No nonstick surface, so use plenty of butter: The summer road work season has begun, as Snohomish County crews get going on chip seal and paving on 107 miles of roadway.
Chip sealing is a cost-effective way to make roads suitable for another seven to 10 years of smooth driving and, on days like today, egg-frying.
He’ll be here all week: With his 65th concert at Madison Square Garden last week, Billy Joel broke Elton John’s record for most gigs at the New York City venue.
But Joel will need to play another 917 concerts at the Garden to surpass the all-time Billy Joel-related consecutive-gig record set by the guy who does “Piano Man: A Tribute to Billy Joel” at Whispering Pines Casino and RV World in Moose Falls, Minnesota.
Surfing the vast cultural wasteland: In a new HGTV show called “Tiny House, Big Living,” families eschew suburban starter mansions and move into 180-square-foot micro-houses.
Spoiler alert: Trouble with neighbors ensues when one family uses the open window above the bed as an ensuite bathroom.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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