I have had my experience with minus tides so I don't plan to join the throngs on the Puget Sound beaches next week at Seahurst Park. There will be hundreds of people walking the wet sand with lanterns and flashlights.I have talked to several…MORE
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SLIDESHOW: Hometown Holidays underway in the West Seattle Junction
Mon, 12/03/12
Despite cold, and rains heavy enough to shut down the West Seattle's Farmers Market a little early the West Seattle Junction got their Hometown Holidays effort underway with community greeters at the corner of California Ave. and Alaska Street,…MORE
Is this bad art?
Sun, 12/02/12
Right now, the Nordic Heritage museum is full of bad art.
All over the walls, from floor to ceiling, are a total of 1,000 birch board pictures. And they are all manner of cheesy, kitschy and, in some cases, just plain terrible.
Or…MORE
A letter to a sister: Kay Trepanier's tribute to Peggy Munsen
Sun, 12/02/12
Peg Munsen, the sister of well known Kay Trepanier, lost her life in a tragic fire that happened in her home Nov. 24. Trepanier wrote a letter to her sister after her passing and we share it with you at her request. A service for Munsen will be…MORE
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle Junction Tree lighting sees more than 500
Sat, 12/01/12
An estimated crowd of more than 500 crowded into Junction Plaza Park to see the official lighting of the Junction Christmas Tree on the evening of Dec. 1.
Marty Riemer, fresh off his announcement of his imminent departure from his job as…MORE
The rise and fall of King County deaths guides public health policy
Sat, 12/01/12
Just like a retail operation might look at what sold well and what sat on the shelves at the end of each year, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office puts together an annual report on their area of expertise: death.
While a summary of…MORE
Thaiku rises again
Fri, 11/30/12
"All the true things must change and only that which changes remains true."
Famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung first spoke those words, but now they are spoken again. A Ballard staple and beloved Thai restaurant, Thaiku…MORE
The Northwest Vocal Project: Seattle’s best kept musical secret?
Thu, 11/29/12
By Christopher Duclos
They sing. They dance. They dazzle.
They are the Northwest Vocal Project.
On a summer day in 2007, after a rehearsal with the Bellevue Northwest Sound Chorus, Seattle barbershop singers Ian Kelly, Matt…MORE
Backyard Feast: How to rebuild urban soils (Diagram)
Thu, 11/29/12
By Joshua McNichols, author of the Urban Farm Handbook
If you've ever gardened in the city, you've probably noticed our soil isn't so hot.
Sometimes you get lucky -- like when the former owner of your house used a mulching mower…MORE
High tide is just a preview for next month's King Tide
Thu, 11/29/12
Photographer David Rosen was out on Thursday morning, Nov. 29 and caught the 11.8 high tide on the Alki Beach Promenade at 6:17am.
This is actually low compared to the King Tide that will happen Dec. 15 also in the early morning hours.…MORE