Summer’s taunted you long enough. You like a sure thing. And autumn delivers: the produce, the colors, the temperate weather. What better time to set out for the truly abundant Whidbey Island.

Start in Langley, where colorful clapboard encases quaint ...

The Girls Next Door has taught you much: on how to dress (a velour jumpsuit or nothing), that things aren’t always as they seem (being a girlfriend does not a Playmate make).

Above all, to stop making mountains out of ...

Just don’t punk out.

SEE
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
What: The underground punk flick  gained cult notoriety due to appearances by members of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Tubes, and a ferocious 15-year-old Diane Lane.
Why: We don’t ...

One man’s trash is another’s treasure. Lately we’ve even taken to looting the recycling bin — paper to be precise.

Find renewed repurpose in lamps from Graypants (so called because of the partners’ penchant for charcoal-colored trousers).

One of Seattle ...

You’ve got an eye (so you’ve been told). It just tends to wander. Not from your sweetie to that grungily hot barista, but from modern to crafty to classic.

Admittedly, your design scheme strays.

Step into Tether, a store in ...

Be sure you have something to show and tell.

PARTY
Kimberly Baker’s Second Anniversary
What: Celebrate the store’s second year in Fremont and the jeweler’s latest collections — featuring chunky Native American and stingray motifs — with cocktails and ...

You can dish it and take it with the best of them. Just not on the chipped, mismatched earthenware you inherited from your college roommate.

If dirtiness is the only unifying theme of your kitchen, raid Cara Piscitello’s cupboards.

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