By Kyra-lin Hom
Dogs are amazing creatures. They are the only species that instinctively scan human faces for emotions, using the same left-bias eye movement that we do. They intuitively understanding pointing, something that not even…MORE
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Georgie's View- Letting Go
Thu, 04/09/15
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Sure I know the signs of aging. Even without my glasses my mirror reveals a few wrinkles and what my doctor calls alligator spots. Once I clicked “restorative surgery” on the web where I learned the benefits and…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Gift Lizard
Wed, 04/08/15
By Peggy Sturdivant
As we joined the first night standing ovation my friend said, “Touches of genius in this.” Then she poked me, “You’re going to want to write about it aren’t you?”
Over pre-theater dinner we had discussed whether…MORE
Achieve smart, bold and accessible small business gains with the SBA
Tue, 04/07/15
By Regional Administrator Calvin Goings
Government may be historically slow to adapt, but adapt we must. We’ve rebranded the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to stand for “Smart, Bold and Accessible.” The private sector…MORE
Pat's View: Chair Crisis
Mon, 04/06/15
By Pat Cashman While out for a jog recently---a jog that turned into a sprint when a German Shepherd came after me---I noticed a “For Lease” sign sitting in the empty window of a failed restaurant. After Cujo got distracted and ran after a…MORE
The Do’s and Don’ts of Kimball Allen’s live talk/variety show “Triple Threat” at the Triple Door, featuring ArtWest’s Mathew Wright and Chelsea Le Valley
Sun, 04/05/15
By Amanda Knox
On Friday, April 3, the Triple Door hosted the inaugural performance of Kimball Allen’s talk and variety show, “Triple Threat,” directed by Emma Hassett. Allen confesses that his dream is to establish it as a “Seattle staple…MORE
Kitchen Talk: Why is my mouth on fire?
Fri, 04/03/15
By Chef Jeremy Mclachlan
This month we are talking about peppers.
These little jewels of heat can ruin or enhance a meal in one fell swoop. I love working with peppers and I find myself adding them to classic dishes like Split Pea…MORE
Good For You: If you can't take the heat
Fri, 04/03/15
by Kathryn Kingen
If you can't take the heat then you better get out of my kitchen, because I love my peppers. I love them hot, sweet, roasted, dried, flaked, fresh, ground, stuffed, sauteed or sauced. In fact, one of the first adventurous…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Shadow and the Sinkhole
Wed, 04/01/15
By Peggy Sturdivant
Shadow the cat and the “sinkhole” on NW 80th are not necessarily related items. However I am becoming somewhat obsessed with both, as though I actually lived next door to the missing cat and the failing roadway.
…MOREGeorgie's View: Stay in the mainstream, you hear?
Wed, 04/01/15
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Recently I walked down memory lane and reached into my past to call old friends that I hadn’t contacted for years. I talked with one who moved in with her son as she could not take care of her home anymore.…MORE
