Culture
Paris fashion tops Seattle's, but the reason might surprise you
Parisian style is remarkably practical and monochromatic, featuring low-heeled boots, casual jackets, and short skirts.
Valerie Easton
Valerie Easton started her career as a librarian shelving books at Lake City Library when she was in high school. Now she writes full time, and has authored five books, includingThe New Low Maint
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Politics
ELF members gained nothing by the UW arson, and so much was lost
A former staff member of the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture wonders why, seven years later, the crime makes no more sense than it did the morning Merrill Hall went up in flames.
Book City: Gov. Jay Inslee talks reading
Jay Inslee is a home-grown governor. His Dad was a biology teacher at Garfield and Sealth high schools, and Inslee’
Book City: Seattle's unlikely developer-bookstore owner Ron Sher
Ron Sher uses books to help build vital communities. As founder and CEO of Sher Partners, his work ranges from
Culture
Danny Westneat: a book club guy
Danny Westneat is a Metro columnist for the Seattle Times, and an avid fiction reader who has spent 21 years