Positano, the jewel of Italy's Amalfi Coast, hugs the rugged shoreline.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Glitzy Positano: Not just a pretty facade

It’s one of the most romantic and chic stops on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, a place of beaches, sunshine and picturesque towns.

Positano, the jewel of Italy's Amalfi Coast, hugs the rugged shoreline.
This baby potato and fenugreek stir fry makes a great filling for a pita bread sandwich. (Reshma Seetharam)

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This baby potato and fenugreek stir fry makes a great filling for a pita bread sandwich. (Reshma Seetharam)
Lindsay Welliver (left) and Alegra Batara in Village Theatre' modernized production of "Sense and Sensibility." (Photo by Angela Sterling)

Music, theater and more: What’s happening in Snohomish County

Village Theatre’s playful, modern adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility” opens March 17 in Everett.

Lindsay Welliver (left) and Alegra Batara in Village Theatre' modernized production of "Sense and Sensibility." (Photo by Angela Sterling)
Edmonds’ own The Gothard Sisters perform Oct. 17 at the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater in Snohomish. From left to right: Greta, Solana and Willow Gothard. (Element Creative)

Where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Snohomish and Island counties

Irish pubs and beer gardens are not the only places serving up Irish charm this year.

Edmonds’ own The Gothard Sisters perform Oct. 17 at the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater in Snohomish. From left to right: Greta, Solana and Willow Gothard. (Element Creative)

Is every day Groundhog Day — and the same old bad habits?

How can we embrace change without waking up every morning to the same day?

2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE (Toyota)

2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE

When it comes to a reliable, practical, safe commuter car, the venerable Toyota Corolla has weathered the test of time.

  • Mar 15, 2023
  • By Larry Lark
  • Cars
2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback XSE (Toyota)
Dennis Coile also known as “Dan Canyon” sings and plays guitar during a Dan Canyon Band rehearsal in the group's practice barn in Arlington, Washington, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Dan Canyon Band brings a taste of cowboy life to Snohomish County

Cowboy hats are rarities round these here parts. But these troubadours are riding out of the sagebrush and into the city.

Dennis Coile also known as “Dan Canyon” sings and plays guitar during a Dan Canyon Band rehearsal in the group's practice barn in Arlington, Washington, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
This cast-iron wood stove kept a 19th-century room warm. Its embossed designs, especially the rows of pointed arches on its sides, were meant to evoke medieval architecture.

Designs on this cast-iron wood stove exemplify Gothic Revival style

This Victorian-era stove features a row of pointed arches, a distinctive feature of Gothic architecture.

This cast-iron wood stove kept a 19th-century room warm. Its embossed designs, especially the rows of pointed arches on its sides, were meant to evoke medieval architecture.
It’s time to get up and make your beds — your vegetable and flower beds, that is — while it’s still cool. (Getty Images)

Get those frost-tolerant veggies into the ground while it’s still cool

And while you’re at it, tuck a few varieties of frost-tolerant flowers into your beds, as well.

It’s time to get up and make your beds — your vegetable and flower beds, that is — while it’s still cool. (Getty Images)
Golden winterhazel adds to an already outstanding ornamental with flashy yellow foliage. (Richie Steffen)

Great Plant Pick: Corylopsis spicata

One of the finest qualities of winterhazel is the bright primrose yellow flowers in late winter.

  • Mar 15, 2023
Golden winterhazel adds to an already outstanding ornamental with flashy yellow foliage. (Richie Steffen)

Home & Garden Briefly: Rock gem club sets annual sale

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Paper bags from food delivery should always be recycled, as long as they’re clean. You can also throw food-soiled paper bags in the compost.

WM: Mailer madness: Where does it go? Home delivery edition

Knowing what packaging can be recycled is the first step in cutting down on home delivery waste.

  • Mar 15, 2023
Paper bags from food delivery should always be recycled, as long as they’re clean. You can also throw food-soiled paper bags in the compost.
Logan Leadley, Kyle Thies and Justin Nygard work on tying sausages at Double DD Meats on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Hot, saucy Double DD Meats is Mountlake Terrace’s carnal destination

Find 3,000 hot sauces, 1,000 barbecue bastes, 500 dry rubs, 400 marinades and 50 flavors of sausage.

Logan Leadley, Kyle Thies and Justin Nygard work on tying sausages at Double DD Meats on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The face of Kia’s mid-size Telluride SUV is slightly restyled for 2023. (Kia)

2023 Kia Telluride is upscale, luxurious, and a bargain

Updates for the three-row mid-size SUV include the addition of X-Line and X-Pro models to the lineup.

The face of Kia’s mid-size Telluride SUV is slightly restyled for 2023. (Kia)
Hurtado works in a tattoo style called “fine line.” (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Tattoo artist draws a fine line

Ernesto ‘Nesto’ Hurtado of Wicked Boy Tattoo in Lynnwood specializes in a minimalist style that draws praise and criticism.

Hurtado works in a tattoo style called “fine line.” (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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With "adopted grandmother" Michele Tanis at her side, Madison Davis, 6, of Snohomish reacts upon discovering she can reach into an air pocket inside a water feature, Wednesday, at the Imagine Children's Museum in Everett.
Dan Bates / The Herald
With "adopted grandmother" Michele Tanis at her side, Madison Davis, 6, of Snohomish reacts upon discovering she can reach into an air pocket inside a water feature, Wednesday, at the Imagine Children's Museum in Everett.
Christian pilgrims and tourists are drawn to the dramatically situated Mont St-Michel, a soaring island abbey in Normandy that is completely surrounded by the sea at high tide.

Rick Steves on Mont St-Michel, Normandy’s magnificent island abbey

Solitude drew monks to this rock outpost long, long ago. Today, it’s crowded with tourists.

Christian pilgrims and tourists are drawn to the dramatically situated Mont St-Michel, a soaring island abbey in Normandy that is completely surrounded by the sea at high tide.
Caption: Three years after the pandemic began, simple items like masks, disinfecting wipes and toilet paper stir up deep memories.

Psychological impact of pandemic lingers three years later

When the words “two-item limit” in supermarkets still strike fear, it’s hard to toss pandemic relics like cloth masks.

Caption: Three years after the pandemic began, simple items like masks, disinfecting wipes and toilet paper stir up deep memories.

80,000 Bonvoy points go missing. Can she get them back?

Celeste Rubanick loses 80,000 Marriott Bonvoy points when she books a hotel in Scotland. Why won’t the company restore the points?

  • Mar 11, 2023
  • By Wire Service