When Seattle Department of Transportation recently dug up a nearby intersection for a traffic circle they dug up a lot more than concrete and dirt. No time capsule beneath the pavement, but given the reminiscences inspired by the sight of the old…MORE
Features
Pet of the Week: Jumping Jack loves to leap
Tue, 08/02/11
Jack came into Lucia Robinson's life nine years ago. "He's part Blue Heeler and part Australian Shepherd and I got him from a man who owned both parents, down in Bonney Lake," said Robinson.
She liked Blue Heelers but didn't want that…MORE
How walkable is your neighborhood? How West Seattle neighborhoods stack up
Tue, 08/02/11
Seattle based civic software company and incubator FrontSeat.org has for the past few years been generating Walk Scores for neighborhoods in cities as diverse as Washington D.C., New York, Boston and Seattle. The company rates walkability based…MORE
Big Picture: Dave Matthews appears as a surprise guest at ZooTunes
Mon, 08/01/11
Brandi Carlile performed at the Woodland Park Zoo on Friday evening as part of the ZooTunes concert series.
She treated concert-goers to new songs and a very special guest - Wallingford resident, Dave Matthews.
MORESLIDESHOW: Halloween in July? Nope it's Gasukan
Sat, 07/30/11
Members of an unusual but by no means unpopular group called Gasukan gathered at Lincoln Park on Saturday July 30 to dress up in sometimes amazing costumes, socialize and share their love for anime, and fantasy fiction.
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Airplane! takes flight as July 30 West Seattle Outdoor Movie
Fri, 07/29/11
The now classic comedy Airplane is the West Seattle Outdoor Movie for July 30. Starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty the film also features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.…MORE
Joining a community, two by two; The Kenney’s increasing number of couples
Thu, 07/28/11
press release:
The Kenney assisted living has recently experienced an unusual but welcome trend. Six couples have moved in over the last six months which is the highest amount of incoming couples The Kenney has seen since the Lincoln…MORE
Green my Ballard: Building sustainably – from walls to water
Thu, 07/28/11
My 108-year-old homestead needs some modernizing, so I started asking questions. I’ve heard that changing our homes can test our mettle, whether we move, remodel, or in some big way change the place we hang our hats, so I want to be prepared.…MORE
At Large in Ballard: The G is silent
Wed, 07/27/11
It caught my eye, the sign on the telephone pole. It was on the kind of lined paper that is characteristic of kindergarten through 2nd grade work books; space for a drawing on the top, just 3-4 big lines with mid-line dots below. There was the…MORE
Pet of the week: Maggie teaches joy
Tue, 07/26/11
Judy Wanamaker got her dog Maggie, a Schnauzer (whose birth name is Charisma Southern Magnolia), from a breeder called the Charisma Kennels in Silver Springs, Maryland. Wanamaker had a previous standard Schnauzer that passed away two years ago.…MORE