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Sun, 03/29/09

A well-attended crowd dropped into the Leif Erikson Lodge March 28 to take part in the Taste of Norway/Norwegian Heritage Day festivities.

On the menu was pickled herring, lafse, krumkeke and other traditional dishes.

A feast for…MORE

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Sun, 03/29/09

For Tony Hoyt, coffee has always been a deep-rooted passion. The West Seattle native first started working in the business at a stand outside Nordstrom in Downtown Seattle when he was 25 years old.

“I was just doing something that I loved…MORE

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Sat, 03/28/09

Nancy Woodland is the executive director of Westside Baby, a non profit organization in White Center. With an annual budget of only $143,000 they manage to distribute, by their estimate, more than 1.25 million in children's clothing, toys, books…MORE

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Sat, 03/28/09

You might have seen the sandwich board that says “Arcane” on the corner of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 58th Street across from Ballard Market. If you follow the arrow, it will take you to Arcane Comics and More, located at 5809 15th Ave.…MORE

Fri, 03/27/09

Recently, Dr. Maya Angelou told a story about being suicidal when she was a young woman. She ran to get help at a clinic, but wasn't comfortable with the clinician.

Utilizing her Personal Safety Net, Maya contacted her singing teacher for…MORE

Fri, 03/27/09

We are now finishing the 16th month of the recession, which began in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Not only is this a long recession, but it’s also a severe one, marked by painfully high levels of job…MORE

Fri, 03/27/09

Myrna Hoffman (award-winning West Seattle toy inventor and manufacturer) is scheduling filming at Curious Kidstuff, 4740 California Ave. S.W., for OOZ & OZ’s Morph-O-Scope optical illusion toys.

The photo shoots have two goals: to…MORE

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Fri, 03/27/09

Earth Hour - I first became aware of it last year (and mostly because I couldn’t figure out why the Google search engine was all dark). A little light dawned after the fact when I heard about it on the news and did a bit of research.

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Fri, 03/27/09

Artists Marty Gordon, Robin Harlow, and Terence Healy provide a rousing poke at seriousness in ArtsWest’s exhibition, The Descent of SockMonkey, from April 5 through May 9.    The exhibit was curated specifically to complement the concurrent…MORE

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Fri, 03/27/09

Lanice Kennedy and her daughter Patience both love charms and charm bracelets. Ever since her husband Glenn gave her a charm bracelet on their honeymoon she has been collecting them.

Her collection now includes tiny shoes, musical…MORE

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