The Children’s Parade and Picnic on July 13 hit a record number of happy faces. Based on the total number of hot dogs eaten (and that doesn't include popcorn, snow cones, or the watermelon-eating contest), we had well over 250 attendees.
It’s August already! How did that happen? It seems it was only a few weeks ago that I was watching my spring bulbs emerging to brighten a slate-gray early spring landscape. Now, you may think August is not the best of times to plant anything new in the way of perennials and shrubs, but, what about an autumn veggie garden. Let’s reconsider that idea. Think about the positive side of the positive side of this endeavor: the soil is already warm, many vegetables enjoy cooler temperatures and this year’s seed packets are probably on sale, whether on-line or in the stores. When you think about what your piece of real estate costs and the reduced amounts of water you’ll need for irrigation, you can’t afford NOT to use your veggie garden as much as possible and, remember, autumn gardening increases your garden usage by, at least, 30%. The cost of all those new fresh veggies you didn’t need to purchase can go toward paying your October property taxes!
After launching her online shop last month, Seattle-based interior designer Marianne Simon of Marianne Simon Design has opened her studio to the public for an in-person shopping experience.
A long, long time ago, before online shopping, consumer goods were offered right at the front door. In many areas like Madison Park, smiling Fuller Brush salesmen went door to door, displaying brushes for any occasion. Vacuum cleaner salesmen demonstrated previously unimaginable attachments like those for cleaning Venetian blinds. How about reversing the suction, acting as a leaf blower, or painting the house – who knows?
I’m not a native Northwesterner (though I’ve been here since ‘87 and graduated from UW, so I have some credentials), but one of my native-born friends told me this past weekend that she doesn’t remember it exceeding 70 degrees in her childhood. As much as I’d like to feel that this heat is a “freak occurrence,” these sweltering summers seem to be trending up. Per Nicholas Deshais in a recent Seattle Times article, we’ve had the “second-warmest start to July since 1945,” and the July 9 high of 98 degrees was the highest we’ve seen since 2021’s stunning 108.
As with all real estate markets, the Seattle metro area has weathered its own highs and lows over the past several years.
Our world is swimming in plastic. Since the early days of large-scale plastic production in the 1940s, plastic manufacturing has skyrocketed to total over 18 trillion pounds – more than twice the combined weight of all animals (and humans) on earth. Of that, over three quarters has become waste. Only an estimated 9 percent of that waste has been recycled; 12 percent has been burned; and the rest has been ushered to landfills or tossed into the environment. Some of it has congregated in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a plastic-berg located between California and Hawaii that is now more than twice the size of Texas.
Washington's gas prices fell at the third-fastest rate in the past year in the United States, a new study finds. Coupon site Bountii analyzed data from AAA Gas Prices on the average cost of a gallon of regular fuel, midgrade fuel, premium fuel, and diesel in 474 cities across America on June 10th, 2023,
A perfect day for me begins like this: I sit on my small balcony, surrounded by a garden of potted plants. I call it “my garden” because its size fits into my life. Because I’ve grown more comfortable with low-maintenance over involved. Because when the morning light lays itself over the plants so that the new growth sparkles brighter than the undergrowth, for about fifteen shining minutes I don’t think about anything except what is most important to me, and that’s the definition of a garden. Because leaving worry behind is not easy for me and never has been.
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled against a program in Sunnyside on Thursday that allowed law enforcement to unlawfully evict dozens of tenants, making many of them homeless.
Our five senses give us direct access to the world around us. We feel a cool breeze on our face, take a sip of hot coffee and our sense of touch is activated. As soon as our eyes open in the morning, we are taking in visual information that allows us to operate in the world.
It rained almost every day during the week I was to meet Emily Parsons, owner of Eagle Harbor Wine Company on Bainbridge Island.
The early part of this year couldn’t have been more different. Inventory was low, buyers had to make tough choices and competitive offers, often quickly and above the listing price. As soon as a good house came on the market, brokers got their buyers in and offers were accepted within days.
June was a busy month, disaster preparedness-wise. Rumble Ready, a citywide drill for Seattle’s Emergency Communications Hubs, ran on two separate weekend days to let volunteers practice responding to a dreaded-but-possible imaginary situation.
Believe it or not, gas prices were once 18-cents a gallon. People were aghast when it rose to 24-cents a gallon. What the heck was going on, where was the limit? It was common to shut the car off and coast down hills because it was easy with mechanical brakes.
In 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark off on the Corps of Discovery, the primary goal of their expedition was to scout the new western territories, find a route to the Pacific, and make ethnographic studies of indigenous peoples.
Friends of Madison Park has installed the first 10 planters along the business district as part of their Beautify Madison Park campaign.
In the heart of Madison Park, a community gem has shone brightly for a full year. Madison Park Pharmacy and Wellness Center is celebrating its one-year anniversary, marking a milestone that reflects dedication, community support, and a shared vision of health and wellness.