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Early 20th century Puffy lamps don’t need to be on to brighten up a room
With three-dimensional designs painted on the shade, lamps like this don’t need darkness to provide decorative value.
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Great Plant Pick: Heritage birch
What: Heritage birch — also called white bark river birch, or betula nigra Cully Heritage — was selected…
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2024 Hyundai Kona Limited FWD
The Hyundai Kona Limited has been updated for the 2024 model year, but thankfully, retains its quirkiness.
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2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness gives the compact more capability
Upgraded suspension, 9.3 inches of ground clearance and a reengineered drivetrain are among the changes.
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Siblings, age 12 and 13, are youngest students at EvCC campus
Qingyun Li was 11 when he scored a perfect 36 on the ACT test. His sister, Ruoyun, was…
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Exploring the musical soul of Austria
In Vienna, there are always plenty of ways to enjoy great music … on any budget.
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‘Unsellable Houses’ seeks flippable Snohomish County homes for Season 5
Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb are searching for homeowners for next season’s one-hour episodes, where houses go from…
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The comforting and important rituals of giving thanks
I hope you took some time this Thanksgiving, between helpings of turkey and mashed potatoes, to consider what…
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Wintertide Lights returns for the month of December in Everett
The free family event is open nightly at Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens in Legion Park.
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He had to clean his Airbnb. Can he get the cleaning fee back?
Tyson Love’s Airbnb is a mess. Worse, the company will only refund $14 of his rental fee, even…
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Home for the holidays with the Gothard Sisters
The Edmonds trio brings tidings of Celtic comfort and joy with a new Christmas album and concert
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Jackson kindergarteners have hot takes on turkey, gratitude — and crab?
Students at the Everett elementary school shared all they know about Thanksgiving and what they’re thankful for.
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Great Plant Pick: Karl Foerster feather reed grass
What: Karl Foerster feather reed grass, also known as Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster, is valued for its early…
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Emile Galle infused furniture with elements of his better-known glass work
This tea table from the pioneer of art nouveau is stylistically similar to his cameo glass. It sold…
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Being ‘thank-full’ means filling up on the beauty right under our noses
With people so divided and quick to argue, I hope you’ll literally and figuratively stop and smell the…
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Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County
Two Christmas-themed plays open this weekend in Edmonds. Also, the Everett Philharmonic plans a family concert Sunday.
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All-new 2024 Ford Mustang is faster, louder, more muscular
There’s a choice of several engines, for a variety of performance enthusiasm levels.
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Fallen soldier, Vietnam War survivor linked by name — and now, more
“My name is George Michael Taylor,” said the Everett man on the phone. But George Michael Taylor had…
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Castelrotto is a Germanic gem in Italy’s Alps
It’s the ideal home base for exploring the Dolomites — Italy’s ski country, and hiking wonderland in summer.
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His train was canceled, so he rebooked. Can he get the difference?
When Amtrak cancels John deCastro’s train from Boston to Baltimore, he asks for a refund. But there’s another…