Walking through the main hallway of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center will give observers a unique glimpse into the lives of some West Seattle youth. Through the end of February the walls will be lined with photos taken by students who studied…MORE
Features
Local residents contribute to Asian-American theatre
Fri, 02/13/09
Historically, Asian-Americans have been underrepresented in television, theatre and film and are rarely seen in leading roles. In response, some of West Seattle’s own residents have been working with SiS Productions to produce several successful…MORE
A Garden for All: Garden as metaphor; the life span of trees
Fri, 02/13/09
Have you ever loved a tree? A huge, stately tree that has always been there. You admire it every time you see it, and secretly resist the urge to stop and climb it. Or, maybe to just sit on it’s branch-like-arms, even if just for a little while,…MORE
Green My Ballard: Logan reduces his carbon pawprint
Fri, 02/13/09
Who says a dog can’t carry his own weight? Meet Logan, who stands outside of a local Ballard grocery store, waiting to walk home with his pack full of groceries. A friendly dog with unique brindle markings, this 3-and-a-half year old is often…MORE
Opera comes to Loyal Heights
Thu, 02/12/09
Students at Loyal Heights Elementary in Ballard are performing the opera "Siegfried and the Ring of Fire" Feb. 13 in collaboration with staff, singers and musicians from the Seattle Opera.
The fourth and fifth-grade performers worked with…MORE
Personal Safety Net Corner: An Introduction
Thu, 02/12/09
Welcome to the first edition of the PSN Corner in partnership with Robinson News/specific Web site. Our column will provide bi-monthly resources to help you build, sustain or strengthen your community through the creation of a Personal Safety…MORE
Rat City Roller Girls debut at Key Arena
Thu, 02/12/09
A respectable-sized crowd filled about one third of Key Arena’s 15,000-plus seats to witness Season-5, Bout 1, between two pairs of teams belonging to the Rat City Rollergirls, the Seattle-based all-female roller derby league that originated in…MORE
21st Century Viking: The importance of being involved
Thu, 02/12/09
I went by Ballard Corners Park recently and noticed that it has gotten bigger.
The park now juts 4 to 5 feet out from the original curb line. This not only is a deviation from the plan as put forth on their Web site but also is a traffic…MORE
Jim Cissell speaks for himself, and the Fortune 500
Wed, 02/11/09
Lon Chaney may have been the man of a thousand faces, but West Seattle's Jim Cissell may be the guy with a thousand voices. The award-winning "VoiceGuy" as he calls himself can be heard narrating Disney trailers, promoting Levi's jeans,…MORE
VIDEO: Rat City Roller Girls rock n' roll in Key Arena debut
Wed, 02/11/09
A respectable-sized crowd filled about one third of Key Arena's 15,000-plus seats Feb.7 to witness Season-5, Bout 1, between two pairs of teams belonging to the Rat City Rollergirls, the White Center-based all-female roller derby league. The…MORE