Arts & Culture
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Dancing for Joy | Extraordinary Teacher

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Patricia Vaccarino
December 07, 2016

Kiyon Gaines teaches students in both the Men’s Professional Division and the Open Adult Classes at Pacific Northwest Ballet

When Kiyon Gaines walks into the studio and lights up the room with his mega-watt presence, saying Good morning, Everybody, dancers feel his energy drawing them in. Soon dancers of all levels and abilities, from seasoned and aspiring professionals to weekend hobbyists, are...

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Women
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From Denver - Megan’s Hallelujah

Devan Kingsford
December 06, 2016

 

Joy is not so cut and dry as bliss.

Meet Megan Hemmerbeck, a 24 year-old, classically trained pianist and opera singer, a woman of considerable preternatural talent which she has honed over dedicated decades, culminating in a Bachelors of Music degree from the University of Denver. She plays 7 instruments (one of which, the guitar, she learned out of sheer spite, because her then-boyfriend told her she wouldn't be...

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People
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More joy in Seattle’s arts scene for people with disabilities

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JoAnne Dyer
December 06, 2016

 

More people with hearing loss and other disabilities can enjoy Seattle’s arts scene thanks to disability rights advocates, technologies new and old, and the compassion of several local arts organizations.

Organizations like the NW Universal Design Council, Northwest Access Fund (formerly the Washington Access Fund), and...

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Business
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The Strategy of *Experientiality —  Holistic Experience Design  for Restaurants

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Tim Girvin
November 29, 2016

During the 1990-early 2000s, I spent time working with the Disney Imagineers and Park Strategists at Disney — designing experiences, brands and their integrated strategies in Orlando and Anaheim. During that time, we also worked with Steve and Elaine Wynn on Bellagio and their teams and properties. 

What that range of experience taught me is that a restaurant visionary will need to have a clear visioning about the offer — what...

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Media
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Killer Koan

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Patricia Vaccarino
November 28, 2016

How to Spot Fake News

My friend Diane has always struggled with her weight. She’s tried pills, fad diets, incredible body-shrinking garments, all to no avail. She fluctuates from being 20 to 40 pounds overweight. She told me she had found this amazing doctor who was going to reset her metabolism.  Here’s the catch: she could only eat the foods he prescribed. Nothing else.  Also, she could not...

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Tech & Science
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From Rochester, New York Food Waste | Let’s talk about it!

PR for People Team
November 26, 2016

 

Callie Babbitt, an associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), has received a nearly $1 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research sustainable solutions for minimizing and managing the growing...

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Politics
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Freedom Train

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Patricia Vaccarino
November 21, 2016

I’m looking for a ride to take me where I need to go. I’m looking for the freedom train. I know it’s there. I’ve seen it before. I’m going to find it again. I’m going to take that ride. I’m going to get where I need to go.

Deep down inside I know the truth about America and so do you. Democracy is fundamentally stewardship in action. Being a good steward means that we take care of things. Money, cars, houses, jobs, careers, land...

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Life & Style
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From Orlando Helpings from the Heart

PR for People Team
November 20, 2016

For the past 23 years, Florida businessman Eric Holm gives free Thanksgiving meals to more than 20,000 people at the Salvation Army gymnasium in Orlando.

Eric Holm began hosting this event because he remembers what it’s like to go hungry on the holidays as a child.  Holm grew up poor, and in high school bussed tables at a restaurant where his single mom worked as a waitress to support their family of six.  On...

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