The Seattle Times

In her mid-80s, Erma Brokaw was recovering from a near-fatal heart attack and wondering why she was still here when two kindred spirits her grandsons dragged home gave her reason...

Lorrie Truess will forever be grateful to Polly Pocket, a line of 3.5-inch plastic dolls and themed play sets. "It was the first toy [my daughter] had where she would...

In her mid-80s, Erma Brokaw was recovering from a near-fatal heart attack and wondering why she was still here when two kindred spirits her grandsons dragged home gave her reason...

In presentations about the Mercer Girls, genealogist Peri Muhich always gets a good show of hands when she asks how many in the audience know about the two boatloads of...

Saturday night at Bonzai in Seattle's Pioneer Square, a nearly naked woman is laid out on a table. A chef slices sushi behind her, to be arrayed on her torso,...

If, like me, you got hooked on space-race doings as a kid in the 1960s, two new books on the first women in space race will be a revelation. All...

Like her favorite pop star, 13-year-old Jenna O'Keeffe streaks her hair with blond and red, wears low-slung jeans and bares a richly bronzed belly. "Christina Aguilera is really tan," the...

When the world's biggest burger chain begins heavily hawking its salads, you know something is going on in the kingdom of fast food. Something is going on and, with judicious...

Entree salads offer a crisp and crunchy change from burgers or other hefty fare at a fast-food outlet. They can also be a nutritionally smart choice, depending on the variety...

Seattle scientists have taken an important initial step in the development of a test for diagnosing ovarian cancer. It could help save thousands of women's lives each year by getting...