More and more schools across the U.S. are incorporating chess as a way to increase their students’ academic performance. Elena Donaldson couldn’t agree more.
For the past two years, more than 200 volunteers have put in more than 2,300 hours of work restoring and replanting the interpretive nature trail at Marymoor Park.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra will take the stage Aug. 9 to kick-off Kirkland Performance Center’s 2008-2009 season.
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Kayaking among the house boats in Eastlake, artist Patrick Howe gathers much of his inspiration from the way the water reflects early morning light.
The red carpet was rolled out for the 2008 Patron Party at the Bellevue Arts Museum and Westin Bellevue. With a tradition that dates back to 1953, the ArtsFair preview party brings collectors, artists and community members together for an evening of giving back.
After a while, Diane Culhane’s art that begins as language becomes a narrative.
The ceramic artist does acrylics on canvas or wood panel by sketching and layering with up to eight layers of acrylic paint. Then she’ll draw and paint again.
Larry Halvorsen may create in black and white, but his hand built creations speak colorful volumes.
Artist Ginny Conrow takes everything round out of the way she does her porcelain work so as to leave it with a very human hand print.
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While recorded history stretches pretty far back, it doesn’t go back far enough to tell us the name of the person who invented the yard sale.
Autobahn. Lederhosen. Oktoberfest. Say “Germany” and that’s a bit of what comes to mind. Famous for speedy cars, stylin’ leather shorts and oompah music, Deutschland now leads the world in something surprising: solar energy.
Test driving a 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder is like experiencing your first bite of mouthwatering USDA prime steak from a five-star restaurant. As the succulent bite melts in your mouth you realize the $5 dollar steak from your local diner, that you use to enjoy, will never taste the same.
Felicia Otness was at a birthday party when her 4-year-old son, Hunter, had a meltdown.
On a recent afternoon, Deena Beliso took rum truffles from a tray and hand dipped them one by one into dark chocolate.
Beside her, daughter, Tia, placed mint dark chocolate truffles into tiny paper cups.
“It’s a real treat if you can get it right off the tray,” Deena said of customers who come into Amore Chocolates and get a fresh taste test.
Three Bellevue Community College students from Bellevue will be on stage July 24, 25 and 26 as the BCC Drama Department presents the musical, “Pippin.”
