Lafayette Elementary students parterned with the Admiral Menchie’s frozen yogurt outlet for the annual Walk-A-Thon this year. Menchie's pledged to treat any student raising over $200 to a day-time Menchie’s party.
Over 120 students…MORE
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At Large in Ballard: The New Old Ballard - Spelled Like Peach
Wed, 02/04/15
By Peggy Sturdivant
“Those folks are all gone,” a friend still working with the Nordic Heritage Museum’s Oral History project told me recently. Evidently “Voices of Ballard: Immigrant Stories from the Vanishing Generation” was aptly titled…MORE
New North Seattle fire station ‘most green’ in state
Tue, 02/03/15
Seattle has a brand new “green” fire station that is ranked the best in the Washington State in environmental efficiency measures.
Fire Station 20 meets the 2015 energy reduction guidelines of the Architecture 2030 challenge, and its…MORE
CALL TO PRINTMAKING ARTISTS, Burien Arts Gallery 826 SW 152nd Ave., Burien, WA. 98166
Tue, 02/03/15
Burien Arts Gallery is seeking to host several shows focusing on the topical and timeless fine art of the print. Submit four (4) images of works created in the past two years.
All works that include some type of fine art printmaking…MORE
Pat's View: “Day of the shot”
Mon, 02/02/15
by Pat Cashman
One of the big news stories in recent weeks---and I know because all the network newscasts lead with it---was the alarming return of measles. People figure it’s a long-gone malady---like the black plague, smallpox and…MORE
Icons and Masks: Images of Saints and Sinners
Mon, 02/02/15
You can meet artist Lis Wright Ivec at Burien Arts’ Opening Reception on Friday February 6th from 5-8 pm at the Burien Arts Gallery, 826 SW. 152nd St. in Olde Burien. Unfortunately, photographer Daniel McManus will not be there as he is taking…MORE
At Large in Ballard: The Lesson
Thu, 01/29/15
By Peggy Sturdivant
In the last few days I have traveled far from Ballard. I have been to the Dominican Republic under the tyranny of Trujillo, to Selma, Alabama in 1964, and to Pittsburgh during the Depression. It was only for Pittsburgh…MORE
Drugs, Food, Sex and God Book Tour Hits Burien for a Night of Open Candor:
Tue, 01/27/15
As part of his tour through the Pacific Northwest, Washington native Dr. George Baxter-Holder—author of Drugs, Food, Sex and God, will be hosting a morning of open discussion and book signings. The event will take place at the Genesis Global…MORE
Burien and Metro plan Route 139 replacement shuttle, seek public comments
Mon, 01/26/15
Metro and the City of Burien are working together on an alternative service to replace the parts of Route 139 that were used the most. We’re considering two possible routes for the shuttle. Both would serve Seahurst, downtown Burien and the…MORE
World record holder for rowing speaks at Evergreen High
Mon, 01/26/15
By Tim Clifford
When asked what her favorite aspect of the Pacific Northwest is world record holder Katie Spotz gave a unique answer.
“I don’t know if I’m supposed to say this or not but I feel like your air tastes so good here,…MORE
