Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36th District) was named Legislator of the Week by the Washington Housing Alliance Action Fund for the week that ended March 1.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews will close the northbound right-hand lane of the Ballard Bridge between 9 and 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, for maintenance work.
How do we deal with gun violence? My experience in the Voluntary Simplicity movement has given me some insights. When we want social change, we need to lure people in with a positive vision. Some people respond out of commitment, but most need to feel inspired and hopeful.
You’re standing in the line at the grocery when you overhear, “Did you hear about Mildred? She broke her hip.” Now, normally, my attention would usually be turned to something else, but recently, I fell on the cement floor of the carport and broke my own hip. Now, I pay attention to broken hips.
Horse tastes like salty cow. At least that’s what I remember from the horse sandwich I ate 22 years ago in Belgium.
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews plan to grind and pave Garfield Street between Nob Hill Avenue North and Second Avenue North on April 6 and 7 if the weather permits. They plan to work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
Seattle Parks and Recreation closed the North Bluff Overlook and viewing platform at Discovery Park on Friday, March 22. The overlook and viewing platform are located directly west of the Daybreak Star Cultural Center, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way.
As I sit here on a Sunday night, March 10, our old cat, Beamish, is five days away from turning 20 years old. I make the point that he has five days to go because he is definitely showing his age, and given that in cat years, that makes him close to 100 in human years. The calculators on-line offer anything from 84 to 97.
Seattle Pacific University’s (SPU) McKayla Fricker set an NCAA Division II-leading time in the 800 meters at the recent Oregon Preview and was subsequently named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women’s track Athlete of the Week.
A good friend of mine asked me if I could meet her and a friend who is getting married this summer. She wanted me to recommend wines for her wedding. I never really thought about how much of a challenge it is to plan for a wedding: invitations, and location, dress, etc. I am sure the wine selection takes a back seat.
Ballard High School is holding its annual fund-raiser and auction, the “Beaver Bash,” on Saturday April 6, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Leif Erickson Lodge (2245 N.W. 57th Street).
For the third year, students at Ballard High School will play the staff in a basketball game. This year’s matchup will include a warm-up contest, followed by the main event. Both games will take place in the school’s main gym (1418 N.W. 65th St.), on Friday, April 5, from 6 to 8 p.m.