cloud’s recently. We went to dinner with...

Sizzling summer staples are here! From “porch-pounders” to backyard BBQs, there’s a little something here for everyone. Enjoy these reds,...

For the summer, I offer a quick tour of a few of the special exhibitions in our region. I have not yet seen many of these myself, but I...

A friend called me the other day and said how about checking out FATS Chicken and Waffles for lunch? Great idea. Walking a few blocks on...

May has arrived! If those 80-degree days last month were any indication of the summer that lies ahead, then we’ll need to be well stocked...

BOOK REVIEW The book Dirty Wars by Jeremy Scahill should be read by anyone who asks the question that is the title of this review. It is...

“Dreamy blues/mood indigo.” ~Duke Ellington, 1931 Breathe deeply as you enter the first gallery of “Mood Indigo, Textiles from Around...