When Seattle Lutheran High School students Grace Puffert and Mary Griffin were asked to complete a senior project they wanted to come up with an idea that would utilize their interests and benefit the community in a way that's meaningful to them…MORE
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A Garden For All: Seeking inspiration
Wed, 03/25/09
“I love the smell of new power tools in the morning. They smell like…. victory!”
When I twittered that the other day, it made me stop and think, "why?" Not why I twittered that, why I love the smell of new power tools.
Inspiration…MORE
They say, 'Why not grow your own?'
Tue, 03/24/09
A team of Seattle Works volunteers joined Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle last Saturday to prepare two areas on the White Center Food Bank’s property for gardening.
The food bank is located at 10829 8th Ave. S.W. One site is a…MORE
Pet of the Week: Ellie has a short fuse
Tue, 03/24/09
Ellie is a 3 year old black and white house cat that has started coming outside in small doses.
She likes to watch the birds and have stare downs with the neighborhood squirrel that comes within an inch of her nose, always with a quick…MORE
Pearl Jam "Ten" album debut event tonight at Easy Street
Mon, 03/23/09
Tonight at 9 p.m. Easy Street Records will be hosting a special event to help celebrate the re-release of Pearl Jam’s debut album "Ten."
The store will be serving free pizza and soda plus cheap beer on sale all night while they play live…MORE
Jerry's View: Proving immortality at dump
Mon, 03/23/09
(Editor’s Note: Jerry Robinson wrote this column in January 1979. He remains immortal.)
I think I’ve finally done it. Achieved immortality.
I approached it last month when, after two years of restoration work, I took my little…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Summoned by Bertha
Mon, 03/23/09
Bertha Davis claims she “closed” Webster Elementary School when she and the secretary were the last school staff to leave the building in 1980. She had taught there for 50 years.
Nearly 30 years later she’s presiding over a grand opening…MORE
101 Things to do in Ballard: Sweet boutique
Mon, 03/23/09
On the cobble stone streets of old Ballard Avenue is a boutique by the name of Dolce Vita (Italian for “sweet life”). There’s no signage, only a brightly lit shop with stylish mannequins in the display windows.
It is the perfect…MORE
A Garden For All: Questions answered
Sun, 03/22/09
I was going to do a completely different topic for today, but something more impressive has taken its place. Have you ever had a garden, or plant question, that you can’t find an answer to? Try the Elisabeth Miller Plant Answer Line at the…MORE
Say cheese, and spin
Sun, 03/22/09
Russian Americans Sergii and Masha Roata came from Tacoma to have their formal wedding photos taken, with a few spins thrown in, on Alki Saturday.
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