I caught a thief in my house the other day. Sneaky, silent, tricky as can be, this miscreant was so smooth, so slick that I hadn’t even noticed its relentless and remorseless ways, even though the culprit was right in front of me the whole time.
From steroid-using athletes to celebrities who bounce between clubs and rehab, today’s role models can leave a lot to be desired.
His race for Dufur public office was not going well. The voters in Dufur (DOO-fur), a small town in Oregon, were leaning to his opponent in overwhelming numbers - or at least as overwhelming as a town of 500 can muster.
My wife and I are currently trying to sell her parents’ home - who have quite happily moved out to enjoy the greater ease of assisted living. With their house now empty, we met with a real estate agent the other day to get things started.
More and more farmers markets are opening as spring warms up and fresh vegetables and flowers begin growing. Here is a list of those in Bellevue and nearby areas (continued)....
On a recent afternoon, Newport High School culinary students passed around a morel mushroom, commenting on its brain-like appearance.
Foragers who have scoured nearby forests come in to Rover’s restaurant in the springtime with baskets full of the wild mushrooms.
“The Northwest region is a gold mine of culinary ingredients,” Rover’s Chef Adam Hoffman told about 30 students during a cooking demonstration at the school, noting that the area alone grows more than 2,000 mushroom varieties, including crimini, shiitakes and white elf.
Arts and entertainment events happening in and around Bellevue.
Kirkland resident Vicki Hone Smith will exhibit her fine art photography in a show called “Impressions of Italy” beginning March 29 at Pogacha of Bellevue. Hone Smith’s work captures her travels to Italy and her impressions of the rich textures and vibrant colors of the country. Her work will be on display through May 10.
Wed., April 9 5 – 6:30 p.m., Jovino Santos Neto -
0/8 Seafood Grill and Twisted Cork Wine Bar is putting a local spin on wines.
Springtime will get jazzy again as the Bellevue High Jazz Festival hosts 50 bands on May 2-3.
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The Anoushka Shankar Project featuring Anoushka Shankar will perform at Kirkland Performance Center, April 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m.
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The Performing Arts Festival Eastside will hold its Concerto-Playoff at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 at Bellevue Christian Church, 10808 S.E. 27th St. in the Enatai section of Bellevue. The play-off is free and open to the public and will feature those chosen by the music festival adjudicators as finalists for the PAFE concerto scholarships held earlier in the week for classical piano, strings, reeds and woodwinds.
The Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) will feature violinist Kyung Sun Lee as soloist in the final concerts of the 2007-2008 Masterworks@Meydnebauer series, part of the BPO’s fortieth anniversary season on April 12 and 13.
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Traveling to Woodinville this weekend? Have your passport ready.
The Spot Off Main has added live music to its lineup of the “Longest Happy Hour on the Eastside,” theme party nights, pool tournaments, movie nights, Sunday Karaoke and Men’s Night.
Students at Bellevue’s Music Works Northwest will perform at a Bellevue retirement home this month.
