Vikings are set to invade Seattle at the 30th annual Viking Days on Saturday, August 17, and Sunday, August 18. The free admission event at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard (3014 NW 67th St) will feature Nordic entertainment, food,…MORE
Features
POEM:Can You Dig It?
Fri, 08/02/13
By Carol Smith
B is for the bedlam that will break out down below If the tunnel springs a leak and we’ve no boat in which to row
E is for the exit that is missing from this route To let empty shoppers into town and all the full…MORE
West Seattle's Morey Skaret going strong at 100; parties like he's 99
Fri, 08/02/13
West Seattle icon Morey Skaret was feted Friday, Aug. 2 at his 100th birthday by scores of friends.
They stopped by Morey's favorite haunt, Roxbury Lanes, where he dines daily. Skaret is a former Seattle cop. He has lots of stories and is…MORE
Former Mayor's Centennial Craftsman still good lookin’
Fri, 08/02/13
By Brad Chrisman
In the annals of Seattle history, he’ll be remembered as the city’s 51st mayor, the Honorable Gregory J. Nickels. Or, as they say in the dialect of his native Chicago, “Hizzoner Da Mare.”
File photo by Patrick…MORE
Local chef releases first cookbook on crafting healthy pantry staples
Fri, 08/02/13
West Seattle resident chef, writer, food photographer and instructor Erin Coopey has a big day coming up on Aug. 7 when she launches her first cookbook: The Kitchen Pantry Cookbook.
Coopey, who teaches the art of cooking at South Seattle…MORE
Ballard Weekend: Children's theater at Ballard Locks, Great Glasses Play Day at Carkeek Park
Thu, 08/01/13
Friday, August 2
Emerald Contra Dance
What: All dances taught. No partner necessary. Please, no cologne, perfume or other scented products. $8 General Admission; $7 Seniors, PNA members, SFS members; $5 Students.
Where:…MORE
SLIDESHOW: SSCC instructor and students are part of the Beacon Plumbing Hydroplane team
Thu, 08/01/13
South Seattle Community College Heavy Diesel and Automotive Instructor Doug Clapper and select students from the college have been working very slowly on something very fast.
The U-37 Miss Beacon Plumbing, set to race in the Seafair…MORE
Pet of the Week: Winston is a dog with a blog
Wed, 07/31/13
Amy Nelson and her husband Quinn got their dog Winston at Seattle French Bulldogs (which is a clue to his breed) about five years ago. He has a brindle coat.
They feed him Canidae Lamb and Rice they get at Next to Nature in the West…MORE
48th and Dawson block party will rock the block and recycle too
Tue, 07/30/13
There are block parties and then there's the one planned for 48th SW and Dawson Street on Aug. 6, National Night Out.
This is an event you might have to buy tickets for if it wasn't free.
First of all they will have a live band by…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Royal purple eggplant
Tue, 07/30/13
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
I don’t have luck growing big eggplants in my garden. We just don’t get enough hot days in the Northwest. Small eggplants though – those I can grow! Sometimes called fingerling or Japanese eggplants, they can ripen…MORE
