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		July 26, 2000 Volume XV, No. 5 The Changing Face of Ballard More people, more housing, more business, more buildings, more traffic and more movies are in Ballard's future.  READ MORE...

Continuing Feature! Should Seattle build a Monorail? I voted for it and I want it! I voted for it but I don't want it. I didn't vote for it but we do need it. I didn't vote for it and I don't want it This issue needs more study. Wallingford Kids Parade! Mom of superheroes, Heidi Federspiel-Smith, straightens Superman (Ethan)'s cape. His brother Tristan is Batman. Dylan Fleck. Ben Lieber listens closely to Alex Todd's trumpet. Jenna Metcalf is flanked by Rosa and Ella Otunez-Carter. William Richardson.

New Harry Potter Book Enchants Local Readers

The Seattle Press interviewed several local fans of the Harry Potter books and found that they love the language and they love the characters in the books, as well as the exotic adventures that unfold.

Sandy Bradley's Potluck

Shetland Music

Music holds magical things, mostly untranslatable, but occasionally one gets an aware glimpse of what the subconscious is reacting to...

Good Food

Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the neighborhood

3 Squares

Breakfast in Wallingford, lunch in Ballard and dinner in Ravenna

T-Rex to visit Greenwood Store

A life-size cast replica of the skull of Stan, a 65-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex, will be on display at Gotrocks Gallery, 8516 Greenwood Avenue N. through July 30.

EMP--Image, Shape, Texture--It's Art.

A tour of Seattle's new music museum.

View Ridge Playfield Raises Funds for New Playground Structures

Friends of View Ridge Playfield is raising money to replace the play equipment in View Ridge Park on NE 70th Street between 43rd Avenue NE and 45th Avenue NE.

Leary Dreary No Longer

Once lined by steel mills and auto junkyards, Leary Way Northwest, which roughly parallels the ship canal along Ballard's southern edge, is also going through some major changes.

Good Food

Cooking with Viggo

Summer Cooking

The pleasure of summer cooking is its casual simplicity and lightness, the company of friends on the deck, around the picnic table or by the barbecue grill in the backyard.

New Utility Poles Cause Confusion

What on Earth is going on with the city light poles in our neighborhood around Northwest 58th Street and 11th Avenue Northwest in Ballard?

Kirby's Fremont

Kirby's Fremont

Our Most Distinguished Citizens, or Going to the Dogs (and Cats)

Some of Fremont's most beloved corporate citizens are exposed...

Ballard SeafoodFest

Come one, come all to Ballard's annual street fair. This is the real deal, with great food and stuff you won't find at any other fair.

Leader in Keeping Lake Union Clean

Molly Cadranell, owner of Cadranell's Yacht Landing, was one of three individuals who recently received Environmental Achievement Awards from the Waste Information Network (WIN).

Ballard Sidewalk Sale Returns

The 35th annual Ballard Merchants Sidewalk Sale will be held five continuous days, Wednesday July 26 through Sunday July 30.

Letters to the Editor

Feedback on the Admiral parking proposal, Seattle Center hotel proposal, transportation opinions and lots more.

My Two Cents

Reader Defends Sound Transit

Jack Whisner believes Sound Transit's Link Light Rail is a good idea supported by most Seattleites.

Onward and Upward at Northstar Bank

New promotions at Fremont and Ballard local bank.

Renting in Seattle: An Overview of Today's Scene

Moving back to Seattle last year, I was unprepared for the small town that had grown into a big city with big city rents. Apartments similar to the one I had doubled in cost. What caused this upward spiral in prices?

Roger's Home Journal

Roger's Home Journal

Fenestration debate heats up!

Window shape brings on a surprisingly humorous debate.

A Monorail down the I-5 Corridor?

Seattle Architect Proposes An Elegant Alternative to Light Rail

Jeffrey Boone has proposed a mass transit alternative to light rail, what one might call a 21st century solution for the 21st century: run a monorail up the I-5 corridor.

Hash

A Sand Point minimart is robbed on a Wednesday at 9 a.m. The thief enters the store, walks directly to the beer cooler and gets a twelve-pack of Schmidt beer. He then walks back out of the store...

Thornton Creek Model may help Shape Northgate Future

Citizens for a Liveable Northgate has created a dramatic model of a revived and rehabilitated Thornton Creek meandering through the property now used as the South parking lot of Northgate Mall.