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Teresa Kolo treads new territory in album 'Brave Girl'

Local singer/songwriter Teresa Kolo hasn’t got much body modesty. She’s not exactly an exhibitionist, but she was proud to pose wearing not a great deal for the cover of her new album “Brave Girl,” which came out Valentine’s Day.

Madison Valley Community Council drafts new bylaws, set to ratify at March 8 meeting

The nonprofit that establishes itself as a democratic forum and government go-between for Madison Valley residents enacted its current bylaws in 1998. Those bylaws take up one page concerning the bounds of the neighborhood, membership eligibility, meeting frequency, general officerships and voting procedure.

Council passes expanded paid family and parental leave

The leave benefits are expected to cost the city $2.3 million annually. The ordinance was sponsored by the full council.

Theatrical, artistic, surreal and evocative

Put Chamaecyparis in a choice place in your landscape and all its spookiness or humor or artiness dissipates as you watch what becomes one of your favorite plants mature into something that has everyone asking “What is that?”

Regain control of your entertainment budget

Left unmonitored, expenses can slowly grow out of control.

The Iceman Cometh

Early Saturday morning, a short 66 years ago, I took the No. 11 bus and found myself standing on the corner of Broadway and Pike, right where the QFC is now.

Growing Yacón in the Northwest

Spanish conquistadors first brought potatoes from the Andes to Europe in the 1530s, but ignored other root and tuber crops cultivated by the Incan people.

Market Musings: Here we go again...

All signs are pointing to yet another year where supply outstrips demand in Seattle’s housing market. 

Departed Pronto, we hardly knew you

It would be easy to blame Mayor Ed Murray for pulling the plug on Pronto. But the City Council approved a budget in late November that anticipated Pronto’s end this March.

Residential Development need not comply with zoning nor environmental laws

Living beside four new Madison Valley construction projects in the past five years has given me a first-hand view of differences that exist between residential and commercial building in Seattle.

Documentary seeks interview subjects at Red Apple

Documentary filmmaker Jill Freidberg’s successful 4Culture grant allows her and collaborators like Domonique Meeks, Henry Luke, and many others to record stories about the Red Apple and about the neighborhood. 

Take back the falls (and the country)

The incoming total-control regime in Washington, D.C., and its egomaniacal central figure are existentially frightening in their threat to every aspect of the American republic, its people and, by extension, all the peoples of the globe.

Preparing to run in the cold

The benefits of running include stronger muscles and bones and a lower risk of cancer. But if running on a treadmill isn’t your cup of tea then you need to be prepared to brave the cold. 

Tax smarter, not harder

Responding to our story about Seattle Public Schools’ potential budget deficit, a reader wrote:

Replacing 'Obamacare'... with vegetarianism

With Republican Congress bent on depriving 22 million Americans of medical insurance, this is a great time to provide our own, totally free and totally effective health insurance — a plant-based diet.

In search of the perfect Reuben

 In bars and delis, at lunch-counters and taverns, I fall for the Reuben like a love-starved sailor swooning at the scent of French perfume.

Ex-Kingdome rental car taxes head to youth, amateur sports

It’s been more than 15 years since Seattle said goodbye to the Kingdome. It’s been more than 20 since King County had to commit more than $50 million to repairing the domed stadium’s failing roof.

HALA's hypocrites

There’s a false narrative driving the massive upzoning of Seattle’s neighborhoods — the centerpiece of Mayor Ed Murray’s so called Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA).  

So you marched. Now what?

Marches are great for primal scream therapy and for community solidarity. They lubricate activist networking and inspire future organizing. They convince nobody of anything, but those other elements are essential.

Proposals wanted for KeyArena redevelopment

In mid-January, the city issued a request for proposals regarding the arena’s future, the latest development in Seattle’s efforts to bring both the NBA and NHL to town.