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Sauvignon Blanc Is Hot Sep. 26, 2023
In spite of the fact that there is so much wine in the world that wineries everywhere don't know wha... Read More
Government and Much More in Olympia, Washington Sep. 24, 2023
By Jim Farber The primary business of state capitals such as Olympia, Washington, is governing: draf... Read More
Got Kombucha? Sep. 21, 2023
"Where's the milk?" I asked my best friend from high school, Gigi, as I peered into her fridge. "It'... Read More
Free Ideas for Restaurants Sep. 16, 2023
We are all unimpeachable business owners in our fantasies, right? We are business geniuses! For inst... Read More
Heavy Bottles Aug. 29, 2023
One of the worst trends in winemaking over the last 25 years is the ever-greater use of ultraheavy b... Read More
Be Totally Amazed by Tacoma Aug. 19, 2023
By Jim Farber It tends to be true that after visiting Seattle travelers head west to the Olympic Pen... Read More
Post-Covid Cruising With Longtime Friends Jul. 02, 2023
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "We've all survived! We survived a few years of the pandemic!" The theater ... Read More
Tasting Room Etiquette Jun. 27, 2023
The episode was unnerving and was avoidable had there been someone around with the sensibility to so... Read More
Days of Wine and Warblers in Paso Robles Jun. 25, 2023
By Jim Farber One of my friends is an avid birder. Her fascination combines a love of the outdoors w... Read More
The Grape Wild West: Touring and Sipping in Paso Robles Jun. 24, 2023
By Jim Farber Once upon a time in the West, Paso Robles was a sleepy little railroad town in central... Read More
Cambria Is For the Birds and a Lot More Jun. 04, 2023
By Jim Farber They call themselves birders, and they come in almost as many varieties as the avian s... Read More
Destination: Cambria Jun. 03, 2023
By Jim Farber Cambria, on California's Central Coast, is one of those special destinations. It offer... Read More
A Letter to America from Inside Florida May. 27, 2023
We need to talk, rest of the country. Stop what you're doing and read this, especially if what you'r... Read More
Dining in the Yakima Valley Feels Like Family Because It Is Mar. 12, 2023
By Jim Farber Look down on Washington's Yakima Valley in springtime and you'll see one of the great ... Read More
The Case for Carbohydrates Mar. 10, 2023
A new study finds that we really do need carbohydrates. For years, carbs have taken a bad rap as the... Read More
White Pass, Washington, Has the Slopes Less Traveled Feb. 25, 2023
By Jim Farber The sun was just coming up bright orange over Yakima, Washington, when my friends and ... Read More
Kalispell Is the Real Thing Feb. 12, 2023
By Jim Farber A self-professed "blue-collar town," Kalispell, Montana, doesn't have the ski-town Old... Read More
What's to Eat in Kalispell? Feb. 11, 2023
By Jim Farber As long as humans have gathered in groups, the question of what's to eat has been a se... Read More
