Leighann Davis, owner of Wild Rose Antiques in the West Seattle Junction alerted us to the Wisteria now in full bloom that annually takes over nearly her entire Admiral District Home. The plant and blossoms are so large and numerous that it has…MORE
Features
Pet of the Week: Midnight is a peace dog and an icon for Nickelsville
Wed, 05/15/13
The couple of Michael Keever and Kim Kowalski are residents of the homeless encampmentNickelsville and they love their dog. His name is Midnight and Keever describes him as, "mixed breed Black Lab, Terrier, Airedale, Irish Wolfhound, German…MORE
Seattle Police share their car prowl know-how
Wed, 05/15/13
Fresh from the desk of West Seattle's Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon, the May edition of his Seattle Police Newsletter is all about car prowls:
Dear Community Friends,
Car Prowls Recently many of our neighborhoods have…MORE
'Bertha' The not so boring machine
Wed, 05/15/13
With art viewers walking the streets of Pioneer Square on a sunny Thursday evening 20 or so people gathered in the projects public relations office, called Milepost 31, to listen to Chris Bambridge, tunnel specialist and consultant for WSDOT,…MORE
Q13 Fox anchors tip their hat to Zippy’s as the best burger around
Wed, 05/15/13
For many meat-eaters in West Seattle and White Center, it’s a given that Zippy’s Giant Burgers in White Center serves up a transcendent bite of freshly ground chuck and fresh cut veggies that is simply hard to beat.
I have personally…MORE
Celebrate Norway in Ballard with Syttende Mai Parade on May 17
Tue, 05/14/13
The most important day in Ballard is almost upon us. Syttendae Mai (17th of May), otherwise known as Grunnlovsdagen (Constitution Day) -- the day that Norway signed their Constitution and took its first step toward freedom from Swedish rule.…MORE
See old vintage houses, buy tickets now for Ballard Classic Home Tour
Tue, 05/14/13
Like a magnificent comet that we only get to see in this neighborhood every three years, the Ballard Classic Home Tour is back this year, and tickets are on sale.
If you don't know the drill, the 2013 Ballard Classic Home Tour features…MORE
Scenes From Old Ballard: Ballard Boat Works
Tue, 05/14/13
Ballard Boat Works, now Sagstad Marina, was started by Norwegian immigrant Silvert Sagstad as a boat building company that gained fame by building a Viking boat replica for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in 1909. In 1916 the company was…MORE
All Over the Map
Mon, 05/13/13
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
We often think that life should begin with loving parents and progress onward and upward, right? But that is not how it always happens. Sometimes we move inward for a time and it takes trust in people and the…MORE
From the kitchen, life plays out
Mon, 05/13/13
The Redhead was at the coffee table looking at some ads in the paper. From the kitchen, where I am king, I asked her what she wanted for dinner. I am the cook. She is the diner.
"Why don't you just go down to Spud and get us some fish and…MORE