Allen McBride is a man who loves hunting dogs. He's owned quite a few over the last 50 years and his latest, Abby, a German Short Hair Pointer is a great one. "We think she's five, we got her from the shelter. The one the county has been…MORE
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VIDEO: Personal Profile; Mike Vujovich is a man with goals
Mon, 11/16/09
Three days a week, at Arena Sports on East Marginal Way South Michael Vujovich, uses his head. At the age of 56 he plays in an adult soccer league.
Michael's love of the game began in his native Yugoslavia as a child. He played…MORE
Fruitcake Frustration
Mon, 11/16/09
Be prepared for the holiday music blaring from televisions and radios even earlier this year. Will we rise to the call to ”buy and buy” in this atmosphere of economic depression felt by most every family in this country? Our minister has already…MORE
At the Admiral
Mon, 11/16/09
There is a scene—it appears in the film’s trailer but bears describing one more time—in director Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War film, “The Hurt Locker,” where a soldier pulls a web of electrical wire out of the dirt and suddenly finds himself…MORE
The Hurt Locker
Mon, 11/16/09
FILM REVIEW There is a scene—it appears in the film’s trailer but bears describing one more time—in director Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War film, “The Hurt Locker,” where a soldier pulls a web of electrical wire out of the dirt and suddenly finds…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Sweet spots
Sun, 11/15/09
Perhaps because the world outside of Ballard seemed so brutal in early November, life in Ballard seemed particularly sweet.
Just as there are days when ugliness cloaks every encounter like a low-lying fog, there are other days when a…MORE
Crafty crowd converges on Bridge Park Retirement Residence
Sat, 11/14/09
Zhen Williams, 9, questions Gina McCauley about her “Snooter-doots” a the Bridge Park Retirement Residence craft show Saturday, Nov. 14. Bridge Park is located at 3204 Southwest Morgan Street.
Thursday, Nov. 19, Bridge Park holds its…MORE
ZZ Top film screened at Feedback Lounge
Sat, 11/14/09
The screening of West Seattle Filmmaker Jamie Chamberlin’s ZZ Top documentary, “Double Down Live,” drew a crowd, and applauses, at the Feedback Lounge Thursday night, Nov. 12. He is pictured with, L-R, Laura Boos and Sarah Eberenz, fans of the…MORE
Reality Mom: Meet the Fabulosities
Sat, 11/14/09
Last January, at a reading I was doing at the Hugo House, a woman with a faux fur coat, cat eye glasses and a fluffy hat approached me to say, “I love your work. We’re going to be friends.”
Within a minute, I found out she was at the…MORE
Mike Gain returns to his former turf
Fri, 11/13/09
Just under 30 years ago, Mike Gain started a small realty business with his high school friend Roger Cayce. They had learned the business and wanted to go out on their own. As soon as interest rates skyrocketed into the high teen's, (1980) when…MORE
