To be in the company of Stu Hennessey of Alki Bike and Board is to be with the kind of guy you might hear on the radio, talking about life as it is, and could be. Nearly everything Hennessey says is worth writing down, whether he's talking about…MORE
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Students take summer programs to improve skills
Mon, 08/11/08
It's "books over beach" for more than 100 area high school students taking part in on-campus summer programs designed to help them improve their academic skills and success.
The free summer sessions at South Seattle Community College also…MORE
Boy rescued from car trunk in Des Moines
Mon, 08/11/08
All too often, by the time police are called to search for a missing child, it's too late.
MORETattoos now mainsteam art
Mon, 08/11/08
It is one of the most painful art forms available, yet the permanent body art of tattooing is no longer just for bikers or sailors. Today, tattoos have fully entered the mainstream and their clientele is much more diverse.
Gone from the…MORE
National Night Out brings neighbors together
Wed, 08/06/08
Recycle bins, folding chairs, and cardboard boxes blocked off dozens of Ballard intersections August 5th as hundreds of families took to the streets to celebrate the 25th Annual National Night Out. All Across America, Canada, and on military…MORE
Poll workers needed
Tue, 08/05/08
With the election less than one month away, King County Elections is still looking for 700 individuals to fill nearly 4,000 poll worker positions.
"King County hasn't yet made the transition to all-mail voting and poll workers are still…MORE
Mount Rainier climb benefits breast cancer fund campaign
Mon, 08/04/08
While most of us were still in bed at 5 a.m., Lauren Kisser was standing on top of 14,410-foot Mt. Rainier on July 8th.
Kisser raised $5,459 for breast cancer research during the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer effort. She did it to honor her…MORE
Cars on Alki to be banned on Sept. 7
Mon, 08/04/08
The city and Seattle Climate Action Now have launched a pilot program called Car Free Days to encourage Seattle drivers to leave their vehicles at home to aid the city's battle in its fight against global warming.
On Sept. 7 from 6 p.m.,…MORE
Swimwear is calling for Westside's Heidi Fish
Mon, 08/04/08
Trading in her corporate job and laptop for a sewing machine in 1999, Heidi Fish knew that creating a fresh new look for swimwear was her calling.
Sewing ever since she was three years old, her grandmother Henrietta Staving-Baumann, a…MORE
Swedish signs new labor agreement
Mon, 08/04/08
Union workers at Swedish Medical Center ratified new contracts for registered nurses, service employees and technical staff. The agreement was reached after 14 bargaining sessions with SEIU 1199NW and includes across-the-board pay raises as well…MORE
