The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru ...

SEQUIM — Jane Smith will demonstrate the use of pine needles as decorations for her gourd art at 1 p.m. Friday. The free demonstration will be at the Blue Whole Gallery, 129 W. Washington St., Sequim.

If vegetables had a pageant, and “Miss Blandness" was a title, ash gourd would win it hands down, with lauki (bottle gourd) as the close runner-up. These are the wallflowers of the produce world ...