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2024 Hyundai Kona Limited FWD (Hyundai)

The Hyundai Kona Limited has been updated for the 2024 model year, but thankfully, retains its quirkiness.

  • Nov 29, 2023
  • By Larry Lark
  • Cars

 

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.

 

Great Plant Pick: Heritage birch

also called white bark river birch, or betula…

  • Nov 29, 2023

 

The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness comes with raised ladder-type roof rails and Yokohama Geolandar all-terrain tires. (Subaru)

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.

The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness comes with raised ladder-type roof rails and Yokohama Geolandar all-terrain tires. (Subaru)
Siblings Qingyun, left, and Ruoyun Li, 12 and 13, respectively, are together on campus at Everett Community College on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Everett, Washington. The two are taking a full course load at the community college this semester. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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 one point away.

Siblings Qingyun, left, and Ruoyun Li, 12 and 13, respectively, are together on campus at Everett Community College on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Everett, Washington. The two are taking a full course load at the community college this semester. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Leslie Davis, left, and Lyndsay Lamb, stars of "Unsellable Houses." (Rachael Jones / HGTV)

‘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 stagnant to sold.

Leslie Davis, left, and Lyndsay Lamb, stars of "Unsellable Houses." (Rachael Jones / HGTV)
The Vienna State Opera hosts performances in the evening and tours during the day. (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Exploring the musical soul of Austria

In Vienna, there are always plenty of ways to enjoy great music … on any budget.

  • Nov 27, 2023
The Vienna State Opera hosts performances in the evening and tours during the day. (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli)
Della Terra, a Snohomish farm-to-table catering business, is offering a full Thanksgiving meal with hearty Pacific Northwest entrees, seasonal sides and a farmers market salad. (Joanna Monger Photography)

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 you appreciate and value in your life.

Della Terra, a Snohomish farm-to-table catering business, is offering a full Thanksgiving meal with hearty Pacific Northwest entrees, seasonal sides and a farmers market salad. (Joanna Monger Photography)
A family walks through the Wintertide lights Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Legion Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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.

A family walks through the Wintertide lights Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Legion Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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 though he bought cleaning supplies and cleaned the rental himself. Is that fair?

  • Nov 25, 2023
  • By Wire Service
Sisters Greta, Willow and Solana Gothard have been playing music together since childhood, expanding from early violin lessons to playing guitar, mandolin, djembe, bodhran and more alongside vocal harmonies. 

The new album “A Celtic Christmas” is the sisters’ 10th, featuring a selection of traditional carols rendered in the band’s signature, ethereal style.  (Knecht Creative)

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

  • Nov 25, 2023
  • By Sara Bruestle Special to The Herald
Sisters Greta, Willow and Solana Gothard have been playing music together since childhood, expanding from early violin lessons to playing guitar, mandolin, djembe, bodhran and more alongside vocal harmonies. 

The new album “A Celtic Christmas” is the sisters’ 10th, featuring a selection of traditional carols rendered in the band’s signature, ethereal style.  (Knecht Creative)
Top row (L-R): Thomas, Charley, Emmae, Bennett
Middle row (L-R):  Soliana, Ridayna, Stormie, Eli
Bottom row (L-R): Atlas, Madison, Madalyn, Berkeley

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.

Top row (L-R): Thomas, Charley, Emmae, Bennett
Middle row (L-R):  Soliana, Ridayna, Stormie, Eli
Bottom row (L-R): Atlas, Madison, Madalyn, Berkeley
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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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Hand holding a  colorful Rose Flower

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 roses — cliche as it may be.

Hand holding a  colorful Rose Flower

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 for $2,800 at auction.

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 bloom time and its erect, architectural form,… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2023
U.S. Army veteran George Michael Taylor shares his stories from the Vietnam War during a Veterans Day program at the Snohomish Senior Center on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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 been killed in 1967.

U.S. Army veteran George Michael Taylor shares his stories from the Vietnam War during a Veterans Day program at the Snohomish Senior Center on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
The 2024 Ford Mustang is the seventh-generation version of the enduring muscle car launched 60 years ago. (Ford)

All-new 2024 Ford Mustang is faster, louder, more muscular

There’s a choice of several engines, for a variety of performance enthusiasm levels.

The 2024 Ford Mustang is the seventh-generation version of the enduring muscle car launched 60 years ago. (Ford)

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 ticket involved — and Amtrak isn’t responding.

  • Nov 18, 2023
  • By Wire Service
Young woman choice different emotions. Girl play role, change emotion, control reaction. Vector

Navigating the turbulent waters of teenage drama

The most important step for parents is to let your teenagers know you are confident they will find their way to adulthood.

Young woman choice different emotions. Girl play role, change emotion, control reaction. Vector