Bill Cullins is the first one to tell you he's tried many careers. "My very first job was washing dishes when I was 14 years old," he said. He's mowed lawns, worked for JC Penney and then went to school to become a hairdresser at the age of 18.…MORE
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Can 'Random acts of kindness' become a business? Bill Cullins thinks so
Thu, 05/31/12
Bill Cullins is the first one to tell you he's tried many careers. "My very first job was washing dishes when I was 14 years old," he said. He's mowed lawns, worked for JC Penney and then went to school to become a hairdresser at the age of 18.…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Fun in the kitchen for the Breakfast of Hope
Thu, 05/31/12
I recently got to go to the Seattle Westin hotel to sample and select the menu for Northwest Kidney Centers’ May 15 annual Breakfast of Hope fundraising event. We aim for a menu that’s delicious and at the same time low in sodium, because that…MORE
Pet of the Week: Annabelle is part of two and a half women
Wed, 05/30/12
Andreea Niculescu and her partner Rachel Johnson got their dog Annabelle in September of 2003, "so she's almost ten," Johnson said. They describe her as, "a terrier mix but we went to the VCA Animal Hospital and got a check up and the doctor was…MORE
At Large in Ballard: The Touch
Wed, 05/30/12
My last week has been somewhat consumed with breasts. A good friend and I had hoped to schedule our mammograms for the same day, but it didn’t work out. Her Tuesday appointment ‘earned’ her a follow-up biopsy for the following week because her…MORE
Local business Sleepers in Seattle gets into leather
Tue, 05/29/12
Sleepers in Seattle, a sleeper sofa specialty store and Junction staple, has been expanding at a rapid clip since the Alcabes (family owners) embraced the digital age in 2010 and revamped their website for national and international sales.
…MOREReality Mom: Drawing Room
Tue, 05/29/12
When I moved to Ballard sixteen years ago friends said, “Ballard? Only old people and fisherman live there. Nothing happens in Ballard, why would you want to live there?” I laughed at their misperception back then, and have marveled how Ballard…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Red Star pizza goes for a make over; New paint job, new pizza add to the pizzaz
Mon, 05/28/12
Red Star Pizza at 7514 35th Ave. s.w. was already known for their pizza, their PeeWee Baseball teams and for their outrageous paint scheme but owners Michael Supino and Shannon Cross decided it was time to change things up.
The previous…MORE
Jerry's View: They called me 'Coach'
Mon, 05/28/12
It was the spring of 1954. The smell of the grass field, a fist smacking a fielder's glove, the crack of the bat when a pitch was perfectly hit. Those were the signs of America's pastime in small towns across the land.
The…MORE
Looking Younger
Mon, 05/28/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Yes, I know you are aware of the youth culture. The airbrushed images in magazines are impossible to match in real life. So look young or die. But I am still hoping that the focus on science and technology which…MORE
