The Seattle Times: Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:05:07 PDT Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:05:07 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ Collard greens: Just roll with 'em, Nancy Leson says http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115569_pacificptaste09.html?syndication=rss Nancy, once a disbeliever, is now a collard greens sandwich-wrap addict. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115569_pacificptaste09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:31:04 PDT With conifers keeping the spirit alive, Mercer Island property is born again http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115568_pacificpnwl09.html?syndication=rss The landscape was so important to the couple that they hired designer Brooks Kolb even before SHKS Architects began to remodel the home. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115568_pacificpnwl09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:16:04 PDT Working out together, we find the will to keep on going http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021113586_pacificpfitness09.html?syndication=rss We check in with runners, yoga practitioners and CrossFitters to explore the concept of community through fitness. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021113586_pacificpfitness09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:31:04 PDT Working out for work: A look back at a fitness-packed year http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115561_pacificpfit09.html?syndication=rss Fit for Life columnist Nicole Tsong has spent much of this past year as a perpetual newcomer. "It is comical and frustrating, fun and ridiculous," she says. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115561_pacificpfit09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:16:05 PDT Good gardening tools and habits will keep you working strong http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115564_pacificpgardener09.html?syndication=rss Well-made garden tools that fit your body and suit your task make all the difference. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115564_pacificpgardener09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:01:05 PDT The day the trolley jumped the tracks: Aug. 21, 1903 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2021115560_pacificpdorp09.html?syndication=rss The trolley was packed standing-room only mostly with women, children and their picnic baskets. Living http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2021115560_pacificpdorp09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:16:03 PDT Exercise your options to look and feel good with the Domestic Goddess http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115565_pacificpgoddess09.html?syndication=rss Check out a shower head with tunes, and Keds tennis shoes approved by Taylor Swift. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2021115565_pacificpgoddess09.html?syndication=rss Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:01:05 PDT Full of dreams, fifth-graders aim to work for a better tomorrow http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020997575_pacificprentonclass02.html?syndication=rss We asked fifth-graders at two diverse elementary schools in Renton to share their dreams with us. A decade ago, it was hard to imagine what the future would look like for these kids, the first crop born after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2020997575_pacificprentonclass02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 15:31:05 PDT An airy, economical home for a modern Seattle family http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997574_pacificpnwl02.html?syndication=rss The couple built a contemporary home because, "there are not a lot of modern houses in Seattle" to buy for less than $1 million, the homeowner says. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997574_pacificpnwl02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 14:31:03 PDT Nancy Leson stands by her pan(s) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997576_pacificptaste02.html?syndication=rss She introduces readers to her household's workhorses: pots and pans they can't live without. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997576_pacificptaste02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 14:31:03 PDT Tabata tests your mettle with bursts of intensity http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997571_pacificpfit02.html?syndication=rss Tabata is named for scientist Izumi Tabata, who studied the impact of high-intensity interval training on athletes. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997571_pacificpfit02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 14:01:04 PDT A city farm takes root in Rainier Beach http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997572_pacificpgardener02.html?syndication=rss The farm is in its beginning stages, but the urban agricultural movement has arrived in Rainier Valley. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997572_pacificpgardener02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 14:01:04 PDT Metamorphosis of a First Hill stalwart http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997569_pacificpdorp02.html?syndication=rss Seven attached town houses sit behind the stone walls of the Stone Row, part of A.A. Denny's Broadway Addition. It was renamed the Graystone around 1900. Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997569_pacificpdorp02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 12:31:05 PDT No need to be wed to tradition http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997573_pacificpgoddess02.html?syndication=rss The summer wedding season is upon us. Are you prepared for the festivities? Pacific NW http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2020997573_pacificpgoddess02.html?syndication=rss Fri, 31 May 2013 14:01:05 PDT