Oh, the power of scent. It can stir romance or warn us of imminent disaster. Psychologists say that it is the best of the senses for evoking memory. At its very best we refer to it with a noun: fragrance.
As the senior exercise specialist for Aegis Living Madison, a priority for Donna Jornlin is helping improve the residents’ quality of life by staying healthy through physical activity.
It’s fascinating how a drop of information, an idea, can lead to an ocean of knowledge. The drop rolls into a stream, the stream flows into a river, then a bigger, faster moving river, and suddenly you find yourself sailing the high seas of liberal education.
World War II finally ended 65 years ago, along with our concerns about world safety and personal freedom.
In Queen Anne’s Uptown neighborhood, Key Arena was once a popular facility for people to attend Seattle Supersonics basketball games and their favorite concerts.
After 20 years in the industry, James Crossley knows what it takes to run an independent bookstore like his own, Madison Books — hard work and a lot of flexibility and willingness to change.
The business district in Madison Park, compared with 75 years ago, has been reworked with the many shops and restaurants closed.
A Madrona man concerned about whether restaurants in his village are going to survive through the pandemic has spearheaded a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help them survive the pandemic.
Red berries: What would the holidays be without them? Engineered by nature to attract attention through the darkest months, they enliven the dormant garden, carrying the seeds inside them, along with our spirits, through winter.
A snowy owl has become something of a local celebrity in upper Queen Anne, after moving into the neighborhood from cooler northern climes in November.
Although 2020 was a rough year overall, Martha E. Harris Flowers & Gifts in Madison Park celebrated a significant milestone in 2020 when the shop turned 40 years old.
In the early 1960s, Wonderbread hired me to design floor displays and signs, but the sales manager asked if I wanted to take on a driver salesman job. It offered base pay and commission, which was enough to pay for essentials and even purchase real estate.
The new year stimulates visions of resolutions: “I’m going to organize the kitchen, the garage, my desk.”
Magnolia mom Cheryl Brenner wanted to recreate as much of the holiday spirit as she could for her family this year.
Did you know pollinators are responsible for one out of every three bites of food we take?