As previously established Doug Warne of the long running Scandinavian Hour radio show is irrepressible. Which doesn't mean that he didn't need support to cope with a string of personal losses in the last year. In typical Doug fashion he now wants…MORE
Features
Green My Ballard: Got a new TV? Need to get rid of the old one?
Wed, 02/11/09
As the date of the changeover from analog to digital comes closer, Feb. 17 to be exact, thoughts of crisp digital imaging has folks flocking to replace old televisions.
If you've tried to recycle any electronics in the last year or so you…MORE
At the Majestic: 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a unique cinematic treat
Wed, 02/11/09
Slumdog Millionaire Dir. Danny Boyle 120 min., R
"Slumdog Millionaire," directed by Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting," "28 Days Later"), is your typical love story - boy meets girl, boy looses girl, boy must get girl back. But, because this is…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Tia Julia
Wed, 02/11/09
Along with 300 others, I was bewitched last Friday night by a small woman with a giant presence in the unlikely setting of the Adams Elementary School cafeteria. The author Julia Alvarez can work as much magic in person as her beloved character…MORE
Notes From the Bar Room Floor: Life as a Ballard bartender
Mon, 02/09/09
The forty-something, Hungarian dishwasher is vomiting vodka into the bushes as I pick my friend up off the floor; his wife screaming at me from the car. Tony at the end of the bar has been creeping out girls all night over a glass Pinot trying…MORE
Jim Cissell speaks for himself, and the Fortune 500
Sun, 02/01/09
Lon Chaney may have been the man of a thousand faces, but West Seattle's Jim Cissell may be the guy with a thousand voices. The award-winning "VoiceGuy" as he calls himself can be heard narrating Disney trailers, promoting Levi's jeans,…MORE
'Memphis' at 5th Ave. Theatre
Fri, 01/30/09
"Memphis," produced by Majestic Bay Theater owner and local entrepreneur Ken Alhadeff, a play about the "birth of rock 'n' roll," is playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre now through Feb. 15.
A description of the plot on the theater's Web…MORE
NEW New path gives local fitness expert a second chance
Wed, 01/28/09
In 1974, at 18, Nancy Jerominski, had a bright future. She was a good student, winning academic accolades. She started her own business at 22. Success seemed a given except for a sideways turn at 26.
"I drank like all young people," Nancy…MORE
The Ballard Blues
Tue, 01/27/09
On Jan. 16, to start the New Year off correctly, the Salmon Bay Eagles, located at 5216 20th Avenue Northwest in downtown Ballard, celebrated the 19th year of having Thursday nights as Blues nights.
For this occasion, they had the Mary…MORE
Tallulah thinks she can fly!
Tue, 01/27/09
Tallulah is one year old on February 2nd says her proud owner Heidi Reynolds. She is a mass of soft and shiny fur that Heidi attributes to her healthy diet of Natural Balance that she gets at Mud Bay, and the fish oil supplements she buys online…MORE