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Two African-Americans founded two towns in Washington state


January 10, 2023 at 8:16 p.m.


Lane Sample: Guiding young minds at the Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

For over two decades, Lane Sample has guided generations of eager travelers through the portals of time back to 1855

To a PNW Historian, 2022 Looked Pretty Familiar

“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.” That is the attitude instilled in me by my parents, who lived through the Great Depression.

What to know about Washington state's ‘tripledemic’

Should I be wearing a mask? How can I get a booster shot? We're answering your questions about COVID, RSV and the flu.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Goforth

As Carol Goforth walks her little dog Star along the Tacoma waterfront, she’s paying closer attention than most folks to the park benches and signs

Seattle's First Christmas

It was a truly joyous Christmas that December 25 of 1851

Bellingham lights the world's tallest Christmas tree on December 13, 1949

The Northwest boasted the 'World's Tallest Christmas Tree' more than once

Light shows give Seattle a glow-up this winter

'Tis the season of glowing light shows

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A Nod to Holiday Cheer

"My mother was a kind and gracious lady who illuminated the season with her love and her joy, but…"

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Libby Carr

There are those who haven’t bothered to slow down...

Do You Need a Friend?

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we all need a buddy in life

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Double Trouble, Double Adorable

Visitors are delighting in the antics of Juniper and Fern, brown bear cubs that were brought to the zoo after being orphaned in the wild

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Northwest Watercolor Society Announces 2022 Awards

From that point forward he devoted his life entirely to his art

Back-to-Back World Champs!

You may not know it, but The Mariners recently won back-to-back titles!

Dancing with the Muse in Old Age

Priscilla Long is a Seattle-based writer and teacher whose work includes science, poetry, fiction, nonfiction and history