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‘Something Rotten’ brings the Renaissance to hilarious life
The local version of the hit Broadway musical kicks off Red Curtain’s new season on Friday.
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Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County
The Platinum-selling rock band fronted by “American Idol” finalist Chris Daughtry takes the stage Saturday in Edmonds.
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2023 Chevrolet Colorado
The pickup introduces the first-ever Trail Boss trim that delivers enhanced off-road performance.
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Great Plant Pick: Seven-son flower
Heptacodium miconioides is a somewhat rare and unique plant with wonderful year-round interest.
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This shapely, iridescent piece of blown glass was an award-winner in 1900
Marked with the name of its maker — “Loetz Austria” — this strikingly complex piece sold for $4,940…
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As with the seasons, container plantings are not meant to be permanent
Here are some tips for reinvigorating your tired-looking pots with plants fit for fall and, in some cases,…
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2023 Volvo XC90 Recharge is big on both power and fuel economy
It’s a plug-in hybrid with 445-horsepower combined output and a 58 MPGe fuel economy rating.
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Edmonds pickleball crusader teaches the game in prisons and gyms
Roger BelAir, 76, goes behind bars every chance he gets. Around here, he teaches at rec centers.
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Travel Insured International holds up a refund of $12,780
John Schwager has been waiting months for his travel insurance payment from Travel Insured International. What’s the holdup?
Life
Why being a people-pleaser is a problem, and how to stop
Awareness of yourself is the key to changing this maladaptive pattern of behavior.
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Rick Steves’ Europe: The Cinque Terre offers five distinct flavors of Italy
Made up of five villages, Italy’s underappreciated alternative to the French Riviera is preserved as a national park.
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Great Plant Pick: Hollywood Juniper
Juniperus chinensis ‘Kaizuka’ makes a striking specimen in the garden because of its upward twisting growth habit.
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Sign celebrates staying power of company’s union-made workwear
Beginning in the 1880s, Sweet-Orr advertised its clothing with public demonstrations of strength and solidarity.
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Auxins, tropisms and apical dominance: The curious case of the crooked conifer
Cook Island pines grow straight up in the New Caledonia islands. But anywhere else, they grow toward the…
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2023 Toyota Sienna harbors a host of heavenly features
A hybrid powertrain as standard equipment for every model makes this minivan a standout.
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Poetry reading set for Sept. 21 in Edmonds
Catherine Broadwall will read her work, in conversation with poet and educator Jeannine Hall Gailey,
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Where’s the $10,954 insurance check for my canceled tour?
Howard Gleckman’s wife breaks her ankle just before the couple is scheduled to embark on an Overseas Adventure…
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Testing Europe’s cultural waters in Haarlem
With its Dutch masters feel, the cute city provides a more comfy base and a more genteel experience…