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It’s a great garden if you like hiking and views — or you’re a mountain goat

Gary Necci’s love of hiking in the high alpine meadows at Mount Rainier inspired him to turn a mess of a steep backyard hillside into a tapestry of textural plantings in his West Seattle garden.

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Creating gardens out of our steep hillsides can be a challenge — a rewarding one

Seattle’s steep slopes can make it difficult to garden. The payoff: spectacular views and out-of-the-ordinary spaces.

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French winemakers find love in Washington

Marie-Eve Gilla and Gilles Nicault were born and raised in France and didn’t meet until they had each moved to the Yakima Valley. They were married in 1999 and live in Walla Walla with their two children.

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Cross-country skiing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors

Learn classic technique to pick up a sport that will last a lifetime.

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Make the best gluten-free snack at home

The Brazilian cheese bread pão de queijo just might be your new favorite thing to eat.

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Northwest Gardening Greats: Horticulture hero Daniel Hinkley is going strong

Hinkley has been influencing our gardens for 30 years.

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Seattle’s Big Snow of 1916 dumped 38 inches in two days

One hundred years ago, Seattle was blanketed by nearly 4 feet of snow after a cold snowy January and two days of unrelenting snowfall in early February.

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Put the smartphone down and see the world with new eyes — your eyes

Get lost in your thoughts, and maybe even a city, and enjoy the adventure without a glowing rectangle.

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Wine: It’s not just for snobs, thanks to a Seattle blogger

Madeline Puckette is bringing new life to the industry through her humorous and influential website, Wine Folly

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This Ballard home is greener than green

A family finds just the right environment in Seattle’s first Emerald Star-certified home.

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Jazzercise is a fun way to sweat, and now, you don’t need leg warmers or...

Jazzercise classes still exist, offering a high-energy workout.

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A woman quit her Microsoft job to serve Indian food

Shama Joshi and Seema Pai run the Roll OK Please food truck in Seattle. The two left cushy jobs to pursue their passion of cooking and to represent the “ridiculous diversity” of India.

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A Firm Foundation for a light-filled remodel in West Seattle

Architect Chris Patano and his wife, Emily Trittschuh, build a family — and a spacious, light-filled home — in West Seattle

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Winter-blooming flowers will cheer you up with their color and fragrance

It’s still cold and wet outside, but these early-blooming beauties will put a smile on your face.

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Chablis, the perfect expression of chardonnay

Chablis is like drinking “seashells in a glass.”

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Now & Then takes its first Alaskan field trip

Photographer Jean Sherrard updates a Gold Rush photo of an intersection that now lures thousands of cruise-ship passengers panning for souvenirs.

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The secret story of the popular Western Washington University president...

Liberal ideas on the Bellingham campus were put on trial during the 1930s.

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Synchronized skating classes provide a chance to shape up on the ice

You’ll receive skating tips and practice teamwork during these sessions.

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Plain or fanciful, cornbread is tasty either way

At Salare, Edouardo Jordan makes cornbread with cornmeal from Nash’s Organic Produce in Sequim, and whey instead of buttermilk. At Nue, Chris Cvetkovich tops his cornbread with toasted coconut.

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It must be (almost) spring: Colorful trees are blossoming

Just when we really need it, we begin to see colorful blossoms on flowering plums, ornamental cherries, crabapples, magnolias and dogwoods.

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