By Erin Bosetti
The Ballard farmers market has a dose of new mushroom exploration for mycophiles to enjoy. Chaga mushroom, a medicinal mushroom for Eastern and Northern European, Korean and Russian cultures has arrived in our little corner…MORE
Features
Slate Coffee Roasters Competing for America’s Best Coffeehouse
Tue, 08/19/14
Slate Coffee Roasters will be going to Portland to compete for the title of DaVinci Gourmet’s America’s Best Coffeehouse this October at Coffee Fest Portland! Coffee Fest, a tradeshow for specialty coffee since 1992, will be holding this year’s…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Food for the road - Part three
Tue, 08/19/14
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD Nutrition and fitness manager, Northwest Kidney Centers
If you’re planning a family road trip, you can save a lot of time and money by having a cooler full of ready-to-eat, flavorful and healthy food for you and…MORE
History Leads: Bike tax?
Mon, 08/18/14
At the recent open house for the 17th Avenue Greenway, an elderly citizen put forth the proposition of cyclists paying “their share” for projects like Greenways. During this dire time of budget cuts, indeed, people are looking for ways to pay for…MORE
Georgie Bright Kunkel: How to become a comic
Mon, 08/18/14
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
A sense of humor has risen to the top of the pot, as they say. I certainly can’t remember a time when people didn’t find laughter in life. Since no one has recorded the comedy quotient of the cave people we don’t…MORE
Pat's View: I Hear the Train a’Coming
Mon, 08/18/14
By Pat Cashman
If you’ve traveled by plane lately, you know that airport security is tighter than a pair of Spanx. The airport people want you to take off your shoes, coat, belt and watch. What’s next? Probably shirts, pants,…MORE
The history of Ambaum Boulevard, Part one
Fri, 08/15/14
by Rob Clay and Sharon Burkhart
Editor's note: This is part one of a story about historic Ambaum Boulevard, the main road that connects Burien to White Center and West Seattle. Ambaum Boulevard wasn't always a boulevard and certainly not…MORE
Kitty hitchhiker gets a ride thanks to Facebook, Alaska Airlines employee
Thu, 08/14/14
information from Alaska Airlines
They say cats have nine lives. Thanks to Alaska Airlines employee Robin Yong, a cat from West Seattle has all nine intact.
Yong heard the tale of Itty Bitty Kitty, a lost cat from West Seattle, via…MORE
The cost of cannabis: Where are Ballardites buying their herb?
Thu, 08/14/14
Even after the state recreational cannabis stores have opened there is still a salad of options for individuals looking to buy pot.
After the new recreational pot shop, Cannabis City, opened in SODO in early July, users were alarmed with…MORE
Pats View: Hard to say hello
Wed, 08/13/14
Editors Note: We are pleased to announce with some pride and definite excitement that Pat Cashman has joined us as a contributing writer. Cashman's well known stints with KING TV's Almost Live, as the commercial face for Taco Time Northwest, and…MORE
