Studying Seattle’s Roaring ’20s history might help us get through this next decade VIEW
Before plunging into our own likely decade of consequence, take a shallow dive into the gene pool of Northwest civilization at the dawn of the...
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The Backstory: Let’s hope we learn from the lessons of the last ’20s decade
HISTORICAL RESEARCH at times truly feels like a time warp. For me, that’s been the case for almost five years, since I launched a thesis-level...
Jessica Shafer’s Coast Guard crew continues to thrive, even in challenging conditions
The first female commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment updates us on the challenges of keeping local vessels afloat and off the rocks.
Sasquatch is still a myth (despite the claims of 1 wildly unreliable source)
Whaddya know? No one has yet proved to Ron Judd that Bigfoot exists.
What’s new on Nextdoor? About what you’d expect.
Responses to Ron Judd's September cover story on social-media site Nextdoor mostly confirmed his satire wasn't too far from reality.
Try this gift list: Commonly used products should have made Seattle famous, but didn’t VIEW
IT BEGAN HUMBLY, as a small seed, nearly three decades ago, in the mind of a local wood and metal patternmaker. The germ of Jeff...
The Backstory: Why don’t people know all these great products came from Seattle?
NO CITY OR region gets to choose what it’s best known for. That, alas, typically is an artifice assembled over time, often by scribes, compilers...
Yay! You’re hosting Thanksgiving! What could go wrong? Other than EVERYTHING.
You’ll (probably) (possibly?) be full of thanks and safely roasted turkey after digesting Ron Judd’s Quick Start Guide to a Thanksgiving gathering
The Backstory: Thankfully, this turkey-centered tradition can take a little ribbing
This year’s ode to the Thanksgiving feast is a tribute to folks for whom the mere thought of baking from scratch prompts a violent itch.
Port Townsend wrestles with its increasingly complex identity and dizzying change VIEW
As a historically seafaring town that’s also way ahead of its time, picturesque Port Townsend hopes to grow respectfully, responsibly and authentically offbeat.