The Nordic Heritage Museum will present the first annual Nordic Lights Film Festival, Oct. 23, 24 and 25, at SIFF Cinema at McCaw Hall in downtown Seattle.
The festival will bring contemporary, award-winning films from Denmark, Finland,…MORE
Features
West Seattle Scene: Crawling all cars
Wed, 10/21/09
Creatures seem to crawl along bumper of car parked at Taco Time on Southwest Avalon Way Oct. 20.
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Phinney to celebrate Day of the Dead
Wed, 10/21/09
The Phinney Neighborhood will celebrate Mexican style on Friday, Nov. 6 with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) parade and festival.
It will start with a candlelight procession, which begins and ends at the Phinney Neighborhood Center,…MORE
Five design features send buyers running
Tue, 10/20/09
Don’t let out-of-date fixtures and unappealing decor cost you a sale. While some buyers may actually appreciate “vintage” features, home and design experts say these five features almost always serve as a turnoff.
1. Outdated Paint: Dated…MORE
Pet of the Week: Chief is a wonderful water dog
Mon, 10/19/09
Four-year-old Chief is a Golden Retriever and "He's completely addicted to the water," said his owner Tad Grinke.
The Grinke's got the dog in September of 2005 from the mall.
"My wife picked him up, somebody in a mini-van had a…MORE
Twelfth Night opens 'The Diviners' Nov. 6
Mon, 10/19/09
Twelfth Night Productions (TNP) is proud to open its fall production, "The Diviners," by Jim Leonard, Jr. on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Youngstown Cultural Center in West Seattle.
Set in the fictional town of Zion, Indiana during the Great…MORE
Bubbleman creates recycled art out of thin air, plastic
Mon, 10/19/09
Some people find comfort blending into the crowd. Others like to stand out. Then there is the Bubbleman, a.k.a. Gary Golightly, and he loves to stand out -- outside and make bubbles.
This one-of-a-kind Ballard resident has the challenging…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Meet your press
Mon, 10/19/09
The roles seem reversed. The reporters used to work in an office above Market Street, leaving to cover meetings and conduct interviews while I fancied myself the one who was “at large in Ballard.”
Lately, I seem homebound with a project…MORE
Costumes welcome at Northwest Symphony concert in Burien
Sat, 10/17/09
Northwest Symphony Orchestra will open its 2009-2010 season with its annual family concert, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S. 152nd St. in Burien.
Music director Anthony Spain will direct.
The…MORE
Hope is the foundation Africa needs
Sat, 10/17/09
Editor's Note: Times/News freelancer Judy Sone Vue from SeaTac earned a Foreign Intrigue scholarship from the University of Washington Communication Department to intern at an English-language newspaper in Sierra Leone. She shares her…MORE
