It was one of the best meetings I’ve attended in years. Eight fifth-graders at Adams Elementary School gave up their lunch period to meet with me in a circle of chairs in the main office to discuss the third year launch of the Penny Harvest…MORE
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A Garden For All: Thyrza’s Terrariums
Fri, 10/30/09
It was a Twitter about terrariums that started it all.
An avatar on Twitter that caught my eye, of a clay-made doll-of-a-girl with curly, purple hair and a yellow dress photographed at an angle. Very fun. It made me click for more.…MORE
Admiral hosts haunting Halloween events
Fri, 10/30/09
The historic Admiral Theater is hosting a few spooky events this Halloween.
Boo-Yah! Live Halloween Comedy starts Friday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m.
According to the theater, "watch a group of campers spin terrifying true stories into…MORE
Arbor Heights family adopts Ukrainian tweens
Thu, 10/29/09
In just one hour an Arbor Heights couple changed their lives, and the lives of 12 year-old twin sisters, forever. Eight months ago Bruce and Summer Boyd-Jones flew to Kiev in the Ukraine with the intention to adopt. They landed in that city’s…MORE
Reality Mom: Courthouse
Thu, 10/29/09
Although I complained about it for months, I knew if I wanted to be officially divorced, I was going to have to fill out all of the paper work myself.
For 14 years, I was the one that filed our taxes, I was in charge of our finances, and…MORE
To extend or not to extend?
Wed, 10/28/09
To extend or not to extend the first time homebuyers’ tax credit, that is the debate facing Congress right now.
Some say that the $8,000 tax credit is boosting the real estate market, an enormously important part of our economy, whereas…MORE
Ballard's Annie’s Nannies still strong after 25 years
Wed, 10/28/09
By Kaetlyn Cordingly
In 1984 Annie Davis founded Ballard-based Annie’s Nannies; that same year, Seattle Mayor Charles Royer started the Mayor’s Small Business Award, giving honors to small area businesses for their contributions to…MORE
Preschool – en Francais
Tue, 10/27/09
Ballard may be known as a Scandinavian enclave, but one North Beach family is creating a new generation of Francophones right in their own backyard.
Isabelle and Sean Kuhlmeyer haven been operating La Petite Maison, a French immersion…MORE
A Garden For All: Roses will always bloom again
Tue, 10/27/09
It has been a great pleasure, over these last few years, to meet fellow gardeners throughout the world via the Internet. Without this wonderful Worldwide Web, I probably wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now.
Every so often, one of my…MORE
ArtsWest begins new exhibit
Tue, 10/27/09
During the run of "Measure for Pleasure," ArtsWest proudly presents Angielena Chamberlain, Susie J. Lee and Siege in the exhibition, I Am / I Am Not Woman. Three artists create diverse works which explore representations of women.
The…MORE
