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Building the Backyard Reading Room
bywritten by Melissa Dalton MANY CITY DWELLERS fantasize about having an outdoor room in their backyard—a place to cook, eat and relax in the open air. When the owners of a 1929 Tudor in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle decided to build their backyard retreat, their vision was a little different. “They own a bookstore, so they really wanted a reading spot and a place where they could be quiet,” architect Ryan Adanalian said. Adanalian joined a design team from local firm Board & Vellum, alongside Proform Construction, to fashion a small-scale sanctuary that packs a lot of function into…
Think Washington
Artist in Residence — Werner Hiemann Creates Illuminated Art from Miscellany
bywritten by Viki Eierdam photography by Emily Joan Greene If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Werner Hiemann excels at the gift of observation. This Ridgefield resident takes overlooked items that were often once considered household necessities and breathes in them new life. He sees possibility in the ordinary and calls the final product “illuminated art.” Thomas Edison would be proud. A general contractor by trade, Hiemann employs his welding skills to transform such common—and typically vintage—pieces as a Geiger counter, a 4-foot turn-of-the-century coffee grinder, a surveyor, a hairdryer from the 1950s and a baby buggy into…
Explore Washington
Four Summer Adventures in Washington
byGet out of your comfort zone with new adventures and reward yourself with the right gear by Sheila Miller When summer comes and the urge to get outside overtakes you, there are always the old haunts—places you’ve been going for years. With so many amazing options in Washington, make 2019 the year you try something new. To make sure your forays into the unknown are successful, we enlisted the experts. We picked a well-loved gear shop from the region and asked its employees for help—their favorite rides, their best advice. Then we rounded out each getaway with top restaurants and…
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Visit Huntington Beach, California
Why a trip to Huntington Beach, CA will surprise and delight you. Sun, surf, and sand. Beach vibes and a laid-back lifestyle. If you want to put a pin in a city that best represents iconic California, all signs point to Huntington Beach — which rightfully touts itself as Surf
InquisiTours
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
Washington Trip Planner
Small-Town Stunner Olympia is on the path to trendiness
written by Naomi Tomky Singing at the bar at Dillinger’s, the upscale cocktail bar built in an old bank building, I asked my bartender, Donny Drake, what Olympia was missing. “Lots and lots of people,” he answered. As the I-5 corridor’s big cities grow up, Olympia has quietly and consistently
Walla Walla Trip Planner
Small Town Roots, Bigtime Wine—Walla Walla is about a lot more than just wine written by Catie Joyce-Bulay I first fell in love with the Pacific Northwest while living in Eugene, Oregon. Even after I returned to my home state back east, the PNW kept calling to me and I
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.