Many in West Seattle know environmentalist B.J. Cummings as the former director of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, or DRCC, She now runs their healthy communities projects. Cummings and her 13 year-old son, Colin Sackett, held an opening…MORE
Features
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle sunsets are world class
Fri, 01/13/12
The sunsets from West Seattle the last few days have been truly exceptional as evidenced by many if not most media outlets sharing their photos via social media. But you can't really see them as well as you might if you could see them larger. So…MORE
UPDATE: 'Finding Kind' documentary explores effect of 'mean girls' rescheduled
Wed, 01/11/12
The Explorer West Parent Community Network invites community members to a screening of “Finding Kind”, a documentary that brings awareness and healing to the effects of meaness within the “girl world”. The film, originally scheduled for Jan. 17…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Locöl Barley & Vine celebrates their first year
Tue, 01/10/12
Locöl Barley & Vine, a wine and beer only restaurant in a seemingly unlikely location on 35th Ave. s.w. celebrated their first year in business on Tuesday Jan. 10 with a packed house and special treats provided by Donna Lawson and her own new…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Waiting for the ride
Tue, 01/10/12
The boy comes out of a house followed by his parents and visiting grandparents. It’s just before 8 a.m. on the last Friday of the winter break. Despite heavy rain in the forecast there is a sun break revealing the Olympics and making wet streets…MORE
USS Reagan visible from West Seattle as it heads to Bremerton
Tue, 01/10/12
The USS Ronald Reagan made its way to The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton to undergo a years worth of maintenance on Jan. 10. It held up marine traffic this morning as it came through Rich Passage and was visible from West Seattle.
…MOREOn the BLOG: Twelve Inches to Spare
Tue, 01/10/12
Artist Thomas Whipple is one of the community voices featured on the Ballard News-Tribune BLOG. Every week he shows people how he sees Ballard - through the lens of a camera and reworked using HDR technology.
This week Whipple featured the…MORE
Reality Mom: Resolutions
Tue, 01/10/12
I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions. The skeptical side in me always viewed it as a conspiracy of all of the gyms in the world trying to fill their year’s quota in one day. Not being a gym member, it was easy to rebuff this…MORE
Despite own obstacles, Sahaya helps others
Mon, 01/09/12
By Christina Kale
At age 22, Sahaya Corkern is deceptively small. But, even born with spina bifida, she doesn’t see herself as confined to a wheelchair. “I do almost everything for myself,” she says.
Alone, she rides the bus from…MORE
Locöl Barley and Vine will celebrate their one year anniversary
Mon, 01/09/12
Locöl Barley and Vine at 7902 35th Ave. s.w. will celebrate their one year anniversary in business on Tuesday, January 10. The celebration gets underway at 7pm.
Owner Kyle Duce said, " We will be handing out Free cupcakes from our friends…MORE