February 2008
Meet the Man Who is Building a Path for People of Color to Enjoy the Great Outdoors
With "The Trail Posse," Seattle journalist, outdoorsman and activist Glenn Nelson wants to change the demographics of who enjoys the great outdoors
Outdoorsman, journalist and activist Glenn Nelson in his natural habitat
Inye Wokoma’s Last Stand: One Man’s Fight To Save Seattle’s Central District
His family once owned almost a dozen homes in the rapidly gentrifying Central District. Now, Inye Wokoma is trying to hang on to just one as his family scatters throughout the region and he sees the neighborhood he knew disappearing
Inye Wokoma stands in front of his home at 913-915 24th Ave. The duplex was originally purchased by his grandfather, Franklin Green, and was the first of 11 homes once owned by members of his extended family in the Central District.
Park Lane Public House in Kirkland Features Pub Standbys With a Northwest Slant
The new spot in Kirkland's downtown has a welcoming vibe and a food and drink menu that has the locals already taking note
Tucked in near the center of downtown Kirkland, Park Lane Public House (115 Park Lane, Kirkland) is from the folks behind the Bottle and Bull, located just blocks away. The Public House opened at the very tail end of January, but when I stopped by recently for a visit with some pals, it was bursting…
Meet the Seattle Top Doctor Performing Spinal Surgery with Shorter Hospital Stays and Quicker Recoveries
Northwest Neurosurgery spinal surgeon Stephen Houston is taking the delicate art of spinal surgery to the next level
Neurosurgeons perform very delicate surgeries, says Dr. Stephen Houston, but often these require only short hospital stays and result in quick recoveries
Q&A: Top Doctor Carrie Horwitch on Being an HIV Care Specialist and Why America Needs Universal Health Care
Horwitch is an internal medicine specialist at Virginia Mason who sees patients throughout their lifetime
As an internal medicine specialist, Dr. Carrie Horwitch sees patients throughout their lifetime
Must List: Tulip Festival, Mariners’ Opening Weekend, Become Desert
Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.
MUST LOVE FLOWERS 35th Tulip Festival in Skagit County(4/1–4/30) This renowned monthlong festival is jam-packed with daily activities: salmon barbecues, bike tours, 5K family runs, art walks and a lot of beautiful tulips filling fields and demonstration gardens. Join people from around the country who flock to this springtime event, and avoid the biggest crowds…
Seattle Scientists Have Invented Glasses That Might Stop Surging Cases of Nearsightedness in Children
Seattle scientists have invented glasses that may stop surging cases of myopia
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue, as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. Some people swear by the paleo diet, but it’s the paleo lifestyle, with ample time spent outdoors, that may have prevented nearsightedness in paleolithic children. Our modern lifestyle, on the other hand, whereby kids spend more of…