Twelfth Night Productions’ is in the second weekend of its summer production Oliver! at West Seattle High School. A beloved musical, Oliver! tells Charles Dickens’ story of the little orphan boy who would not be overlooked. The colorful…MORE
Features
The Riding Reporter: A ride in a pedicab
Fri, 08/12/11
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Interviewee: Sacsha Toda-Toda-Peters Occupation: Tour guide Riding style: Commuting, recreational, and pedicab-ing His ride: Commercial passenger tricycle
Wearing a crisp white button-up shirt, a…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Fishing for pinks; Lincoln Park and Point Williams are popular again for Salmon fishers
Thu, 08/11/11
When the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife released their run forecasts of 5.98 million pinks, 143,450 coho and 398,000 chinook salmon earlier this year, fishers from all across the northwest could hardly wait to get their gear…MORE
In the Spotlight: Alison Dahmen and her Skydottir Epic Cookies
Wed, 08/10/11
On Sundays, delicious smells of freshly baked cookies waft through the hallways of Ballard Kitchen on Market Street. Inside, Alison Dahmen is slaving away for 15 hours to bake and package 1,200 of her one-of-a-kind Skydottir Epic Cookies, each of…MORE
PhinneyWood Summer Streets this Friday
Wed, 08/10/11
The third annual PhinneyWood Summer Streets is being held on Friday from 6-9 p.m. along Greenwood Avenue N. from N. 67th to 87th streets. The event will close Greenwood Avenue N. to cars and everyone is invited to come and play in the street and…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Our streets
Wed, 08/10/11
I do leave Ballard. At least once a week I drive underneath the Ballard Bridge, southeast on Leary Way and then up onto Highway 99. I move to the middle lane southbound, having vowed to never ever drive in the far left “head-on” lane. I’m only…MORE
Groundswell recognizes Golden Gardens as their "Park of the Month"
Wed, 08/10/11
In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In August the spotlight is on Golden Gardens Park and the group that is preserving the park's natural habitat.…MORE
Pet of the week: Kiki is a psychic kitty
Wed, 08/10/11
Rod and Margie Saxby sort of got their cat Kiki by accident. She's six and half years old but, "We don't know much about her because actually we were sitting in the back yard and she wandered in and sat on Rod's lap. We asked all the neighbors…MORE
Meet Chris Kinsey: Sealth's new Interim Principal is prepared for the job
Tue, 08/09/11
Chrisopher Kinsey, just named as the new Interim Principal for Chief Sealth International High School sat down with the West Seattle Herald to talk about the job, his thoughts on education and his plans for becoming part of the fabric of West…MORE
Street Talk: Referendum 1
Mon, 08/08/11
By Lauren DiRe, Intern
On Friday, locals were asked at random to give their opinion about Referendum 1 and the tunnel that will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Click on the image above to start the slideshow and see their one-line…MORE