As the weather turns colder there are compensations. Soup and coffee seem to taste better, you might get a little more reading done and you come to appreciate your wool scarf a little more. But nature offers beauty all her own as the leaves…MORE
Features
UPDATE: Coco & Company will bring 'Sexy, chic and sophisticated' salon to West Seattle
Sat, 11/12/11
UPDATE: Nov. 22
The owners of Coco & Co shared this news about their upcoming Grand Opening. "CoCo & Co, will be having a Grand Opening and Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 21st. Come by any time between 4PM to 8PM to meet the…MORE
Custom guitar maker not fretting; business is good
Fri, 11/11/11
David Myka has many books, but if he invites you into his library, you will not see one. That's because he is a luthier, or guitar maker, and what he calls his library is actually an organized collection of stacks of nearly 50 types of wood,…MORE
West Seattle artist Linda Grimes tapped for the Best of the Northwest show
Thu, 11/10/11
An exclusive array of the greater region’s talented community of artists will display and sell their work November 18th – 20th at Seattle’s Smith Cove on Pier 91 near the Magnolia Bridge. Among the group will be jewelry designer Linda Grimes…MORE
Holiday events calendar
Thu, 11/10/11
Here are some Holiday events happening in and around Ballard.
Email anner@robinsonnews.com to get your Holiday community events posted.
Luciatag December 11, 2011 5:00 p.m. Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 2400 NW 85th St.
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An attention getting tree works for Fleming's Holiday and Event Lighting
Wed, 11/09/11
If you are heading west on the Spokane Street Viaduct and look south in the evening you are likely to see a very large lit Christmas tree. Standing approximately 80 feet tall this glowing holiday symbol near West Marginal Way is accomplishing…MORE
Stumped on your home improvement project? Ask an expert!
Wed, 11/09/11
press release: Tis' the Season for the expanding "honey-do" lists! The list may be daunting, but the actions don't need to be.
Join the West Seattle Tool Libarary for camaraderie (and pizza!) at this monthly event (every 2nd Thurs) and get…MORE
SLIDESHOW: FM-2 Navy Grumman restored at last
Wed, 11/09/11
In March, 1945, an FM-2 Navy Grumman fighter plane took off from the flight deck of the USS Petrof Bay on a strafing mission of the beaches of Okinawa. Fourteen years later, that same plane landed in a park in White Center, where local kids…MORE
Jerry’s View plus a slideshow: FM-2 Navy Grumman restored at last
Wed, 11/09/11
In March, 1945, an FM-2 Navy Grumman fighter plane took off from the flight deck of the USS Petrof Bay on a strafing mission of the beaches of Okinawa. Fourteen years later, that same plane landed in a park in White Center, where local kids…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Inside Books
Wed, 11/09/11
I’m planning a November 18th event to showcase Ballard Writers that will combine timed readings with food, wine, signings and props. More on that later. In preparation, I attended the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)…MORE