Sleepers in Seattle, a sleeper sofa specialty store and Junction staple, has been expanding at a rapid clip since the Alcabes (family owners) embraced the digital age in 2010 and revamped their website for national and international sales.
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Reality Mom: Drawing Room
Tue, 05/29/12
When I moved to Ballard sixteen years ago friends said, “Ballard? Only old people and fisherman live there. Nothing happens in Ballard, why would you want to live there?” I laughed at their misperception back then, and have marveled how Ballard…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Red Star pizza goes for a make over; New paint job, new pizza add to the pizzaz
Mon, 05/28/12
Red Star Pizza at 7514 35th Ave. s.w. was already known for their pizza, their PeeWee Baseball teams and for their outrageous paint scheme but owners Michael Supino and Shannon Cross decided it was time to change things up.
The previous…MORE
Jerry's View: They called me 'Coach'
Mon, 05/28/12
It was the spring of 1954. The smell of the grass field, a fist smacking a fielder's glove, the crack of the bat when a pitch was perfectly hit. Those were the signs of America's pastime in small towns across the land.
The…MORE
Looking Younger
Mon, 05/28/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Yes, I know you are aware of the youth culture. The airbrushed images in magazines are impossible to match in real life. So look young or die. But I am still hoping that the focus on science and technology which…MORE
How to have a blast on Grad Night, safely; WSHS seniors will party till dawn
Sat, 05/26/12
National statistics show that nearly one-third of alcohol-related teen traffic deaths occur during April, May and June, when prom and graduation parties often turn tragic when teenagers drink or use drugs and get behind the wheel.
West…MORE
SLIDESHOW: A sunset for photographers in West Seattle
Fri, 05/25/12
On Friday May 25, photographers David Rosen, Patrick Robinson and Kimberly Robinson headed out to capture the sunset as seen from West Seattle. The weather had been sunny most of the day but as the day drew to a close things began to change…MORE
The Psychic View: Searching for Love
Fri, 05/25/12
By Marjorie Young
Perhaps the most frequent theme during my readings concerns the elusive quest for the ‘right person.’ “Where is he?” many bemoan. Clients recount numerous relationships, including marriage, yet still fail to find ‘the one…MORE
Pet of the week: Gwendolyne is a great guard
Tue, 05/22/12
Dana Hoven got her dog Gwendolyne six years ago and as you can see, Gwendolyne makes an impression. She's a large dog, a South African Boerboel, who came from Moon Mountain Ranch in Spokane, WA.
Hoven picked her out online at first but, "…MORE
West Seattle produced film "HÄNDS OF THUNDER" to showcase disco hand clapping
Tue, 05/22/12
What may be the world's first 1970's disco hand clapping movie with a Swedish swagger begins filming in the Seattle area soon. Titled "HÄNDS OF THUNDER", this unique effort is co-produced by Abundant Productions, and West Seattle-based Corwood…MORE