Model Tested: Lexus RC300 AWD F-Sport Engine: 3.5-Liter V6 Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic Horsepower: 260 Torque: 236 lb.-ft. EPA Ratings: 18/City • 24/Highway • 21/Combined Base Price: $48,540 As Tested: $57,230 Overview: With sporty, aggressively handsome styling, and full-time AWD, the Lexus RC300 F-Sport … read more

Model tested: 2019 Bullitt Mustang Engine: 5-liter TI-VCT V8 Transmission: 6-speed manual Horsepower: 480 Torque: 420 lb.ft. EPA ratings: 15/city, 24/highway, 18/combined Base price: $46,595 As tested: Not available Overview: The 1968 Steve McQueen film “Bullitt” featured the granddaddy of all car chases … read more

Model tested: 2020 Kia Telluride SX V6 AWD Engine: 3.8-liter gas direct injection V6 Horsepower: 291 Torque: 262 lb.-ft. at 5,200 rpm Transmission: 8-speed automatic EPA ratings: 19/city, 24/highway, 21/combined Base price: $43,490 As tested: $46,860 Overview: There’s a reason the all-new, 2020 … read more

As families spend more time at home, Americans are finding comfort in a surprising source: bread. In fact, a 20-year trend of declining grain food consumption has been reversed. A national study by the Grain Food Foundation suggests that the turnaround is more … read more

The first week in June each year, 36 intrepid gardeners board a bus for a three-day garden visit and shopping marathon. The Gig Harbor Gardeners chapter of the Northwest Perennial Alliance has sponsored this trip for the past seven years, and has yet … read more

Describing a car hobbyist is like describing a diet. There are so many kinds: You have racers and people who watch races. You have collectors and hot-rodders. You have restorers and you have folks who simply love to drive. Today I wish to … read more

From cooking to conversations all the way to homework help and parties, the kitchen truly is the heart of the home. The average American spends more than nine days in the kitchen each year. With such a long time being spent in the … read more

Numerous species of migratory birds breed in West Sound. Many travel thousands of miles from wintering grounds in Mexico and Central America. The later a bird arrives, the farther it has traveled. These species, called long-distance migrants, sometimes spend the nonbreeding season in … read more

Online car buying has become more popular in recent years, and it may be even more popular right now. Instead of having to go out to visit dealer lots, many car shoppers find it’s easy to look at inventory, set up test drives, … read more