Come join artist Talese Heckler as she takes your imagination on a journey through creativity with weekly Art Camp at the Alki Bathhouse. Enjoy a week of drawing, painting, fashion design, watercolor, writing journals, or urban art. Classes run…MORE
Features
At Large in Ballard: Life gets in the way
Tue, 06/15/10
A friend used to stick a sign on the door of her shop: “Gone to Post Office. Will be right back.”
Sometimes she was gone for hours. It was a small town without mail delivery; everyone had to visit the post office, therefore Judi had to…MORE
Pet of the week: The Dude is a patriotic singer
Tue, 06/15/10
Jason Bergerson and his wife Jodall got their pure bred Basset Hound "The Dude" from a breeder in Bonney Lake three years ago. How did he get that name? "We really like the movie 'The Big Lebowski' so we were watching it one day and it just…MORE
Commencement Celebrates Student Success
Mon, 06/14/10
Graduation is a time to celebrate stories of success and the paths that students have taken to reach their goals. At South Seattle Community College, the accomplishments of the class of 2010 will be celebrated at the annual commencement ceremony…MORE
Author discusses the danger, madness of commercial fishing
Mon, 06/14/10
Bill Carter’s "Red Summer: The Danger and Madness of Commercial Salmon Fishing in Alaska" chronicles the arduous life of a commercial fisherman. Based on four seasons of experience in Bristol Bay, Alaska, the story documents the intriguing…MORE
City Island is sweet and funny in the tradition of 'Moonstruck'
Fri, 06/11/10
Italian-American families that express their love by yelling at each other practically comprise a film genre all their own. “Moonstruck,” “Big Night,” the whole “Sopranos” saga, the earthy chemistry of bickering and pasta has fueled some truly…MORE
Ballard artist reveals the hidden Nigeria
Fri, 06/11/10
When Ballard artist and Sev Shoon director Dionne Haroutunian was preparing for her 2009 trip to Nigeria as a U.S. State Department cultural envoy, she received warnings about abductions, carjackings, armed crime, dangerous roads, unsafe airlines…MORE
Ballard Big Picture: F is for...
Fri, 06/11/10
Local artists Pam Gray and Anne Baumgartner snuck in the installation of more panels for their "On the Fence" project at the Avalon Ballard site June 10 before the rains set in.
"On the Fence" is a series of collage panels, each inspired…MORE
Ballard After Dark: Frugal sophistication
Fri, 06/11/10
Over the last year or two, our economy has been going through a little slump. I know, I know, many of you are thinking, “Whatever do you mean, Lindsey? I had not heard.”
Well for those of you that haven’t been living with a remote tribe…MORE
Reminder: June West Seattle Artwalk is tonight June 10
Thu, 06/10/10
The monthly West Seattle Art Walk is on tonight from 6 to 9pm. This edition of the Art Walk will include the grand opening of "Baked in Seattle" with tasty baked good samples at Blue Willow Luncheonette on Oregon Street, a birthday celebration…MORE