There are a number of Greyhound rescue groups in Seattle. and Pat and Kim Whitted found their dog Twister at one of them. When they first got him he was in bad shape. "He'd broken his ankle on the track, which is why he stopped racing," said Pat…MORE
Features
Reality Mom: What's that moaning sound?
Tue, 06/08/10
As proves to be the case frequently, my children have made me out to be a liar.
Mere hours after claiming I had figured out how to deal with my children’s sexual education (which pretty much resulted in doing nothing), I read them bedtime…MORE
Distinguished service
Tue, 06/08/10
The World War II military service of Normandy Park resident Capt. Charles A. Davis, left, is honored with an etched glass aircraft window. Former SeaTac Mayor Frank Hansen presents the plaque. Davis was with the 20th Air Force, 19th Bomb Group…MORE
Have you wondered why our local speed limits are so quirky?
Mon, 06/07/10
Wonder why speed limits are quirky from Burien to Des Moines along 1st avenue south?
The answer is a bit complicated. When the initial phase of the improvement project was completed from 160th St. to 174th St, the Normandy Park city…MORE
Annual Burien festival going wild
Mon, 06/07/10
Burien's strawberry festival has gone wild.
This year's version is called the 2010 Wild Strawberry Festival. Participants are invited to celebrate art and greenability at a new location in Town Square Park, 152nd SW and 5th, on June 19th…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Crossing the bridge
Mon, 06/07/10
She died on June 24, 1988, but Lucy Rush has been on my mind almost daily for the last year.
She was 40 years old when she died, married with three children between the ages of 7 and 13. She was a local celebrity, best known as “The…MORE
Ballard Big Picture: Twilight Criterium
Sun, 06/06/10
Cyclists of all ages and genders converged on Ballard Avenue June 5 to comepete for prizes in races that could last more than an hour in the 2010 Second Ascent Twilight Criterium.
The races kicked off at 3:30 p.m. with 25-minute Category 4…MORE
Pollywog Patrol
Sat, 06/05/10
This is the seventh in a series of articles on Fauntleroy resident Morey Skaret, who has been swimming, paddling, sailing and boating around Puget Sound for the last eighty-five years. One of his first aquatic jobs was in the 1930s as a lifeguard…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Highland Park Improvement Club collects, and cleans up
Sat, 06/05/10
The Highland Park Improvement Club sponsored a group walk to the Delridge Community Center where the reFresh Southwest Festival and Delridge Day event took place from 1 to 5 pm
They competed for prizes: the largest group walk, most trash…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Is supersize the right size?
Sat, 06/05/10
If you eat out, you know that you can often order a larger size of most items.
This concept, that bigger is better, is everywhere. Look at muffins in the grocery store. They are easily twice as big as they used to be. Cookies have also…MORE
