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Yakima’s art scene frequently combines notions of high-culture sophistication and down-home charm; it’s part of the unique character of a city that boasts both agricultural and creative communities.

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“ALEX CROSS” — Tyler Perry, setting aside the Madea drag, takes over the tracker-of-serial-killers role that Morgan Freeman made famous in this thriller based on the James Patterson novel about a detective chasing a murderer who killed a member of his fam

Cammie Griffin had never played drums before she joined the cast of “Stomp” back in 2006.

Dear Crabby, Please help! Why is it I have useless stuff stuck in my head but for the life of me can’t remember what my wife wore on our first date? Granted, we’ll have been married 18 years in April.

Here’s something I did not know about officiating weddings: When you tell people to stand at the beginning of the ceremony, you eventually have to give them the OK to sit back down; otherwise they’ll remain standing the whole time.

I’ve frequently claimed to live vicariously through the films I’ve seen.

I’ve read Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” several times a year since I was in middle school. Despite the scholastic reading requirement, I could never thank enough the teacher who introduced it to me.

The best Thai food I’ve had in Central Washington has come from Sugar Thai, a tiny restaurant in downtown Ellensburg.