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2nd Annual Doctors Making A Difference

Last year, we featured doctors who are making a difference on the Eastside. The article was incredibly well read and afterward we heard about a lot more doctors and other ... [more]

425 Design Duo

We think there should be a new name for the bathroom, something to recognize the elevated stature of this frequently neglected space. More newer homes feature spaces that resemble high-end ... [more]

A Refuge for Nature and the Soul

Drive a little more than an hour northwest of Bellevue, and you find yourself lost within a labyrinth of evergreens and misty islands. A trail twists into the wilderness. You ... [more]

Botox – Beyond the Lines

People often ask: “Is there anything I can I tell my friends about getting Botox that doesn’t make me seem vain?” My answer is “yes.” Beyond its role in rejuvenation, ... [more]

Eye on Style

JournelleIf you are in Manhattan and looking to do a little lingerie shopping be sure to check out the upscale Journelle. The Journelle flagship store, which opened in December 2007, ... [more]

from the editor

I don’t care if you are a hard-core gym rat or the prince of pavement pounding; sometimes it takes all the strength in the world to get motivated to workout.  ... [more]

Girls' Night Out

Every girl needs a girls’ night out. And if you happen to be like me — then you need a movie night, too! I almost never get out to the ... [more]

Making Memories

Something about this three-quarter-acre lot on Lake Washington welcomes people. When Tom and Beth Braaten unexpectedly found this property while jogging along Evergreen Point Road in Medina, they felt the ... [more]

Meet Us At the Lake

If you haven’t been to the Chelan Valley in the last five or six years, your next visit may hold some surprises. Lake Chelan and the surrounding area has matured. ... [more]

Pearl of Wisdom

Bellevue’s Trader Vic’s, the kitschy, Hawaiian-themed chain that moved into Lincoln Square years ago, is now gone. The Eastside’s bustling city has grown up into refined sophistication over the past ... [more]

The Big Four

This short but exciting hike begins at the road closure labeled “Deer Creek” on the Mountain Loop Highway about 12 miles east of the town of Verlot. From there you’ll ... [more]