Sunday, July 20, 2008 - Page updated at 12:02 a.m.

Pacific NW Cover Story
Towns along Highway 2 struggle to preserve a distinctly Small Town USA vibe with a congested highway slicing right through their front yards.
By Tyrone Beason
Assessing the home situation, I'm sitting tight | Sunday Punch
From Pits To Towers | Now & Then
Where's the dignity in the chase? | Letters to the Editor
Cool Planet: 7 simple ideas to help solve global warming
Some say reforming wasteful ways is the best answer to our environmental woes. Other say we need a new energy source to save us. One thing seems clear. We're in a time of a great fermentation of ideas to solve the planet's problems.
Footprint extras
Welcome to Footprint | Pacific Northwest Extra
Resources | Natural yard-care nurseries
Resource | Contests for new ideas
Imagine Tomorrow winners, sponsors and judges
More resources on organic wines
Resources | Green-living lingo
Jennifer Carlson's list of low-maintenance, well-behaved plants (PDF)
July 13
North Seattle | Garden As Gallery | Outdoor Living
Queen Anne | Gorgeous By Design | Outdoor Living
Whidbey Island | Choreographed Chaos | Outdoor Living
Monroe | A Forest Re-Formed | Outdoor Living
Bainbridge | Island Impressions | Outdoor Living
In these unique gardens, creativity flourishes | Plant Life
Bobby McCullough | Shapes the planted palette of our new sculpture park | Portraits
From stream bank or store, fresh watercress sings of summer | Taste
Snoqualmie Falls, Full Force | Now & Then
Get out! You'll like it | Domestic Goddess
July 6
Settled in Seattle, Eritreans hang onto a heritage that sustains them | Pacific NW Cover Story
With the right stuff, containers need not be confiners | Plant Life
Sergio Ostroverhy | The hyper-realist paints in unsettling shades of the mystic | Portraits
Celebrate independence with a platter of the 'other' fried chicken | Taste
Stylish Street | On Federal Avenue we see all manner of manors, and cottages, too | Northwest Living
The Big Digs | Now & Then
June 29
From world traveler to city rider, Pierre Sundborg finds adventure in the small things | Pacific NW Cover Story
Peering At The Pier | Now & Then
Making Meadows: All that lovely, lazy abandon takes loads of work | Plant Life
Elbow grease is the reason behind this garden for all seasons | Northwest Living
Bear hugs | On the road, paws to embrace our own special wild things | Portraits
Blueberry Bliss | Taste
June 22
The Titan Of Tieton | With the spark of art, a city slicker turns a town back on | Pacific NW Cover Story
Wedded To Debt | In the season of love, it's priceless moments and penniless guests | Portraits
Across cultures, the practical and portable sandwich satisfies | Taste
From giant carrot to blue-trunk tree, a garden just screams 'special' | Northwest Living
Serve meals to the wild things and risk trouble of all kinds | Plant Life
A Distinguished Career | Now & Then