Custom Crating founder, the energetic Alki resident Steve Walum smiles when he works. This may be due to his business doing well, his ability to take his golden retriever pup, Blanch, to the office, the pride he derives working with his son, Erik…MORE
Features
American Hero Quilts holds auction
Thu, 11/03/11
press release: Our wars are still going on, although we want them to stop – they haven’t stopped, and it won’t stop for quite a while. In Iraq the fighting and dying may be ending, but not in Afghanistan. This means more wounded are lying in…MORE
The most common crimes and criminal hotspots for unincorporated North Highline and Burien
Thu, 11/03/11
Whether or not Burien should annex the remainder of unincorporated North Highline, including White Center, has been a hot topic in our area for many months. In October two major stories rocked the discussion:
First, on Oct. 20, a multi-…MORE
The most common crimes and criminal hotspots for Burien and North Highline
Thu, 11/03/11
Whether or not Burien should annex the remainder of unincorporated North Highline, including White Center, has been a hot topic in our area for many months. In October two major stories rocked the discussion:
First, on Oct. 20, a multi-…MORE
Groundswell recognizes Crown Hill Glen as their "Park of the Month"
Wed, 11/02/11
In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In November the spotlight is on Crown Hill Glen. Tucked away between 19th and 20th NW where the two avenues dead-…MORE
Pet of the week: Miss Piggy prefers high places
Wed, 11/02/11
Hal and Jackie Baldwin love their dog Miss Piggy, who is so named because, "she has a soft palate and when she snores she sounds like a pig, and when she sniffs on the ground she sniffs like a pig." She's an American Pitbull and she's "3-ish"…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Catching up with John
Wed, 11/02/11
I love movies. I love watching them and talking about them. Re-watching them and insisting that others watch them. I love them in black-and-white and color, in English and any other language as long as there are subtitles. I love them silent, and…MORE
Slideshow: Zoo animals kick it like the Sounders
Tue, 11/01/11
Woodland Park Zoo's animals kicked it like the Sounders today as the Seattle Sounders make a run for the playoffs.
Among the soccer-playing animals was Rico, a 4-year-old male Sicilian miniature donkey, the zoo's latest addition to the…MORE
Mug design features West Seattle theme
Tue, 11/01/11
Seattle area tableware designer, Rosanna, and Bartell Drugs have teamed up to create a joint project that celebrates West Seattle with a custom design with a West Seattle theme.
It is one of more than a dozen neighborhood mugs, plates,…MORE
The New York Times features StockBox Grocers in West Seattle
Tue, 11/01/11
The New York Times has just published a story featuring the local grocery startup StockBox Grocers whose shipping container based neighborhood food store was covered by the West Seattle Herald in mid-September.
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