By Amanda Knox I may be the oldest of all my siblings and cousins, but it’s not super often that I get to whip out my big-sister powers. Deanna’s just way better at it. She knows how to do hair and makeup, likes to go shopping at the mall, is…MORE
Opinion
Pat's View: “A Dark Day in September”
Tue, 09/06/16
The morning of September 11, 2001 started out as a typical one on the morning radio show I hosted.
Our show on KOMO 1000 was always a bit schizophrenic---a mix of news, sports and talk---with snatches of goofy music and comedy bits…MORE
Auditions for thoughtful comedy “Sex with Strangers”
Tue, 08/30/16
Burien Actors Theatre announces auditions for the comedy Sex with Strangers, written by Laura Eason, to be performed from Feb. 10 hrough March 5, 2017.
A tour de force for two actors of any race or ethnicity, the play contains one femaie…MORE
Meet acclaimed Alaskan artist on Friday at Burien Arts Gallery
Tue, 08/30/16
Come meet noted Alaskan painter Sue Kraft on Friday, Sept. 2 at the Burien Arts Gallery. Her Artist’s Reception is from 5-8 p.m. at the Gallery, 826 S.W. 152nd St. in Olde Burien.
Kraft brings her exciting solo show to the Burien Arts…MORE
Amanda's View: Renaissance Faire
Tue, 08/30/16
On a +95° cloudless day, the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire was a bustling strip stretched across a vast, dry, grassy, farming plot. Devotion won over reasonableness. A court of Lords and Ladies in full outfit—petticoats and collars—…MORE
Amanda's View: Renaissance Faire
Tue, 08/30/16
By Amanda Knox
On a +95° cloudless day, the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire was a bustling strip stretched across a vast, dry, grassy, farming plot. Devotion won over reasonableness. A court of Lords and Ladies in full outfit—…MORE
Amanda's View: Renaissance Faire
Mon, 08/29/16
By Amanda Knox
On a +95° cloudless day, the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire was a bustling strip stretched across a vast, dry, grassy, farming plot. Devotion won over reasonableness. A court of Lords and Ladies in full outfit—…MORE
Amanda's View: And for my next tattoo…
Sun, 08/21/16
By Amanda Knox In a parallel, not-so-distant universe, I might have been a tattoo artist. In this one, I’m merely a tattoo person. I don’t have spider webs on my elbows or a big Chinese dragon coiled across my back. I don’t style my life or…MORE
The Psychic View – Worlds Apart
Thu, 08/18/16
By Marjorie Young
I recently had a peculiar encounter at the Ballard Sunday Market, where I go (weather permitting) to do psychic readings. A nice looking young man approached, asking if I believed in a ‘spiritual realm.’ I replied that I…MORE
What retirement plan? Ballard Millennials talk about their debt
Mon, 08/15/16
I recently had a conversation with a banker about my financial plan for retirement, and what came up has changed the way I view my generation, retirement, death, tacos and sex.
I go to the bank to order a new credit card. Mine recently…MORE