There was a time when I started having children, myself. After they were of a certain age where it was okay for my wife to work again, we did the math and realized we'd save money if she didn't work as the cost of child care, even some 10+ years ago, was outrageous...

The Washington State Fair in Puyallup, WA, does something interesting that many other state fairs don't do, they have a supplemental fair in the spring. Like many fairs around the country, the state or even local and county fairs around the United States are often a last chance bit of fun before it gets too cold to do anything outside...

We grew up with the traffic lights engraved in our memories from elementary school songs. Red means Stop Green means Go Yellow means Wait ...even if you're late. Now, if you've driven in Yakima streets for the past several years you'd think people have a few of those mixed up, but for the past century we've had those lights to help direct us through intersections so we don't just crash into other

Yakima, be nature of being what it is, not as uptown as Seattle, not as weird as Portland, not as collegiate as Spokane, but it's -- well, it's Yakima. It is what it is. And that is whatever you make it out to be. Anytime Yakima is mentioned on TV or movies like iCarly or True Blood or that Selena documentary or anything else, really, everyone's a buzz about it in town as Yakima, though not as un

Portland is not built for heatwaves. In a city that statistically rains more than Seattle (it's true, look it up), Portland is the type of town that doesn't need AC units in people's homes and does need sprinklers based on its climate. Or, at least it was...

There's an infant pillow on the market that's, well, not supposed to be. There's a federal ban on infant pillows. If you have an OmvedTherapies baby pillow, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning everyone to stop using it immediately as they can cause suffocation to infants...

The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit that cheerleads restaurants, foods, and the chefs on a whole 'nother level. The awards they present are very prestigious and celebrated by those who seek to win an award, themselves. Think of it like the Oscars for chefs and restaurants...

There was just a huge earthquake in Taiwan measuring in at a whopping 7.4. As we've seen in years past sometimes an earthquake like that can cause a ripple effect in the oceans that spreads in all directions including right here through to our west coast...

The FDA just issued a recall on a national chain of chocolates that you may see on store shelves in that section with others boxes of chocolates for any time of year. The reason being a mislabel was used where people thought they were getting chocolate covered cherries but, instead, are getting something with almonds so those with almond allergies should be very aware...