A friend of mine is getting chemotherapy for cancer and I have been cooking weekly for her. That’s made me think a lot about food safety. Foodborne illnesses can be harmful for anyone, but the risk is higher for chemotherapy patients, the elderly…MORE
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The tale of a hot sauce, from war torn Somalia to a bottle in West Seattle
Sat, 06/16/12
Doolie’s Hot HOT Sauce LLC, started up by 24-year-old Abdul “Doolie” Mohamud of West Seattle at the onset of 2012, is gaining traction as the young entrepreneur crafts, bottles and labels each container by himself, slowly building the brand with…MORE
Green My Ballard: Edible Garden Tour offers insights, ideas and inspiration
Sat, 06/16/12
Looking for inspiration? Or growing tips, planting strategies or answers to your perplexing questions?
Sustainable Ballard’s 4th annual Edible Garden Tour is coming up on Saturday, June 23, with this year focused on the northeast segment…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Canadian artist brings performance art to Mind Unwind
Fri, 06/15/12
As Brent Ray Fraser prepared his oil sticks and sized up his massive canvas plastered with a backdrop of nostalgic nude photography of the female form from decades bygone, an eclectic musical score filling the studio with deep bass, a woman came…MORE
Jerry's View: How NOT to paint your car
Fri, 06/15/12
I don't know where he found it but number five son Scott Anthony somehow discovered a bruised and battered two door Chevy sedan someone had left to die.
It was on its side in a field near the airport flight path. With some of his teenage…MORE
Driftwood sculptor Jean Thornber, 93, like her artwork, still shines bright
Fri, 06/15/12
Sculptor Jean Thornber just turned 93, and is aging gracefully like the driftwood she has polished throughout her adult life. She is a West Seattle High School graduate of 1937.
She continues teaching her art at the Huntington Park…MORE
Seattle Police Community Newsletter covers summertime crime prevention
Thu, 06/14/12
SPD Community newsletter from Mark Solomon, Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator
Dear Community Friends,
Recent Burglary Arrest On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, a witness reported seeing an adult male tampering with a window…MORE
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle based boats will race at Seafair for the first time
Wed, 06/13/12
Seaway Marine on Harbor Avenue is a place many people drive by on the way to Alki Beach but it is where owner Greg Jacobsen is readying a series of boats that will for the first time, take part in some likely thrilling boat racing during Seafair…MORE
Pet of the week: Joey is a dog that keeps you moving
Wed, 06/13/12
Bobbie Cox got her dog Joey, an Australian Blue Heeler about four and a half years ago in Seattle's north end. "I saw an ad in the paper one day," Cox explained, "and I'd been looking for a long time. They are hard to find. I knew I liked that…MORE
Reality Mom: When Not Writing is a Good Thing
Tue, 06/12/12
I recently had dinner with three of my writer friends. We all advised one another on how to write and market our next book, but none of us were following our own advice. “It’s the second book curse,” I thought when I left the restaurant. “We’re…MORE
