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Heaven on a half shell

Feb 8, 2012 5:45 pm

OYSTERS: Not for everyone, perfect for some | WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – It’s no accident that oysters are identified by the specific tidal region in which they are grown. Like that ...

Dinner in Minutes: Hoisin, sherry flavor quick stir-fry

Feb 8, 2012 5:41 pm

Garlic, sherry and hoisin sauce flavor chicken in this quick Chinese stir-fry.

Eat This: A trendy alternative to chocolates this holiday

Feb 8, 2012 5:31 pm

It’s Valentine’s Day again, and I just want to remind people there are alternatives to chocolate when it comes to showing your love.

Mission possible: A fast, easy low-carb angel food

Feb 8, 2012 5:28 pm

It seemed impossible. I wanted to make a zero-sugar, low-carb version of a cake that is made from almost nothing but sugar and carbs.

Hamilton Cellars finds delicious niche with malbec

Feb 8, 2012 3:18 pm

After a couple of false starts, Hamilton Cellars in Richland got rolling a year ago and already is releasing some startlingly superb wines.

Marianne Binetti: Creating a garden is like creating a symphony

Feb 8, 2012 11:38 am

The second week of February is time to celebrate a symphony of spring. And it will be easy to do so this week at the Northwest Flower & Garden show.

Music will add new dimension to Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Feb 8, 2012 8:05 am

The cacophony of tinkling fountains and gurgling streams at this year’s Northwest Flower & Garden Show will have a new aural element: music. That’s the theme of the annual sh...

Bothell dog therapist helps pets get fit

Feb 7, 2012 7:08 pm

Josie, a small Shih Tzu and Chihuahua mix, ruptured several discs in her back in April. Josie was given a 10 percent chance of walking again.

Seascapes and history: A Turkish journey

Feb 5, 2012 8:05 pm

Turkish journey: Istanbul and Agean coast have few parallels of beauty and splendor | ISTANBUL — The sea of Marmara shimmered to my right, a pod of dolphins played improbably in the ferry-...

The Savvy Senior: How to help elderly limit or stop driving

Feb 5, 2012 7:51 pm

Dear Savvy Senior: I’m worried about my father’s driving. At age 84, his driving skills have diminished significantly, but I know he’s bound and determined to keep goin...

Latest news for Seattle Washington from Puget Sound Business Journal

Interactive media industry on the rise in Seattle area

Feb 8, 2012 7:09 pm

The interactive media industry in the Seattle area has grown 18 percent over the past five years, from 150 companies in 2007 to 350 currently. That's one of the facts in early results from a new econ...

Downtown Seattle: Rosy outlook despite heavy job losses in past years

Feb 8, 2012 5:07 pm

Downtown Seattle lost 15 percent of its private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2010 more than seven times the loss seen throughout the Puget Sound region. That's one of the conclusions reported today ...

Arlington sawmill closing; 40 out of work

Feb 8, 2012 2:39 pm

The Northwest Hardwood mill in Arlington will close Thursday, putting 40 people out of work. Sawmill officials cited a shortage of local timber and low demand for the decision to close the mill, which...

Seattle hasn't bounced back yet in jobs lost in recession

Feb 8, 2012 2:29 pm

Seattle hasn't bounced back yet in the number of jobs it lost since the recession, but only 13 of the nation's 100 biggest labor markets have regained all of the jobs that slipped away during the rece...

Coinstar shares soar; analysts adjust outlooks

Feb 8, 2012 2:03 pm

Shares in Coinstar Inc. soared in Tuesday trading, jumping nearly 14 percent, after the company announced its fourth-quarter earnings increased and also said it's made video-streaming deal with Verizo...

HomeStreet Bank cuts IPO target, again

Feb 8, 2012 1:49 pm

HomeStreet Inc., parent of Seattle's HomeStreet Bank, amended its initial public offering again, the seventh time since first filing to go public last May. In a Tuesday filing with the Securities and...

Amazon targets businesses; cuts cloud prices

Feb 8, 2012 1:35 pm

Amazon.com Inc. is cutting prices for its cloud computing services by more than 10 percent as it uses its high volume/low margin retail concept to lure business. The Wall Street Journal reports Seatt...

Microsoft partner Nokia cutting 4,000 jobs

Feb 8, 2012 1:25 pm

Microsoft Corp. partner Nokia, which is making smartphones using the Redmond computer giant's technology, is cutting 4,000 jobs and shifting production to Asia. The Wall Street Journal's All Things D...

Fannie Mae expands online sales of foreclosed homes

Feb 8, 2012 12:48 am

Fannie Mae, which began a pilot program in Orlando, San Diego and Detroit in 2010 to take offers for Fannie Mae-owned houses online, is expanding the online program nationwide. Through its HomePath p...

Seattle-area business leaders head to D.C. to talk jobs with Obama administration

Feb 7, 2012 10:58 pm

Business leaders representing Seattle-area companies large and small will meet with Obama administration officials in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to talk about how the federal government can help cr...

News for Washington from The Seattle Times

Fashion models organize to fend off abuses

Feb 8, 2012 6:50 pm

Models are more than just pretty faces. They're often overworked, underfed and underage independent contractors with little say when things go bad behind the scenes.

Egypt's PM says US threats to cut aid won't work

Feb 8, 2012 6:50 pm

Egypt refused to back down Wednesday in a dispute with the U.S. over Cairo's crackdown on nonprofit groups despite Washington's threats to cut aid, while the military deployed troops to the nation's s...

Email becomes focus at Va. lacrosse player's trial

Feb 8, 2012 6:50 pm

A former University of Virginia lacrosse player and the ex-girlfriend he is accused of killing traded allegations of infidelity and angry emails in the months before her death, with one of his message...

Phelps using hyperbaric chamber to aid recovery

Feb 8, 2012 6:50 pm

Michael Phelps is the latest athlete to use a hyperbaric chamber to aid his recovery from training.

Former Windows boss giving away guitar, lessons

Feb 8, 2012 6:50 pm

Jim Allchin used to give the world free service packs and browsers.

CVS Caremark 4Q profit rises, 2012 outlook climbs

Feb 8, 2012 6:49 pm

Drugstore chain Walgreen's loss of a big client is turning into rival CVS Caremark's gain so far this year.

Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI

Feb 8, 2012 6:49 pm

Researchers from the U.S. Navy and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are looking for clues to the identity of a 200-year-old shipwreck lying just off the Rhode Island coast.

Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy

Feb 8, 2012 6:48 pm

House Speaker John Boehner accused the Obama administration Wednesday of an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom," promising that Congress will reverse a new policy requiring religious s...

Charge against country star Rodney Atkins retired

Feb 8, 2012 6:48 pm

Country music singer Rodney Atkins will not be prosecuted on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge if he continues to meet court-ordered conditions.

Lawyer: cruise ship survivors to push for change

Feb 8, 2012 6:48 pm

A U.S. lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and technology to make the cruise ship industry safer.