Seattle Style File
Little girls need their beauty fix, too. A pretty up-do, manicure, and pedicure might be just the thing after a hard day at school or a break from piano lessons, soccer, and dance class. Or, for special occasions, they can schedule an afternoon out with the girls and dish about Disney movies while sipping pink seltzer and having their nails painted.
By Kathy Schultz | May 11, 2006
Convergence Zone
When Ashley Baker began gardening in earnest, she wanted her basic tools within reach. And she wanted cute. So she made her own pocketed garden apron. Then she made them for friends. Now she makes them for other girls who want a little style while they garden.
By Kathy Schultz | May 11, 2006
Convergence Zone
If you have been engrossed in the run-up to this year’s American Idol bleat-off, two transportation milestones may have escaped your notice. This month marks the 35th birthday of our proud yet humble national passenger rail service, Amtrak. And 100 years ago this week, Seattle’s King Street Station opened for business. With President Bush making his periodic burblings about further reducing the Amtrak line’s already-shameful funding levels – not to mention the airline industry's serious consideration of stand-up “seating,” to pack us in ever more densely – it’s time to do your part to stop the insanity.
By Sheri Quirt | May 11, 2006
Hike of the Week
The pros far outweigh the cons for exploring Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley trails (though hikers still need to play it safe by not leaving valuables in their cars).
The valley is riddled with old logging roads in various states of grace or disarray, and many can be hiked most of the year, such as the Bessemer Road Trail. The road is a good conditioner and is used by mountain bikers and horseback riders.
By Karen Sykes | May 11, 2006
STEVENSON -- You need to look near and far to fully appreciate spring hiking in the Columbia River Gorge.
What grabs your eye immediately are the expansive textures of a precipitous chasm created millions of years ago by basaltic lava flows and burnished into its current form by epic glacial floods 9,000 to 12,000 years ago.
However, if you focus your vision near at hand, you'll also notice a variety of colors, say the rose-purple fairy-slipper blossoms of calypso orchids, or the showy yellow blooms of balsamroot.
By Greg Johnston | May 11, 2006
Short Trips
ROSLYN -- This place has risen from the economic ashes so many times that you might be tempted to call it Phoenix.
Don't.
Especially as a visitor to a local saloon late on a Saturday night.
But, like the phoenix bird of Greek mythology, Roslyn has risen from its ashes repeatedly since its incorporation 120 years ago.
By Gordy Holt | May 11, 2006
