With a high-profile emergency automobile extraction in the local news recently, a recent training session at South Seattle Community College was held. The college invited the Seattle Fire Department to practice extraction techniques on two old…MORE
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ARTSWEST 'BAT BOY'
Tue, 10/02/07
ARTSWEST 'BAT BOY'
Troy Wageman is Bat Boy in the musical now on stage at ArtsWest Playhouse. Photo by Matthew E. Durham.
MOREMy West Seattle - How many Canadians does it take to change a light bulb?
Tue, 10/02/07
Over the past year in this column I've described several childhood adventures I had with a friend named Larry Coleman. Larry was proudly Canadian. To rile him up I would make Canadian jokes, something like, "Hey Larry, how many Canadians does it…MORE
The Viking Has Landed
Mon, 10/01/07
The statue of Leif Erikson is back where it belongs at the Shilshole Marina over undergoing an extensive refurbishing that included. Staff at Artech, an arts preservation company used walnut shells and ground glass to blast away corrosion on the…MORE
Notes From Old Ballard: Ross School was first here
Mon, 10/01/07
In recent weeks we have had the pleasure of learning about Ballard Avenue in its early years thanks to "Passport to Ballard" contributing author Susan Cook. In addition, Dr. Nile Thompson, also a contributing author to the community history book…MORE
St. Alphonsus Playground Opens
Mon, 10/01/07
Despite the rain recently, St. Alphonsus Parish School officially opening the new playground on the first day of the school. The Rev. Rogelio Barcelona blessed the shiny, new structures, and eighth-grader Lucy Kelly cut the ribbon that opened the…MORE
Some Sun, Anyway
Mon, 10/01/07
The only sun that shined in Ballard Commons Park Saturday at the fourth annual Sustainable Ballard Fest weekend was this fold-out sculpture, constructed by Port Townsend artists headed by Thaddeus Jurczynski, center. Left is Eddie Griffiths of…MORE
Look Up Bub!
Mon, 10/01/07
A hand crafted sign warns of events skyward. The sign was at the alley entrance to the Ballard Building.
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