Writer's Corner

Sound View, Part Two
Jonathan revisits the café, seeking a connection with the girl of his artistic dreams while his image of life as art melts into "a complexity of styles." Read part one of this story by lon mckinney in the Writer's Corner archive.
Something Original, Something Never Lost
In an esoteric tale of discovery and understanding, the lines between reality and fantasy blur as our narrator finds spiritual epiphany in the eyes of a virtual stranger. A story by Nathan Vonk.

Letters

Letters to the Editor
Oil and the China/spy plane crisis, the 2000 elections, homelessness in Seattle, Sound Transit's cost overruns, Seattle traffic and aid for disabled children and their families. Plus, a cartoon by Gordon Anderson!

Neighborhoods

Fremont
Australian Aboriginal Art Show
Aboriginal Art will be shown at Barlee's Cafe in Fremont until the end of April.
Ballard
Try to Remember the Green Leaves of the '60s
The Brothers Four return to Ballard to perform a show this weekend!

Features

Mask Masters Hold Fremont Family Workshop
On Saturday, April 7, parents and children worked together to create huge, wonderful masks, both hand-held and movable, alongside artists and friends from around the city.

News

Old Guard Tries to Derail Teamster Reformers
Last December's vote that put a reform Teamster group in control of Local 763 has been thrown out and a new election ordered by Teamster Joint Council 28.

Features

Wilderness Trip Will Be 8th Graders' Rite of Passage
Rites is a week-long camping and canoeing trip for the eighth graders at A.S. #1. It takes place in June after school has ended.

News

Thornton Creek
Judge Blocks Building in Creek Buffer in Shoreline
On April 11, Superior Court Judge David Erlich blocked Aegis Corporation and the City of Shoreline from proceeding with construction of an assisted living facility on the banks of Thornton Creek

Features

What on Earth?
A Ballard boy reveals his interesting project.

News

Thornton Creek
City: "Absolutely No Trails on Private Land"
"Absolutely no plans are being considered by the City of Seattle for putting public trails on private property along Thornton Creek," according to Denise Andrews, Urban Creek Coordinator for Seattle Public Utilities.

Features

Hash
A man jogging around Green Lake calls 911 to report finding a loaded handgun near the Bathhouse Theater at 4:25 on a Saturday...
3 Squares
Dinner in Wallingford at Zach's new favorite Mexican restaurant.
Teacher Ted
Boycott WASL to Hold Legislators Accountable
I would encourage teachers and their local unions across the state to boycott administering the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) test until the state fully funds Initiatives 728 and 732.

News

City Council Wants to Re-Negotiate Bus Tunnel Deal
A City Council committee voted 9-0 to re-negotiate the transfer of the downtown bus tunnel to Sound Transit.
Dickerson Bill Reforms Asset Seizure Laws
State Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) scored a victory for civil liberties on April 12, when the Washington State Senate passed her asset-forfeiture reforms 42-4.

Features

Small Ideas for Seattle
Parks are not Building Lots
Look at the big picture and preserve open space for the future.

News

The Business End
Yoga Life opens in Green Lake and Mayor Schell addresses the North Seattle Industrial Association.

Features

Community Calendar
The famous Community Calendar appears in an interactive format.

News

We're Boosting Our Circulation
More locations to find your favorite community newspaper!

Features

Sandy Bradley's Potluck
Have Another Cup of Coffee, Save Another Songbird
Constructive action can be taken in the fight to save rainforests and native species.
Sandy Bradley's Potluck
Bush Plan Boosts US Tourism!
Sandy Bradley speaks out about the effect of President Bush's policies on the average American experience when travelling abroad.
North End Real Estate Market is Still Bustling
Despite the downturn in the economy, the Fremont, Green Lake, Greenwood and Wallingford neighborhoods continue to enjoy a bustling real estate market.

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Mask Making Skills Taught in Fremont Workshop
Families gathered in Fremont to make masks, most of which will be used in the Fremont Solstice Parade in June. See story below.
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Zsa Zsa Belle Toms admires a mask created by her mother, Laura Baumwall (background).

A new contract covering 25,000 Seattle area supermarket workers has been agreed on, according to union officials.  READ MORE...
 
 

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