Visit the Fremont Oktoberfest web site at www.fremontoktoberfest.org for a taste of what's coming up on the weekend of September 23 and 24.

Lobbying and organizing by Robert Shields, left, Allen Shields and Ben Wenet, right, and several other skateboard enthusiasts and their families has led to a plan for a pilot skateboard area in the upper parking lot of Golden Gardens Park.

Good Food

3 Squares

Breakfast in Roosevelt, lunch on the Fremont Cut or in Ballard, dinner on Crown Hill.

Citizens' Group Demands Commercial-free Schools

The Citizens' Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools (CCCS), a new grassroots group, plans to turn out in force at the first meeting of the Seattle School Board on September 6.

Small Ideas for Seattle

A series of short snippets of advice from our resident know-it-all.

WTO Protest Documentary to Premiere at Seattle Art Museum

Hundreds of hours of video footage is edited down and combined with interviews and narration to produce this striking documentary.

Kirby's Fremont

Kirby's Fremont

Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away to Mexico?

Fremont's Ladybug Books will close its doors permanently; proprietor Kirby Lindsay looks back and forward.

How to Rebuild Fish Habitat in Urban Creeks

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is conducting a habitat survey of several city creeks to determine where good fish habitat exists and what needs to be done to preserve and expand it.

Boating

Boats Afloat

Port Madison on Bainbridge Island--a Fall Destination

Veteran sailing pair give tips on local sailing destination.

Boats Afloat Show set for September 13-17 on Seattle's Lake Union

Lake Union's Boats Afloat show overview and special event schedule.

Ale Sales Benefit Thornton Creek Restoration Efforts

Since 1999 Fish Brewing has donated a portion of the proceeds from sales of Thornton Creek Ale to the Thornton Creek Alliance, an organization of citizens dedicated to the rehabilitation of this once-teeming salmon habitat.

Hash

A man, now living in California, calls Seattle police to report that somebody stole his wife's credit cards during their July wedding at a large University District church...

Good Food

Cooking with Viggo

Burgundy

The cuisine of rich and plentiful Burgundy is regarded as one of the finest in Europe, a harmonious partner to her wines.

Lewis Nasmyth poses.

"What's Cookin' In Wallingford" Festival September 9

Food festival in Wallingford will raise funds for FamilyWorks.

Seattle Press Editorial

Viaduct Via Truck is Seattle’s Lifeline

One hundred ten thousand vehicles, about half going north, half going south, use the Alaskan Way Viaduct every weekday. What would happen if the viaduct were not there?

Fremont Transportation Public Meeting

A public meeting will be held on September 13 in the Adobe Conference Center, first floor of 701 N 34th St., to help design the future of transportation in Fremont.

Art Students Paint Local Railroadman

Ballard Terminal Railroad fireman is immortalized on canvas by local painters.

St. Benedict's Blanket Drive Helps Out Migrant Workers

This summer, youth from St. Benedict's School, in Wallingford at 1805 N 49th St., worked in migrant day care centers in and around Mount Vernon and talked with farmworkers and their families in a migrant camp.

Queen Anne and Magnolia Work Towards New High School

Magnolia and Queen Anne parents and educators formed the Magnolia-Queen Anne Public High School Task Force to urge the Seattle School District to create a small high school of about 600 students in their neighborhood.

Workshop to Discuss Northgate Urban Center

The City of Seattle, King County and Sound Transit will host a design workshop this fall to build on work that was started by citizens in the Northgate Neighborhood Plan and Northgate Town Center Visioning Charrette.

Letters to the Editor

Another comment about Monorail expansion; and why the City Council should keep a local focus. Plus, a cartoon by Thomas Whittemore!

Ballard-Opoly Auction To Support Family Center And Kiwanis Club

A gala dinner and auction will raise funds for Ballard family services.

Ballard Arts Feast 2000

Ballard ArtsFeast returns to Old Ballard on September 9.

Anzanga Marimba Ensemble to Perform in Fremont

Free lunch concerts in Solstice (Adobe) Plaza continue.