Hotwire Online Coffeehouse and Seal Sitters are offering a new drink you can feel great about this summer: Seal Sitter Coffee! Purchase the official Seal Sitters Coffee, a 12oz. blueberry and mint dark chocolate mocha, and $3.00 will be donated…MORE
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Alki Beach cleanup will honor seal pup Sandy Aug. 3: Part of Seal Sitters Year of the Seal: Sentinels of the Sound
Thu, 07/18/13
You can have a direct positive impact on the health of the marine mammals of Puget Sound Aug 3 by being part of a beach cleanup sponsored by West Seattle based Seal Sitters.
Head of the organization, Robin Lindsey provided a post from her…MORE
Pet of the Week: Talulah is a timid sweetheart
Wed, 07/17/13
Taylor Hamil, a licensed Midwife in West Seattle at InTandem Midwifery and she named her dog Talulah, a Great Dane, through a personal connection. "One of my classmates in midwifery school was pregnant and we didn't know if she was having a boy…MORE
Local band Van Eps debuts new music video Friday
Wed, 07/17/13
The local rock band Van Eps, that we covered in February, has completed another music video set to debut on Friday. Produced by Jamie Chamberlin and Black Dahlia Films the video is for the song "Nineteen" and employs a wide variety of techniques…MORE
Closing down but not quitting
Wed, 07/17/13
Reflecting on nearly nine years of owning Blackbird in Ballard, set to close at the end of the month, Nicole Miller has plenty to be proud of and little to regret. After all, her store shot from humble neighborhood boutique to an internationally…MORE
Kids and teens can get free food this summer as part of USDA program
Tue, 07/16/13
Free breakfasts, lunches and snacks for children and teens up to 18 years of age are available through Aug. 23 at a variety of locations around Seattle. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), formerly known as Summer Sack Lunch, funded by the…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Sun worship and summer picnics
Tue, 07/16/13
By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD
Summer days in the Northwest are the best. The sun is out and the evenings are long –- it’s the perfect time to pack a picnic and enjoy your meals outside!
You don’t need a fancy picnic basket with matching…MORE
Performing in Scotland
Tue, 07/16/13
From Ballard High Scool
The Ballard High School Drama Department under the direction of Shawn M. Riley has been selected to perform in the world’s largest and most prestigious arts festival in the world, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as…MORE
Old Ballard Liquor Co. gets rolling with new cherry vodka
Mon, 07/15/13
Lexi of Old Ballard Liquor Co. (4421 Shilshole Ave NW, on the East side of Ballard Bridge) is quick to note, her new Cherry Vodka is not simply cherry-flavored vodka, but rather it's made from cherries.
While she's still waiting for…MORE
One-hundred-sixty-four Steps
Mon, 07/15/13
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Who would ever believe that a couple of oldies would ever consider climbing up one-hundred-sixty-four-steps. Well, believe it. When the sun is shining brightly in the northwest anything is possible, right? It all…MORE