In preparation for the 100th anniversary of West Woodland Elementary next year, Jan Dalby’s fourth-grade class is creating a commercial that will be broadcast on commercial television asking for memories from past and present students in hopes of…MORE
Features
Common Cents: Cutting losses more painful than you think
Tue, 06/09/09
Why do stock prices fall? Various factors are involved, but in a nutshell, prices drop when more people want to sell stocks than buy them.
Conversely, the more people who buy a particular stock, the faster that stock’s price will rise.…MORE
Ballard Food Police: Waterwheel's new, old menu still down-home
Tue, 06/09/09
Waterwheel Lounge 7034 15th Ave. N.W., 784-5701 Daily 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Tucked away on 15th Avenue Northwest between a pho restaurant and a vacant fencing business, behind a parking lot, the Waterwheel Lounge sits frozen in time.
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Cycling pastors seek to end hunger
Mon, 06/08/09
On Thursday, July 2 Peace Lutheran Church will host a potluck-presentation block party from 6 to 8 p.m. featuring the Tour de Revs, a trio of Lutheran pastors travelling cross country on a bamboo bicycle built for three to promote wellness and…MORE
Pet of the Week: Mr. WupWup is very polite in his own way
Mon, 06/08/09
Mike Cap and his partner started looking for a new pet online through a Bellevue animal shelter. They liked a few dogs but every time they would go to get one it had already been adopted.
The day they went to look at the dog they had…MORE
At the Admiral: 'Duplicity'
Mon, 06/08/09
Written and directed by Tony Gilroy Rated PG-13 (Three and one half stars)
The caper film requires a talent for cool. Tom Cruise won’t quite get you there. For best results you want to reach back in history for the likes of Cary Grant,…MORE
Planes, trains, and automobiles
Mon, 06/08/09
This new Boeing 737 fuselage was transported on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail as seen here on the bridge above Seaview Avenue Northwest just west of the Ballard Locks Sunday afternoon.
According to Boeing spokespersons, the…MORE
Mysteries of time capsule revealed
Mon, 06/08/09
Norwegians from all over the area convened on Ballard's Leif Erikson Lodge June 7 to witness the opening of a time capsule recovered from the former site of the Norway Center.
The capsule was found by demolition crews at the Mountaineers…MORE
At Large in Ballard: New habitat for the eagle
Mon, 06/08/09
How people felt about the big spruce tree that was higher than the electrical lines at the southeast corner of 32nd Northwest and Northwest 61st varied from person to person but everyone agrees that the tree came down on Jan. 21, 1993 during the…MORE
Summer Movies on the Wall announced
Mon, 06/08/09
The schedule for this year's summer series of Movies on the Wall has been announced and will include six weeks of family-friendly films and games.
July 18: "The Princess Bride," rated PG
July 25: "King Kong," 1933, not rated…MORE