Diane Morris
Oct 1, 2016
Café Soleil
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...
Kenneth Benner
Oct 1, 2016
Treats for the Big Kids
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...
Diane Snell
Sep 1, 2016
Munching at the Queen Bee
My husband came back from one of his neighborhood & beyond walks one afternoon saying “We have to eat breakfast at this place” and...
Kenneth Benner
Sep 1, 2016
September Rosé Treasures
Best-sellers and “most popular” are touted and praised with regularity. Featured here ten of the smaller production, under the radar...
Susan Noyes Platt
Sep 1, 2016
Seven Simultaneous Exhibitions of African American Artists in Seattle!
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...
Diane Snell
Jun 1, 2016
Deja Vu All Over Again
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...
Kenneth Benner
Jun 1, 2016
Summer Staples
Sizzling summer staples are here! From “porch-pounders” to backyard BBQs, there’s a little something here for everyone. Enjoy these reds,...
Susan Noyes Platt
Jun 1, 2016
A Summer Banquet of Exhibitions
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...
Hope Hensley
May 1, 2016
FATS Chicken and Waffles
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...
Kenneth Benner
May 1, 2016
May is Rosé
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...
Jim Snell
May 1, 2016
Why Do They Hate Us?
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...
Susan N. Platt
May 1, 2016
Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World
“Dreamy blues/mood indigo.” ~Duke Ellington, 1931 Breathe deeply as you enter the first gallery of “Mood Indigo, Textiles from Around...
