Washington state is one of the world’s great wine growing regions — on nearly the same latitude as some of the most famous French wine producing areas. We are the second-largest premium wine producer in the United States, with more than 1,000 wineries and 400 grape growers. Only California h…
I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about “The Lab,” the new restaurant off Summitview Avenue that opened late in February. That’s probably because of who’s behind it: the team from Fat Pastor Productions.
So you’re a good cook. Maybe a great baker. People may have told you “You should really open a restaurant.” Or “Why don’t you open a bakery?” But it turns out, running a restaurant or bakery takes a whole lot more than just being a good cook.
Shannon Fournier has been a rock hound since she was a kid. She started by collecting cool-looking rocks and stuffing them in her pockets — and had her own rock-polishing machine by age 5. It’s in her genes, she said.
Every couple of years, a buzz occurs in the wine industry. It might be a winery, a winemaker or a vineyard, but something will be a standout. At Taste Washington in March of 2013, an annual wine and food event in Seattle, I distinctly remember it was a new Woodinville winery called Avennia. …
When Aaron and I moved to the Yakima Valley in 2005, we thought it would be for a short pit stop. We came for a job and planned to climb the corporate ladder as quickly as possible. We were newly married, in our early 20s and eager to establish ourselves.
If you’ve been in downtown Yakima in the summer months, you’ve seen them. Gorgeous, lush flower baskets hanging from light poles, and spectacular planters on the sidewalks. I always wonder who makes them, how they do it and how they keep them from withering in our blast furnace summers.
The regular monthly meeting of the Bluebird Trail Committee celebrated more than this group’s love of birds. It also recognized the 98th birthday of one of its first members.
It was 30 degrees below zero as Diane and Sanford Reim sat in their hot tub in International Falls, Minn. in 2007. It gets so cold there, they had to build the hot tub in a special room inside the house. As they soaked, they looked at a map of the U.S. pinned to the wall and started thinking…
I had a date to meet Lindy Sheehan and her flock of 16 chickens one freezing morning in January, but there were no chickens in sight. Turns out, I just didn’t know where to look. Answering Lindy’s call, they emerged from sheltered nooks and waddled over. They walked in single file, perfectly…
We’ve done a lot of stories about style for women — but what about men? We apologize if you’ve been feeling left out and will try to make it up to you right now.
Oscar-winning actress Hillary Swank, Star Trek alum Patrick Stewart and scores of Yakima Valley residents all have something admirable in common. They are foster parents for the animal rescue community.
If you’re looking for a great deal on a great meal — we’ve got just the thing. Yakima Valley Restaurant Week kicks off March 20 and features more than 30 restaurants, from Yakima to the Lower Valley. This will be the third year of the event, which was cooked up by a group in the Leadership Y…
My husband started pleading his case for a new puppy intermittently last summer. He would work it into casual conversation, mentioning someone he knew with a beautiful puppy. He would occasionally show me pictures of dogs or breeders he found online and make little comments here and there ab…
