by Tim Robinson Born on the northern plains in Calgary, Alberta Canada, Elsie Tibbitts likely surprised her American mother and father who were visiting relatives there. It was February 1917. It does not seem like the place one would go to birth…MORE
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MOREYou can make it your beeswax; Encaustic painting has a home in West Seattle
Mon, 02/22/16
By Lindsay Peyton
For artists and creative types who want to explore a new medium, Northwest Encaustics provides plenty of room to play with pigmented wax in a safe and inspiring environment.
The studio, located at 7150 44th Ave SW…MORE
Pat's View: Assault and flattery
Mon, 02/22/16
By Pat Cashman
While watching a new episode of “Better Call Saul” the other night, I recognized a guest actor immediately. Why wouldn’t I? I once gave him a ride to the airport.
More on that later in this column. (In TV news they…MORE
You Are What You Eat: Soup in a Jar!
Mon, 02/22/16
By Katy Wilkens
Most canned, boxed or commercial soups share one trait: they are full of unhealthy salt, which raises blood pressure, causes you to retain fluid, stresses arteries and can lead to kidney failure.
But there’s a fun…MORE
West Seattle serves as inspiration for jazz musician Tom Collier
Mon, 02/22/16
by Lindsay Peyton
Musician Tom Collier didn’t have to look far when searching for inspiration for his newest album.
He simply thought back on his childhood in West Seattle. Soon tracks named after the neighborhood began to take…MORE
Pat's View: Assault and flattery
Mon, 02/22/16
By Pat Cashman
While watching a new episode of “Better Call Saul” the other night, I recognized a guest actor immediately. Why wouldn’t I? I once gave him a ride to the airport.
More on that later in this column. (In TV news…MORE
At Large In Ballard: Low Blow
Wed, 02/17/16
By Peggy Sturdivant
I crossed the line last Friday. Not only the line between columnist and activist but an actual yellow line stretched across the site of the former Loyal Heights substation. Five minutes from bed I was on 28th NW,…MORE
Pat's View: Bully Proof
Tue, 02/16/16
By Pat Cashman
Superman has biceps the size of grapefruit. Me? Kiwis.
Hercules had back muscles as hard as steel. Me? Similar to Jell-O pudding---when it’s been in the back of the refrigerator for a month, and is mostly just skin…MORE
Amanda's View: Ghosts
Tue, 02/16/16
By Amanda Knox
Shit happens. An illness. An earthquake. The mechanics of the cosmos aligned in such a way that produced not only my existence, but also everything—good, bad, and between—that happens to me.
I have no choice but to…MORE