If Ballard Mailbox looked small between its neighbors before, that’s nothing compared to how it will soon look on the edge of the hole to be dug for underground parking of a seven-story, 309-unit mixed use development that will rise on an…MORE
Features
Pet of the Week: Callie is a Houdini dog
Tue, 08/21/12
Larry Rocz (pronounced "ross" and his wife Jocelia (just newly arrived from Brazil five months ago), got their dog Callie in Richland, Washington. "We went online and looked and looked and looked and prices were crazy," said Rocz. They were…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Salt-free bread, the stuff of life
Tue, 08/21/12
Salt is hiding everywhere. It’s even lurking in foods you often eat that don’t seem salty.
One of the most significant sources of sodium in our diets is bread. Most bread has between 170 and 250 milligrams of salt per slice. If you have a…MORE
Johnny Pesky was my hero, just like my brother Russell
Mon, 08/20/12
Johnny Pesky (who died last week) was not only a great baseball player at Lincoln High in Portland but he was also a whiz on the ice rink near Vaughn street park where the Portland Beavers played in the 30's.
I know because I skated with…MORE
Childrearing
Mon, 08/20/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
How well I remember my birthday just before school started each year.
More likely than not my present was school shoes. In those days there weren’t any shoes in my size—long and narrow. So there I was…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Delridge Day 2012 filled the park with fun
Sat, 08/18/12
After months of planning from an all-volunteer corps, the 6th Annual Delridge Day Festival on Aug. 18 brought Delridge Park to life.
Ears were filled with the live music of the Ellis Brothers, Moongirl, SideSaddle Cowboy and Low Land High…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Alki is a mecca for fun in the summer
Sat, 08/18/12
by Kimberly Robinson
After three days of heat with highs mostly in the 80's and some places in the 90' most of us have trouble cooling our homes.
West Seattle's water access points are always crowded but never seem to have too many…MORE
Yellow Submarine will bring the Beatles to West Seattle
Sat, 08/18/12
The West Seattle Outdoor Movie for Aug. 18 is the classic animated feature Yellow Submarine starring the Beatles and their music.Based on the group's children's song of the same name the story has the Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in…MORE
Weekend Guide: Viking Days, doughnuts for charity, and music for breast cancer survivors
Fri, 08/17/12
The Second Annual Cops & Doughnuts doughnut giveaway
Six years ago, Seattle Police Department Joselito Barber was killed when a driver speeding at an estimated 80 miles per hour broadsided him at an intersection. Barber was a young and…MORE
Duff McKagan discusses his new film "The Taking" & his filmmaker, West Seattle's Jamie Chamberlin, on Youtube
Fri, 08/17/12
Iconic Seattle musician Duff McKagan has been rocking it in 2012 with all guns blazing, and his career is looking rosy. Bad puns aside, he soon adds one more notch in his belt, "The Taking", a film ala "Hard Days Night" filled with music from his…MORE
