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Still considered one of the most scenic drives in the region, Chuckanut Drive opens in the spring of 1916
BY PHIL DOUGHERTY | April 20, 2022 at 8:33 a.m.

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Garden, Wildlife and Frog Enthusiasts

Or maybe you like the idea of helping local wildlife, including birds, butterflies and even frogs?

SIFF is Back in Seattle Movie Theaters

Seattle’s film community is having a blockbuster spring

Count Birds to Save Birds

A birdathon is like a walk-a-thon, but instead of walking miles, you count bird species

Walking Adventures

Walking Adventures is a family-owned travel planning and tour operator offering travel programs on all seven continents

First Honor Flight Out of Puget Sound

Northwesterner Lawrence Boyd Sr will be honored by Puget Sound Honor Flight for his experiences during the Vietnam War

Walla Walla sweet onions become Washington's official state vegetable on April 20, 2007

Potatoes may be Washington's top-grossing vegetable, but Walla Walla sweet onions are the state's official vegetable

MOHAI

"Wow, this is impressive. We are here on the southern shores of Lake Union at MOHAI"

The Lost Cities of Skagit

The Skagit County Historical Museum has researched the lost cities of Skagit and created an interactive online map of Skagit communities that have significantly changed – or virtually disappeared – during the last century

Legislative Wrap-Up

AARP focused on legislation to help older Washingtonians hold onto as much of their income as possible

The Longest Day

Don Desonier became an Alzheimer’s Association volunteer after losing his wife, Nancy, to early-onset dementia

The Bird that Became Washington State’s Symbol

As we watch the small, delicate bird dart through our garden all we see is a flash of bright yellow with a few bold, black markings

Northwest Hoaxes

Do you celebrate April Fools' Day?

Seattle’s Open Books finds new home in Pioneer Square

The longtime Wallingford bookstore — one of the few poetry-only shops in the country — reopens just in time for National Poetry Month

Art and technology seamlessly meld in ‘Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience’

My parents started taking me to the Art Institute of Chicago when I was a child. They wanted to impart their love of art and expose me to its various styles and movements, from Classicism and Impressionism to Expressionism and Surrealism. These forays into the world of art were some …