Miniature gardening is a great way to introduce gardening to kids, in a very fun way. The garden fairy idea is sure to win over the girls, and, with the number of small action figure toys out there today, there’s no reason boys can be left out of…MORE
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Skillet street food coming to Alaska Junction
Sat, 04/04/09
The popular mobile kitchen Skillet will soon begin serving West Seattle on Sundays at the local Farmers Market.
"Weekends suburbs are always good for business so we decided to give it a shot," said Joshua Henderson, owner and executive…MORE
Author's book challanges Seattle's 'metronatural' vision
Fri, 04/03/09
Editor, author, public radio show pundit, and bearded curmudgeon Knute Berger gave a recent reading of his new book, “Pugetopolis,” at the Ballard Library, Tuesday, March 31.
He was not crotchety, however, as curmudgeons go. Instead, he…MORE
Former Beaver goes big with national film festival
Fri, 04/03/09
At age 17, Ballard High School graduate Jesse Harris wrote and directed a feature-length film, “Living Life,” that received a multi-city theatrical release. As a followup, he’s got his eye on something a little bigger – a multi-day, international…MORE
Ballard Food Police: Hobbit tables and Asian fusion
Fri, 04/03/09
Root Table 2213 N.W. Market St. 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., lunch and dinner served daily Happy Hour 4-6 p.m. and 9-11 p.m. daily 420-3214
Tables made of lightly processed wood (still resembling the trees of its origin) and a dark, calm…MORE
Professional prankster says, "The joke's on you!"
Thu, 04/02/09
South Park Library was treated to a professional prank-filled performance by Charlie Williams yesterday on April Fool's Day. His target audience were pre-schoolers and other youngsters, but by the end of his act, even the librarians were giggling…MORE
Nothing old fashioned about 100 year-old church
Thu, 04/02/09
On its Web site, the 275-member Tibbetts United Methodist Church in West Seattle declares, “Open minds. Open Hearts. Open Doors.” For its popular reverend Dr. Joanne Carlson Brown, a relative newcomer to the church who is ushering in Tibbetts’…MORE
The Ballard Sound: April 1 at the Tractor Tavern
Thu, 04/02/09
Wes and Eugene's Cabinet of Wonders rolled into the Tractor Tavern April 1.
The tour is a collaboration between musician/writer John Wesley Harding and comedian Eugene Mirman.
Each show is different depending on the city and what…MORE
'Woolgatherer' premieres at Youngstown
Thu, 04/02/09
Seattle contemporary performance group Manifold Motion announces the premiere of its newest production, "Woolgatherer," May 2 through 10 at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.
Intertwining the arts of performance and craft, fiber artists…MORE
The Ballard Sound: April 1 at Sonic Boom
Thu, 04/02/09
Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains played a free, in-store set April 1 at Sonic Boom Records.
Sebastien Grainger is a former member of Death From Above 1979 and comes from Ontario, Canada.
The Ballard Sound is a slideshow…MORE