For most of us, when we think of a Fred Meyer store, we think of a big box suburban grocery store constructed of painted block. But when the owners decided it was time to remodel the decade’s old store on the edge of downtown Portland, the…
Garden Wars is an entertainment staple of Seattle's annual Northwest Flower and Garden Show. This audience participation gardening competition pits teams of local television and radio personalities against one another, and the clock, to see who can create the best…
At Mutual Materials we are a company committed to the environment. Â These are not just words, but also actions that can be readily seen across our products, processes and also our large transport fleet. Â Fleet Executive magazine recently caught…
Mutual Materials, the largest manufacturer of masonry and hardscape products in the Pacific Northwest, has been honored by Seattle Business magazine as a top family-run business in Washington State with a 2015 Family Business Award. The Family Business Awards…
Along state Route 27 in Mica, a brick plant owned by Bellevue-based Mutual Materials Co. has manufactured multiple sizes and colors of bricks for more than 100 years. Its brick became the featured material of choice for a number of…
Build a human sundial for winter solstice: Tell time the ancient way. Master gardeners in Washington State University Extension Clark County have devised a cool way to mark the occasion when the sun hits its lowest point in the sky:…