Features

In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In September the spotlight is on Kirke Park. Located 9th NW between NW 70th and NW 73rd, Kirke Park is Ballard's…MORE

Gus, (whose formal name is Augustus Angelo) is so named because he comes from Italy. His owner Shelley Sutton spent a number of years in the military and was stationed in Italy in the Air Force in 2000. She had an apartment in Aviano and one day…MORE

Yodio Tours, a Seattle company has launched a new Android app featuring several digital tours of Alki. Created by West Seattleite, Jim Winquist, the self-paced tours combine the free #775 bus and the digital walking tour to experience the best…MORE

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

The green herbs of summer are here! I am throwing them into everything I make right now. Green herbs can add an aromatic layer to your recipes, which can take away the need to use salt as a flavor enhancer. Using less salt in your diet helps to…MORE

The Samoan culture in West Seattle, White Center and the entire region suffered a loss with the death of Sweetheart Failatusi on Aug. 16 but as was seen in the family's response in their on street memorial, their fund raising efforts and her…MORE

Interviewee: Terry Buchanan
Occupation: Project manager at a construction company. Race promoter.
Riding style: Racing
His ride: Seven Cycles titanium cyclocross bike. "The versatility of a cyclocross bike is what's so awesome and what makes it a…MORE

Jennifer Hall, Special Education instructor for West Seattle High School shared these thoughts about the start of the new school year and their first day (after a mandatory furlough day):

We had a great day, and it seemed like all of us…MORE

Charles Philipp Martin has accomplished what many only dream of doing, playing his instrument, broadcasting on radio, and writing, and getting paid for it all in a far-away land. He found Hong Kong, or rather, Hong Kong discovered him. He lived…MORE

While driving around Alki these days you might notice a youthful runner tearing up the pavement, training for next year's Boston Marathon. Matthew, or Matt Haggerty, 17, a student at Seattle Lutheran High School, began running marathons two years…MORE