As a group of Ballard students prepare their photographs for exhibits at the Ballard ARTwalk this weekend, they have to share the equipment provided by the school. Film cameras may be outdated in this digital age, but they are in high demand and…MORE
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Buy nearby - Program stresses value of shopping close to home
Tue, 05/02/06
Buying locally is the newest trend these days where sustainability and community activism is concerned. Last Wednesday April 26th a group of citizens gathered at the Ballard Neighborhood Service Center to discuss their own community's take on…MORE
A new kind of luck hits the Junction
Tue, 05/02/06
As most Junction-goers know by now, the New Luck Toy sign is down and the infamous karaoke icon that lives long and strong in the minds of West Seattleites is gone.
Some may begrudgingly consider it a literal sign of the times. But already…MORE
Path maker; Les Malmgren left an imprint on people and park
Tue, 05/02/06
A memorial service for Arthur "Les" Malmgren was held April 30 at the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center. About 200 people came to pay respects to Malmgren, who, along with wife Nancy, were instrumental in restoring salmon habitat to…MORE
Birds under the bridge
Tue, 05/02/06
A pair of Peregrine Falcons, similar to the one pictured here, are nesting under the Ballard Bridge with four eggs getting ready to hatch.
The photograph was taken by Martin Muller of Olympic Manor, who has been studying falcons and…MORE
100 years young
Wed, 04/26/06
Anna Mayberry, a resident at Ballard Manor celebrated a milestone on April 16 as she turned 100 years old.
"I just feel like any other time. I don't feel any different. I don't know why I'm still here. I will enjoy myself while I'm still…MORE
Whitman teacher recognized by publication
Wed, 04/26/06
Whitman Middle School Special Education teacher Deanna Youngren will be listed in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers publication after being nominated by a former student.
The tenth edition of the book will be released later this year…MORE
Urban touch-up artist
Wed, 04/26/06
Jack Seifert's going to hit about a dozen places today. He's got a few buckets of paint, spray cans, and an assortment of brushes in the back of the Subaru. He's going to make his mark on Crown Hill. He's even got an accomplice; Sharon Giampietro…MORE
Ballard beat - local author draws on experiences as cop for stories
Tue, 04/18/06
Thirteen years as a police officer patrolling the dark side of the city streets inspired Lowen Clausen to write three books he says don't fit the typical mold of detective or mystery novels.
"My stories are about characters and individuals…MORE
'The Voice of the Prairie' shares nostalgic moments of comedy, drama
Tue, 04/18/06
Unlikely radio host David Quinn, a wheat farmer, tells of his past adventures with a blind girl named Frankie and captures the hearts of the Midwest, in John Olive's romance, "The Voice of the Prairie" at Greenwood's Taproot Theatre.
Quinn…MORE