What I don’t know about life in Ballard will always be greater than what I know. Since I’ve made it my practice to wander the streets and write about the neighborhood for six years I may be able to feign above average knowledge, but it’s an act.…MORE
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Pet of the week: Buck is a smiling family dog
Tue, 04/24/12
Jim and Celeste Mustello got their dog Buck, who is a black and white Corgi, from a breeder in Spokane, picking him out from a new litter. He's now 13 years old and it's been a fun time with him, growing up with twins Laura and Nichole and son…MORE
That Time of Year
Mon, 04/23/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Yes, it is that time of year—when you wake up sweating under the down comforter and after storing it in a closet have the urge to launder the mattress cover and consider spring cleaning. You have already…MORE
Hard scrabble life; We survived it
Mon, 04/23/12
Times are tough, no doubt about it. Jobs are scarce. That's why you have to scare them up. I've done that in spades--and with spades--for as long as I can remember. My first job was selling apples from our backyard tree. That worked out fine…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Young Evils and Reignwolf make Record Store Day a night to remember
Sun, 04/22/12
by Greg McCorkle
Easy Street Records celebrated Record Store Day with live performances by bands The Young Evils and ReignWolf (AKA Jordan Cook) Saturday April 21.
The Young Evils' Troy Nelson isn't shy about acknowledging his…MORE
11,000 hours and counting, Shirley is a volunteer extraordinaire for The Mount
Fri, 04/20/12
458 days (as in the full 24), 11,000 hours, or a little over 39 million seconds: However you quantify it, Shirley Vradenburgh must have some great karma headed her way.
Since 1996, the West Seattle resident has left work at Seattle…MORE
Julie Andrews book signing at Costco is April 28
Fri, 04/20/12
The star of The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has reinvented herself as a children's book author and has co-authored more than 15 children’s books. Andrews will visit Costco in Seattle to promote her most recent book, The Very…MORE
SLIDESHOW: The sinking and raising of the SS Kitsap; The story of a salvage operation
Thu, 04/19/12
This is an excerpt from the research and writing done by writer Tim Finch who is currently gathering together material for a book on northwest hardhat divers to be hopefully published with the "Visions of America" series by Arcadia Publishing.…MORE
Dishing the Dirt: Spring At Last
Thu, 04/19/12
By Jeff and Eileen Bidwell
We never thought we would hear ourselves saying this: We are ever so grateful for the sun break that illuminated our living room earlier this week. March left rainfall of nearly epic proportions in its wake.…MORE
Pet of the week: Gunnar is a pup with presence
Wed, 04/18/12
"Gunnar is the third pup we've gotten through the German Shepherd Rescue Program," said his owner Kevin Nolan. Gunnar joins two other older dogs in the Nolan home.
The Washington State based organization's mission statement reads,"To find…MORE
