My 97-year-old neighbor Lois is fiercely independent. She grew up during the Great Depression, faced down cancer in her 60s, lost her husband in her late 70s, and recouped from a broken hip in her early 90s. She still drives when she needs to.…MORE
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Admiral Theater hosts the Manhattan Short Film Festival Sept. 24
Mon, 09/19/11
Saturday, September 24 at 7 PM the Admiral Theater will host the Manhattan Short Film Festival.
More than 100,000 film buffs in over 250 cities across 6 continents will be part of the Festival on Saturday.
Ten short films have been…MORE
What Ballard wants
Mon, 09/19/11
As of last night, the Tully's location on 22nd and Market joined the many empty store front in Ballard. What was a vibrant corner with steady customer traffic just days ago is now a corner of boarded up windows.
Curious about what kind of…MORE
Moving Planet Seattle: Ballardites find alternative ways to travel to the Sept 24 gathering
Mon, 09/19/11
On Saturday September 24, people all around the world are joining together for 350.org's Moving Planet, a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis.
In Seattle, 350 Washington State, Sierra Club, Cascade Bicycle Club,…MORE
Interested in a garage sale today? Let's go to the video
Sat, 09/17/11
At the risk of encouraging hundreds of others in West Seattle to follow suit, the West Seattle Herald got a tweet from a family that included for the first time (that we've seen) a video preview using TwitVid.
That's a function of the…MORE
Ballard Big Picture: New City Librarian Marcellus Turner visits Ballard Library
Thu, 09/15/11
Marcellus Turner, Seattle Public Library's new City Librarian, paid a visit to the Ballard branch on Thursday to meet the staff and get a feel for the branch.
Turner said he spends half a day at every library branch for an opportunity to…MORE
Pet of the week: Samson is a well dressed dog about town
Wed, 09/14/11
Samson is the proud dog of Lana Stratton and Alan Jackson who was named in a fun way. "We were living in Hawaii when we got him. I found him on Christmas Eve at a Safeway parking lot. We were in Hilo, shopping for Christmas dinner and I saw a…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Voices and whistles
Wed, 09/14/11
Even as you read this column there may be people you know spending their Saturday inside recording stories. Over the last two years a group of volunteers through the Nordic Heritage Museum have interviewed over 150 people about their experiences…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Voices and whistles
Wed, 09/14/11
Even as you read this column there may be people you know spending their Saturday inside recording stories. Over the last two years a group of volunteers through the Nordic Heritage Museum have interviewed over 150 people about their experiences…MORE
Moving Planet Seattle: Ballardites find alternative ways to travel to the Sept 24 gathering
Mon, 09/12/11
On Saturday September 24, people all around the world are joining together for 350.org's Moving Planet, a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis.
In Seattle, 350 Washington State, Sierra Club, Cascade Bicycle Club,…MORE
