The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the British Windward Islands, situated between Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean.
Tourism has dramatically increased on the island since it became the setting for the hit movie series “Pirates of the Caribbean” as well as the CBS reality series “Pirate Master.”
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness selected State Rep. Mark Miloscia, D-District 30, to receive its annual national “Home for Every American” State Legislative Award. He is the sole recipient of this award for 2008.
Miloscia will be honored for his leadership, partnership, and results at the council’s third annual national summit for jurisdictional leaders at the National Press Club in Washington.
The third week of June has summer annual plants filling in the beds, perennials putting on a show and everyone wishing they had planted a vegetable garden.
It’s not too late! Fill some pots with potting soil, dig up some fresh ground and buy vegetable starts this week for a late-summer harvest.
The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the British Windward Islands, situated between Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean.
Tourism has dramatically increased on the island since it became the setting for the hit movie series “Pirates of the Caribbean” as well as the CBS reality series “Pirate Master.”
June is LGBT Pride month.
This acronym has numerous variations, like LGBTQ and LGBTQIA. Due to widespread confusion about these terms, here’s a vocabulary lesson.
The second week of June is when your tulip bulb greens are at their ugliest — but resist the urge to purge.
Dear Mr. Vaughn,
It does hurt a bit at times, but the pain from needles entering the skin is well worth it, many acupuncture patients say.
Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medicine practiced as far back to 300 B.C., can relieve common ailments such as chronic pain, anxiety, carpal tunnel syndrome, addiction, infertility, premenstrual syndrome, the common cold and other problems.
Jeffrey Medina, a Federal Way acupuncturist, discussed some of the benefits of acupuncture at the Federal Way Regional Library last week.
Over the past few weeks, I have shared with you the experiences of traveling with grown children, in contrast to traveling with small children.
Student recognized
The first week of June is tomato time.
Don’t miss Pacific Ballroom Dance’s award-winning performances May 30-31 at Auburn Performing Arts Center
I caught a thief in my house the other day.
By AMY JOHNSON, Sex in the Suburbs
We are seeing fewer restaurants featuring Chilean Sea bass (Patagonian Toothfish). The popularity of the fish has not diminished, with official 2000 catch of 15,000 metric tons (33 million pounds) contrasting with 1990’s catch of 6,000 metric tons (13.2 million pounds).
Aria Dance Company: Based in ballet and explores modern, folk, jazz and character dancing. This non-profit dance company was founded by the current artistic director, Christina Vandenberg-Suju. Dancers range from age 12 and older and must be on pointe. Aria regularly performs throughout the region creating choreography for seasonal presentations while maintaining its company repertoire. Call (253) 924-0621 or visit www.intodance.com.
By Jerry Vaughn, Travel Talk