Little Kids, Big City
Although we've lived in West Seattle for several years, it wasn't until last summer that I got into the Water Taxi Habit. We live just far enough from the Seacrest dock that it never seemed to be anything more than a bus alternative, but once I actually rode the thing, I realized that speed is not the point of getting on the little boat.
By Lilium Pierson | April 24, 2008
Pet Dish
Among the items on the auction block this Saturday at the Seattle Humane Society's Tuxes and Tails event will be the chance to spend a day on the trail with famed pet detective Kat Albrecht.
By Lisa Wogan | April 24, 2008
It's official. Main Street, where women of a certain profession once worked the street corners in stilettos, is certifiably hip.
By Tan Vinh | April 24, 2008
The heightened awareness of everything gone wrong on our planet sure seems to make sweeter those few, simple things that go right. Anyone else noticing that...
By Ron Judd | April 24, 2008
It's been almost 10 years since John Flicker coasted down Orcas Street
and, spying the treetops of Seward Park thrusting skyward like the
spires of a forest cathedral, declared: "This is where we should be."
By Kathryn True | April 24, 2008
Pet Dish
My friend David Williams, author of "The Street Smart Naturalist," a field guide for Seattle, loves birds and knows a lot about them. (His book provides local perspective on geese, eagles and crows. While not exactly on top of rare species lists, fascinating flyers nonetheless.) David also loves a good microbrew. So this notice is for him -- and all the other bird-watching, craft-beer-loving, tree-hugger types out there.
By Lisa Wogan | April 24, 2008
Gentle Snark
I'd like to take this opportunity to read my own wants and loves into our "Find your own Seattle" campaign. Every time I get a look at one of our bus ads, with their happy Seattleites declaring for their city favorites -- "my fix," "my scene," "my fuel" and so on -- I make a mental list of the five things that stoke the mile-high blaze that is my love of Seattle. It changes from week to week, but today, it looks a little something like this...
By Geoff Carter | April 24, 2008
Gentle Snark
Ballard's Sunset Bowl is gone. The George Benson Waterfront Trolley and the Fun Forest are all but doomed. And rumors abound that Archie McPhee may close up shop within a few years. Which beloved city institution would you chain yourself to, in order to defend it against forced extinction? Tell us what and why in our forum, where community links that last are forged every day.
By Geoff Carter | April 24, 2008
One of the first signs of spring in the suburbs are the flyers that
kids bring home from school promoting baseball leagues. But not every
child jumps for joy at the thought of playing Little League, or in
other seasons, basketball, football or soccer.
By Lisa Jaffe Hubbell | April 24, 2008
Daily Find
Looking for a Mother's Day gift? What could be more appropriate than accessories designed by a local mother-daughter team? Tutu Time's trendsetting watches, from Seattleites Theresa and Dana Frank, are practical enough to suit Mom's sensible side, with just enough sparkle to appeal to her sense of style.
By Natalie Broulette | April 24, 2008
