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Big insects, small world

“Honey? There’s a scorpion under the sink…” “OK, be right there!”   My husband came calmly down the stairs to size up the situation. “Huh,” was his assessment. “OK. Where’s the broom?”  

A woman's guide to financial freedom

How do smart women finish rich? Learn the secrets at this free seminar on Wednesday, March 30th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm at 313 West McGraw Street on Upper Queen Anne. To reserve your place,  call Lisa at (206) 285-0199.

The best of my rest

I watched 184 films last year and read 53 books. What follows are my favorites for 2010 even if the aforementioned art is from earlier days.

Bulletin Board 3/30

Fire Station 20 Design Meeting The community is welcome to attend the Seattle Design Commission’s concept review of Fire Station 20 (W. Queen Anne) on Thursday, April 7. Designers will discuss the project scope and initial concepts. The meeting will be held at: Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Boards and Commissions Room, Level L2. For more information, visit: www.seattle.gov/designcommission

The HCG Diet: A Quick Fix or Dangerous Hormone Manipulation?

Women who can’t lose weight quickly enough can add yet another tool to the ever-growing arsenal of fad diets. Here’s one that uses a pregnancy hormone, called “hCG,” which is administered through injections with the help of a syringe.

Hempfest is a go

After weeks of negotiations, Seattle officials are bringing Hempfest back to Myrtle Edwards Park this summer.

No more please, seriously just stop

Josh Radner’s “Happythankyoumoreplease” is a comedy/drama that has no direction, no path.

Realtors hoping for warm spring

Optimism remains, despite slow sales and lower home prices

After this very long winter, local real estate brokers are hoping for a nice spring. Traditionally, spring is the beginning of the home buying and selling season when prospective buyers begin walking the neighborhoods and looking for dream homes. But this year, that crowd of buyers has yet to materialize.

Our revolution will be corporatized

Could the political upheaval that recently took place in Tunisia and Egypt happen in the United States? Could millions of angry citizens take to the streets to demand their share of the American dream? Probably not.

A clarion call of self-promotion

Laura WorthThe Coaching MinuteAs a solo wellness professional, I am challenged, especially these days, by the business necessity to promote myself. Other work-life scenarios and job searches always challenged me to do the same.

Letter to the Editor: Keeping Indoor air clean is good legislation

We’re all at risk for cancer, but I’m at more risk than most of the population. We recently discovered that my family carries the BRCA2 genetic defect, which increases our chances of breast and cervical cancer.

A Queen Anne Good Samaritan

Sig Haugland has been a fixture in lower Queen Anne for five decades. Sig, a youthful-seeming man in his mid to late-80s (vanity doesn’t necessarily stop in our youth), owns some buildings on Mercer Street.

Bait and switch

Forgotten in the budget debate is what those taxes pay for

The last 40 years, and particularly the last 10, have seen a massive transference of wealth in the United States. The middle and working classes have gotten poor, the poor have gotten poorer still and the wealthy have gotten much, much wealthier.