March/April 2013
Notice the Changes?
This issue comes to you with fewer pages and much more information. Here’s how: Over the past five years, we have received calls and emails asking for MORE information on our communities. We have appreciated the support for the types of articles we present, but have not known how approach the challenge of providing a constant stream of information in our 6 magazine issues a year. We have now met the challenge!! Beginning this month, we are making significant changes to how we provide our community-centric services to you. We will continue to mail the magazine but the number of pages may be … [Read More...]
In This Issue: Features
New Year New You
Learn More About Your Own Body and How to Reach Your Weight and Fitness Goals With Personalized Metabolic and V02 Testing. By Fred Nystrom By the time you read this, it will be early March and most of the New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and get back into shape are over. In fact, droves [...]
Education Abroad: Lessons Learned From Finland
Whether the kids are returning to Skyline, IHS or one of the many other schools in the area, September can be a time of anticipation and struggle. With ever increasing pressure to excel in the classroom and college applications becoming more stringent, the key to success may lie in the home. We can all learn [...]
In This Issue: Departments
Taking Recycling to New Levels
CleanScapes in Gilman Village is Raising the Bar. Last fall, with little fanfare, a very unusual store opened in Gilman village. In fact, it was the first store of its kind to open in America. CleanScapes, founded in Seattle in 1997 is the newly selected company to pick up the trash for Issaquah residents and [...]
Diamonds in Our Own Backyard
The Inspirational Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Issaquah Masterpiece. By Jeff Skierka My fascination with the work of Frank Lloyd Wright began early in my career as a builder and landscaper. My passion for his designs were strong enough that I planned a trip to Pennsylvania to see his masterpiece,’ Falling Water’. The home exceeded my [...]
Food
A Tale of Two Tastes
Brats, craft-beers and barbecues By Reisha Holton One cold Sunday afternoon a few months ago, while the nation was mired in the pastime called March Madness, I sidled up to my charcoal grill and my gas range and engaged in another type of sport: the battle of the bratwurst. In the world of brats (pronounced [...]
Shuck and Grill
Oysters and the grill: perfect summertime companions By Diane Lucius Summer is grilling season in the Northwest. To be honest, most residents consider any dry day warmer than 55 degrees a perfect day to dust off the grill and throw steaks, chops, chicken or oysters on the fire. Oysters, with their buttery, soft texture and [...]
Real Estate
The Science of Staging
Extra help when selling your home by Christine Kipp The goal of staging is to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more swiftly and for more money. Understandably, you might assume that placing a round table in a dining room, coordinating linens and furnishings in a [...]
Water, Wine or Mountains
What’s your choice for a vacation home? By Jay Kipp Here in the great Northwest there is no shortage of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. From beachfront cottages to San Juan estates to the ski slopes, our region offers more variety than most for a perfect outdoor getaway. And the good news coming out [...]
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