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Jazz Stars Unite to Make a Musical Dream team
byJazz Stars Jay Thomas and Oliver Groenewald unite to release a new album written by Ben Salmon This fall, Washington jazz luminaries Jay Thomas and Oliver Groenewald will release a new album, I Always Knew, powered by Groenewald’s “little big band,” NewNet. It took a confluence of circumstances for the work to even exist. First, the two had to meet many years ago, when Groenewald, a native of Germany, was engaged in post-graduate work in the United States. Then, five years ago, Groenewald—a trumpeter, composer and arranger—contacted his old friend Thomas about gathering players to perform some of his works….
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Nancy Blakey’s New Book: By the Shore
byBibliophile: By The Shore Nancy Blakey wants to make outdoors accessible to all interview by Sheila G. Miller Nancy Blakey wants you to get outside. Damn the rain—just go for it. Blakey, a mother of four, wrote five books based on a syndicated column called Mudpies, which she wrote for Seattle’s Child. In the books, she came up with interesting activities kids could do instead of watching TV or playing video games. “I believe in benign neglect,” she said of her way of raising children. “All the projects I ever saw, you had to do with the kids. They felt…
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Fall Fishing on the Columbia River
byFall Fishing on the Columbia River written by Laura Cherau | photography by Justin Bailie The late summer air is full of salt smell, warm and misty. I like getting up when it’s still dark and moving around outside with only the light of the bait-and-tackle truck. I have been told the salmon fishing is going to suck, because it’s early and the run was late last year, something blamed on warmer ocean and river conditions. But I am hopeful that beginner’s luck will play in my favor. I’ve never caught a fish. I’m 38. Leaf Geraghty is laid-back in…
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Northwest Wine & Rail Tours “Where the Oregon Trail Meets Washington Wines” Nature – Culture – Food Experience the Northwest Lifestyle. Our inclusive, multi-night trips depart from Portland or Seattle making it a perfect addition to an Alaska cruise (pre-cruise or post-cruise) or a west-coast trip. Whether traveling by train,
Hilton Garden Inn-North Seattle/Everett
The Hilton Garden Inn Seattle North/Everett Hotel is conveniently located adjacent to Paine Field Airport and the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour. Discover the charming waterfront town center of Mukilteo, the Mukilteo Lighthouse, and the Mukilteo/Clinton Ferry. Downtown Seattle is an easy 28-minute drive from the hotel.
Discover Mukilteo, WA
Stay, Play, and Dine with Us Mukilteo, a waterfront community situated on Puget Sound, features views of the Olympic Mountains to the west, Mt. Baker to the North and the Northern Cascade Mountains to the east. While visitors will be in awe of its beauty, Mukilteo has so much more
Kirkman House Musem
The Kirkman House Museum was constructed in 1880 by two of Walla Walla’s most prominent citizens, William and Isabella Kirkman. Today this elegant home provides visitors a glimpse of early Walla Walla’s history and Victorian life in general. Visitors have the option of self-guided or guided tours where they will
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Trip Planner: Leavenworth Washington
Welcome to Leavenworth Washington’s quirky Bavarian mountain town written by Corinne Whiting | photos courtesy of Leavenworth Chamber, Icicle TV, Brian Munoz & Dzhan Wiley Craving a European fix (with a twist) in the Pacific Northwest? Leave your passport at home and journey to Leavenworth, Washington where a version of
Washington Travel: Yakima Valley
Three hundred sunny days a year translates to about eighty wineries spread across 17,000 acres of vines in the Yakima Valley AVA and that doesn’t even touch the bounty of fruits and vegetables available at seasonal produce stands.
Washington Trip Planner: Port Townsend
Port Townsend is the center for a Washington Renaissance.
Washington Trip Planner: Ballard
Ballard is Seattle's coolest neighborhood and it holds a lot of history.
Washington Trip Planner: Tacoma
Experience Tacoma, the City of Destiny, in 1889's Washington Trip Planner
Washington Travel: Spokane
Every time I visit Spokane, I find something new to make it my favorite surprise city in Washington.
Trip Planner: Lake Chelan
Lake Chelan is a Northwest treasure, and the perfect place for a fall Washington wine sojourn.
Trip Planner: Everett
Everett is one of those places—just 45 minutes north of Seattle, this waterfront city of a little more than 100,000 was incorporated in 1893, the same year the Great Northern Railway came to town.
Trip Planner: San Juan Islands
The waters surrounding San Juan Island are indeed one of the best spots in the country to see whales in the wild-—especially orcas.
Trip Planner: Pampered Wilderness
Glamping in Millersylvania State Park with Pampered Wilderness
Trip Planner: Cedar Creek Treehouse
Who doesn't dream of waking up among the clouds in a treehouse built to fit the wildest of imaginations? At Cedar Creek Treehouse, guests spend the night fifty feet above the ground in a 200-year-old Western Red Cedar.