Features

By Christy Wolyniak

Sandy beaches and majestic views of the Puget Sound attract crowds to Golden Gardens with every cloud break. However, the ever-increasing rise in sea levels might someday water down Ballard’s sink-your-feet-in coastline…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Raise your hand if this has happened to you, or if you are this type of parent.

Your parents have rented motorcycles in Laos and you’re riding behind your mother when just around the blind curve there’s a…MORE

March 11 marks two years since the murder of Gregette Guy on Beach Drive in West Seattle. Guy's body was found floating in Puget Sound the next day, and police believe she was attacked by a stranger. Her case is still unsolved.

It led to…MORE

Mar. 8 marked yet another Ballard Artwalk where a flurry of artistic expression by local artists was displayed at Ballard shops and cafes.

The March feature artist was Ingraham High School senior and Ballardite, Madeline Owen, and she…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

One is never too old to be wide eyed at the circus. I found that out when my fellow and I were invited to Teatro ZinZanni recently. Just the thought of going to the circus venue again brought back memories of my…MORE

By Gwen Davis

Eight-year-old Michael enjoys creaming his uncle at chess. In fact, he and his uncle have played so much chess that Michael can set up his Lego figures on the kitchen counter to recreate a real chess scene from one of their…MORE

Neighborhood activist group "Getting It Right for West Seattle" has been active for months with the primary aim of influencing what they refer to as "smart development" and focusing on the Whittaker, the project now in process and proposed to be…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

In a world where items labeled "low-fat" are marketed as healthy, and there’s a new diet craze each month, how should we eat?

First, don’t give in to the most recent diet fad, whatever it may be. And second,…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Suzanne Griffin was traveling by horseback on her way to a remote clinic in the Bamyian Province of Afghanistan. She and her local counterparts had left their Russian-made Jeep stuck in mud. It may have been as the…MORE

information from Luna Park Cafe

Named for the amusement park the once stood at the tip of Alki, the Luna Park Café will celebrate its 25th year in business this March. Luna Park Café opened on March 18th, 1989, and was an instant hit…MORE