The King County Food and Fitness Initiative is developing a community action plan that will determine specific tactics to support areas like Delridge and White Center. The Initiative aims to incorporate healthy living in schools, create safe…MORE
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Dante's Inferno Dogs opens Ballard Bodega
Mon, 06/15/09
Snacks! Ballard Bodega made its grand opening this morning in a time when many local businesses are shuttering.
With shelves packed, soft serve ice cream ready to eat and the "to go" hot dog window open for the lunch rush, owner Dante…MORE
Sealth graduates prepare with international curriculum
Mon, 06/15/09
For all young people, high school graduation represents both past achievements and a new beginning, but this year’s graduating class at Chief Sealth High School may be better prepared for their future than previous classes, thanks to the school’s…MORE
Duwamish Gala was spiritual and political
Sun, 06/14/09
Traditional tribal dancing, story-telling, flute playing and artwork were offered at the annual Duwamish Tribe Gala Dinner and Art Auction fundraiser Saturday night, June 14, at the Longhouse Museum and Cultural Center in West Seattle.
A…MORE
Morgan Junction Park opens festively
Sat, 06/13/09
Morgan Junction Park opened Saturday, June 13, on a formal note with speakers and a ribbon-cutting. The party quickly became informal as kids and dogs meandered on the lawn and sketched with jumbo-sized colored chalk onto a series of etched…MORE
Local bed and breakfast celebrates 100 years
Fri, 06/12/09
The Villa Heidelberg Bed and Breakfast is celebrating the mansion's 100th year in West Seattle tomorrow, June 13, with an open house and tea service.
Original owner Jacob Mades had the home, his third in West Seattle, built in 1909.…MORE
Bored tunnel plans confuse, concern Ballard residents
Fri, 06/12/09
Two portal designs were presented at a public meeting last night, June 11, showing how a bored tunnel, which is planned to replace the aged-Alaskan Way Viaduct, would connect with city streets for northbound and southbound traffic.
Some…MORE
New deli comes to the Junction
Fri, 06/12/09
A new high-end delicatessen will be opening this summer in the West Seattle Junction.
The Swinery, a full-service delicatessen, will operate out of the Seattle Fish Company at 4435 California Ave. S.W. It will offer cured meats, a full…MORE
Pedestrian Master Plan comment period extended
Fri, 06/12/09
The comment period for Seattle’s draft Pedestrian Master Plan has been extended to Friday, June 26. The plan is available here.
A hard copy of the plan is also available in the Seattle Room of the Central Library (1000 Fourth Ave.).…MORE
Ballard park to get attention-drawing statue
Fri, 06/12/09
The Salmon Bay Natural Area – a plaza, outlook and managed vegetation area that runs parallel to the Burke-Gilman Trail north of the Locks – is an often overlooked feature of Ballard. A new piece of public art may change that.
At the June…MORE
