By Pat Cashman While recorded history stretches farther back than a yoga instructor, it does not go back far enough to tell us the name of the person who invented the yard sale. Maybe it was a Cro-Magnon man who decided to unload a bunch of…MORE
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Seattle-Bergen Sister City Relationship
Wed, 01/27/16
In Norway, flowers are not only given at funerals: they are a way of life for some. Each spring flowers mark end of winter and the arrival of light. Colorful and luxurious, flowers bring joy and renewed life: they are a cause for celebration.…MORE
At Large in Ballard: People are angry
Wed, 01/27/16
By Peggy Sturdivant I wasn’t going to write a column this week. Then on Thursday, January 21, Ballard News-Tribune reporter Shane Harms asked if I could cover a one-hour meeting that started in two hours. He had to work his other job as bartender…MORE
Amanda's View: Oasis as counterbalance, or vise versa
Tue, 01/26/16
By Amanda Knox
Oasis. The word conjures sunlight, water, trees, the sensation of sinking into soft, white sand. Relief. Delight. I think of weightlessness, of the release of strain that comes not from the relief of burdens, but from their…MORE
Amanda's View: Director Makaela Pollock on ArtsWest’s Really Really
Tue, 01/26/16
By Amanda Knox
Makaela Pollock is the director of ArtsWest’s latest production, Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. It is a play that, when it was first produced in 2013, the New York Times described as “Lord of the Flies with…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Ragin’ Cajun dishes warm up a winter meal
Tue, 01/26/16
By Katy Wilkens
In these dark winter days, we need something to help us think of sunnier climates! Head south by cooking up some warm and filling Cajun food. Cajun is a style of cooking from the American South, and comes from the name for…MORE
Can’t look away from ArtsWest’s Really Really
Tue, 01/26/16
By Amanda Knox
Paul Downs Colaizzo’s Really Really gnarls your viscera. It’s a psychological thriller you want to look away from, but can’t. You think you know what’s happening, but then your expectations are so utterly dashed that all you…MORE
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Tue, 01/26/16
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MOREWest Seattle resident Mo Sanders eats, sleeps and breathes roller skating
Mon, 01/25/16
By Lindsay Peyton
By day, he runs a business devoted to his favorite sport Grn Mnstr Roller Sports, an online wholesale company that serves up the products he designed and created to help skaters. The company is known for Antik Skateboots…MORE
Director Makaela Pollock on ArtsWest’s Really Really
Sat, 01/23/16
By Amanda Knox Makaela Pollock is the director of ArtsWest’s latest production, Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. It is a play that, when it was first produced in 2013, the New York Times described as “Lord of the Flies with smartphones.”…MORE