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A growing interest in eating locally produced healthy food has more homeowners welcoming farm-style living in their backyard. Blame it (again) on millennials, who are so taken with what they eat that they Instagram meals, binge-watch cooking shows, and plan vacations around coveted reservations at famous restaurants. Now, they’re taking food into account when making

A new campaign to build affordable housing for Seattle residents experiencing homelessness received a big boost from the tech industry. Microsoft, Amazon, Steve and Connie Ballmer, and other organizations in the region each donated $5 million to a new affordable housing fund announced Tuesday by Plymouth Housing. The campaign quietly raised $48.8 million over the

Every Thursday, Henk and Elly Oving take care of their young grandchildren. They don’t have to travel far. They just go downstairs. The Ovings share a five-story home in Amsterdam — two apartments stacked on top of each other and joined by a central staircase — with their daughter Jantien and her husband, Auguste van