When all else fails, and nothing else sounds quite right, there is always one restaurant Miranda and I choose for lunch, Lee's Asian. It is consistent as it is tasty, and everything on the menu is affordable.
On this day we wandered in at 2 p.m. I was (as usual) ravenously hungry, and we were seated right away. The d
Life is funny. In India, a doctor developed a form of yoga which involves laughing. People laugh for no reason, whatsoever. Imagine that. They don't sit around and wait to be entertained, they just laugh because it feels so good. Research talks about the ways in which laughter improves heart health, and overall frame of mind.
Laughter is not always available in every recount of history. Sometimes, history is downright grim. It's easy to assume that life can be too much. Once upon a time, I did.
King County Executive Ron Sims has expressed the right idea when it comes to helping West Seattle residents get to and from their daily appointed rounds while trying to cut down on high gasoline costs.
Unfortunaltely our mayor has once again come out in favor of an approach that will do absolutely nothing to help our commuters and actually places getting light rail to Lynnwood over getting people to work from West Seattle.
Here is the issue:
Three weeks ago the Sound Transit board approved a November ballot issue that would increase your sales tax a half of one
I'm a University of Washington affiliate assistant professor and West Seattle resident who worked for 33 years in community mental health, including successfully developing many housing programs here in West Seattle that are similar to the Sound Mental Health project that the Sunrise Heights neighborhood objected to.
I've attended a number of meetings with neighbors of other projects like this who always voiced the same concerns: there are children living in the neighborhood, schools, playgrounds, etc., which neighbors believe makes it impossible for people who have mental illnesses
"Oops" - he did it again! Mayor Nickels is giving cars a vacation one Sunday in September down at Alki. Where does he think they will go? Into the neighborhoods and Admiral Way!
Also he wants to re-route the buses at what cost and inconvenience to anyone who works weekends, i.e. nurses, etc. Does he ever really think these "ideas" out - always the "frivolous" never the "necessary" things of life.
In an alarming new trend the National Institute on Drug Abuse has determined that while the majority of drug use is down, prescription drug and medicine abuse is rising and the statistics are particularly alarming for young people, 20 percent of whom have reported abusing medication.
In a town hall meeting at South Seattle Community College last week, a number of organizations and community members gathered to discuss the problem and ways that prescription drug and cough medicine abuse can be prevented.
Speakers at the town hall meeting strived to spread knowledge and awa
After yet another attempt by community members to prevent the combination of Denny Middle School and Sealth High School, a recent ruling has kept the project on track.
On June 2 the Seattle Committee to Save Our Schools, a community group led by Chris Jackins, filed an appeal arguing that the School District had rushed the design process of the joint school construction and had not properly considered the environmental impacts of the project.
Specifically the committee found that the project's Checklist, an environmental review required by The State Environmental Policy A
It is one of the most painful art forms available, yet the permanent body art of tattooing is no longer just for bikers or sailors. Today, tattoos have fully entered the mainstream and their clientele is much more diverse.
Gone from the subculture and into the mainstream, it is nearly impossible to stereotype a tattooed person. They are business professionals, stay at home moms and everyone in between.
"It's about self expression," said Hannah Bryant, an attendee of the Seattle Tattoo Expo on Aug. 8.
To be in the company of Stu Hennessey of Alki Bike and Board is to be with the kind of guy you might hear on the radio, talking about life as it is, and could be. Nearly everything Hennessey says is worth writing down, whether he's talking about teenagers, community, biking or alternative ways of living.
A longtime owner of the Admiral Junction store, Hennessey is a longtime observer of humanity as well. As a business owner, he is something of a grass-roots visionary, and his focus is placed on enhancing the lives of children.
They say you must learn to crawl before you can walk, but sometimes you must fly before you can drive.
That's because the batteries used in certain popular radio-controlled model helicopters may soon find their way under the hoods of our cars. Lithium polymer, or LiPo batteries, also used in iPhones, promise to lengthen a car's range per charge.
West Seattle resident John Chappell, 41, a former chef at Salty's and other area restaurants, is a full-time student at South Seattle Community College and studies alternative energy sources.
