Last of four parts: On Day 5, the author, an historian, completes her circumnavigation of Lake Washington on foot, returning to Kirkland, which was a spectacular failure as a steel town but is a booming modern suburb. Her total distance: 67 miles. Duration: centuries.
Some of the most interesting and odd-ball historic preservation work is going on outside of Seattle in the land of vanishing farms, strip malls, and "Kung Pao weiner schnitzel."
A new University of Washington study of obesity patterns in greater Seattle zip codes suggests that income levels, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation are predictors of weight problems.
When it comes to the war on obesity, this place is a merchant of death. Meanwhile, fat America – which is most of us – gets the blame.
If the fishing is unreliable, try the burgers in Cle Elum, Wash.
