There’s no better introduction to Edinburgh – the historical, cultural, and political capital of Scotland – than a walk straight down the spine of the old town. Stretching from a hill-topping castle ...

Re: “Rick Steves buys ‘the most beautiful Christmas’ gift for homeless folks in Lynnwood” (Dec. 25, A1): Yay to author and TV host Rick Steves! Buying that building so the Lynnwood Hygiene Center ...

Rick Steves just spent $2.25 million—and not on travels in a far-flung land but on something much closer to home. The travel writer and TV host has been unmasked as the previously anonymous buyer who ...

It was so heartwarming to read about Rick Steves’ recent purchase of the property that will allow people in need to continue to take showers, wash clothing, receive food and counsel from social ...

Sandra Mears refused to believe the Lynnwood Hygiene Center would close, even as she planned its goodbye party. Around 700 unsheltered people in south Snohomish County relied on the center for hot ...

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The people behind the Lynnwood Hygiene Center are celebrating what they call a holiday miracle. While the center was on the brink of closing before the end of this year, TV host and ...

Travel writer and TV host Rick Steves was catching up on local news last month from his home in Edmonds, Wash., when a story caught his attention. A community hygiene center - the only one in South ...

The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. Sandra ...

Sandra Mears refused to believe the Lynnwood Hygiene Center would close, even as she planned its goodbye party. Around 700 unsheltered people in south Snohomish County relied on the center for hot ...

Travel advocate, writer and public television host Rick Steves, who started his global journeys as a young man in 1978 with a “Hippie Trail” journey to Kathmandu, knows what it’s like to wear the dust ...

An anonymous donor stepped in last month to save a Seattle-area community center that was slated to close. Last week, community members learned that the new owner was travel writer and TV host Rick ...