The Antidote to Northwest Winter

How many Northwesterners would like to be doing this right now? Raise your mittens!
Photo of boys playing in Maui surf by Mari Hotchkiss.

How many Northwesterners would like to be doing this right now? Raise your mittens!
Photo of boys playing in Maui surf by Mari Hotchkiss.
Wet Machinery Sloshing Through the Carolinas From Weather Underground: An extremely strong conveyor belt of moisture will stream into the Carolinas over the next several days, aided by moisture from Hurricane Joaquin as it turns to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. While the higher elevations of South Carolina will experience the most rain, upwards…
How to find great food when traveling – look for something else
* Hint: it’s not the African elephant Reading an article by Jason Epstein about the kerfuffle going on in the publishing industry I stumbled over this phrase: “… for we are a troublesome species with a long history of self-destruction.” Now there’s a good point to keep in mind no matter what you’re working on,…
Changes The world has become my oyster. I’m no longer officially associated with The South Whidbey Record, so I’ve been quietly noodling around behind the scenes with a new theme/look/slant/topics for Tidal Life. My first big, official change was a foray down the southern Washington coast. I left home with ideas for several articles to…
This spring Partners in Preservation aimed a promise of one million dollars at the Seattle area, with a competition for grants to restore, preserve and maintain historic structures in the Puget Sound region. When the list of candidates came out, Whidbey Islanders rallied around a favorite Coupeville landmark, the Ferry House, which stands on the…
Open bridges offer the boater an adventure, and the driver a moment to stop and consider.