Important Faces in the Crowd Around the State

Washington now ranks as a world player in the wine industry

Even as the economy trends downward, restauranteurs bet our hunger for red meat will grow

A novice discovers fly fishing in the Northwest

The Long Shadows consortium brings world-class winemakers to Walla Walla

When it comes to outfitting a mega-yacht, creativity, rather than budget, becomes the limit.

Riesling returns to reclaim the white wine throne

Taking lessons in life, and learning to roll with the punches

Corporate retreats now include adventure travel to build camaraderie

Giving New Life to an Old House

Inspiration from Disney drives James Hammond's auto success

The Growing Trend in Corporate Jet Charters

Exceptional gifts selected to bring plenty of cheer

For those with the means and a taste for risk, start-up companies beckon

Links on Puget Sound Cause More than a Ripple

The Northwest's Après-Ski Scene

The largest privately owned automotive collection in the world - amassed over 50 years by a Tacoma businessman - is now the inspiration for America's Car Museum

BOOKS AND TALKS

University Book Store

Aug 1 Tao Lin: The literary blogger (aka The Reader of Depressing Books) reads from his debut collection of short stories, Bed, and his novel, Eeeee Eee Eeee. His fiction is known...

Smartphones, the category that the Black- Berry made so popular, aren't just workhorses anymore. The latest and most publicized of the bunch, Apple's iPhone, promises to neatly consolidate into one device a digital media player,...

For a change, consider teeing off on Vancouver Island

Make sure you choose a property that matches your lifestyle

I'm sitting at lunch at Pasta Piatti in Ashland, Ore., with Lewis the Dauphin, son of the King of France. He's eating a terrificlooking sandwich on foccacia bread and talking about some of his favorite haunts in town. Lewis...

Heli-fishing British Columbia?s Sunshine Coast

The first time I took a private yacht charter, it was aboard a 60-foot sailing catamaran. After a week of being pampered in complete comfort, I thought, "If I were to buy a yacht, this is exactly the kind I'd get."

Not too long...

With a third-generation CEO, John L. Scott is carving out a new way forward

A VALUE WINE GAINS NEW RESPECT

For 25 years, Hogue Cellars has been comfortable in the value wines niche market, making pretty good wines under the $10 and $20 price points. If Hogue wasn't the first winery to come to mind, it...

FOR YOUR DESK

Chasing Cool: Standing Out in Today's Cluttered Marketplace

By Gene Pressman and Noah Kerner (Atria Books, $24)

"Cool," says Los Angeles writer and social commentator Donnell Alexander, "is all about trying to...

ART

Henry Art Gallery

May 12-June 17 Master of Fine Arts 2007: The University of Washington School of Art's annual exhibition of graduate students' work. The North Galleries will showcase the work of 24 artists, with an...

Puget Sound golf pros pick their favorite private courses