Local veterans share the stories behind their tattoos
Auburn's White River Valley Museum is looking for submissions for their upcoming Service Ink exhibit, photos and stories about the tattoos of local veterans. Here you will meet two of the men whose tattoos will be featured in the exhibit.12 years ago
Rainworks: Seattle sidewalk art that magically appears when it rains
Next time you're walking in the rain, you might want to look down at the sidewalk. The artists of Rainworks use stencils and a waterproofing solution to write invisible messages on the city's sidewalks that only appear when it rains.12 years ago
35 or older? Single? Want kids? Think about freezing your eggs
Egg freezing is nothing new. But it has reentered the conversation now that companies like Facebook and Apple are offering to pay up to $20,000 for their female employees to do it. But what is new is the technology. Three years ago Seattle Reproductive Medicine started using new, advanced reproductive technology that ensures that most of the eggs are still in good shape when they're thawed out. Learn how much it costs and if it works.12 years ago
The Coffinmaker of Vashon Island
In 2005, landscaper Marcus Daly watched the Pope's funeral with wonder: his body was being carried in a plain, simple, wooden coffin. This inspired Marcus to eventually open Marian Caskets, and hand build simple, honest pine coffins and carve inscriptions into the wood.12 years ago
Mariners ball girl tryouts bring local softball players to the mound
Sixty local high school and college softball players showed their fielding skills at Safeco Field on Thursday, each one hoping to make it as one of the dozen ball girls the team is hiring.12 years ago
Celebrate ‘Twin Peaks’ new season by taking Snoqualmie’s ‘Twin Peaks’ tour
David Lynch's cult TV show 'Twin Peaks' is set to have a brand new season in 2016. To celebrate, the Salish Lodge is offering a special 'Twin Peaks' package that includes coffee and cherry pie. Rachel Belle took the 'Twin Peaks' tour with a few mega fans who offer up some insider tips and facts.12 years ago
Edith Macefield’s Ballard home goes up for auction, but nobody bids
Edith Macefield, and her 108 year old house, made national headlines in 2006, when she refused to sell it to developers, who offered her a million dollars for the property. They had no choice but to build their huge shopping center, The Ballard Blocks, around her. Now the house is in disarray, its owner filed for bankruptcy and the house was foreclosed upon. Today, an auction was held but none of the five interested parties bid.12 years ago
The Seattle Jewish Film Festival & ‘The Accidental Activist’
"The Accidental Activist" will be screened at The Seattle Jewish Film Festival this Tuesday. It features Seattle's Cheryl Stumbo, one of the survivors of the 2006 Seattle Jewish Federation shooting, and how she's become an advocate for gun safety.12 years ago
Edmonds’ Frog Lady rescues amphibians so you can adopt them
Turtles, frogs, lizards, cockroaches - The Frog Lady has them all in Edmonds!12 years ago
Free-range kids: The movement & the New York woman who started it
The New York woman who founded the free-range kids concept It all started when "New York Sun" columnist Lenore Skenazy let her 9 year old son ride the subway by himself. When she wrote about it, parents went wild. She has since started the Free-Range Kids movement, the idea that kids can play outside by themselves, without the cops arresting their parents for it.12 years ago
We are family: You’re invited to the biggest family reunion in the world
AJ Jacobs, author and editor-at-large of Esquire Magazine, created Global Family Reunion, the largest family tree in the world. He wants to see how many people he is related to, and found out that you can pretty much be cousins with anyone and everyone.12 years ago
Curry, pho, adobo & pancakes: How food intertwines with Seattle hip hop
Two years ago, Blue Scholars' DJ Sabzi rapped about pho, now Jamil Suleman and Spekulation have released a rap about curry. And that's just the tip of the iceberg (lettuce) when it comes to the connection between hip hop and food in Seattle.12 years ago
You’re Fired! When nice people have mean jobs
Sometimes really nice people have really mean jobs. Parking attendants, tax auditors, we assume these people are jerks. But often times they really are perfectly nice people, just trying to do their seemingly villainous job. I spoke with three people whose job is to be the bearer of bad news.12 years ago
Local transgender community reacts to Bruce Jenner’s transition
Some of the media coverage of Bruce Jenner's announcement to transition from man to woman has not been very kind or graceful. So we spoke with a local trans woman, and a Seattle psychotherapist, about what it means to be trans and how important it is to come out, after years of pretending.12 years ago
Edith Macefield’s Ballard house is foreclosed, going up for auction
In 2006, Seattle's 84 year old Edith Macefield made international headlines when she refused to sell her Ballard home to developers. They offered her a million dollars, but she refused to budge, so they built a block long, five story shopping center called Ballard Blocks around her little 108 year old house. Now, six years after Edith passed, the house is in disarray, it's owner filed for bankruptcy and the house is going up for auction. No one knows who might buy it or what might be done with it.12 years ago
Meet Grumpy Cat’s manager, a Seattle native who manages the Internet’s richest cats
Ben Lashes saw a niche and he filled it. The Seattle native manages Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat, scoring the living Internet cat memes parts in Super Bowl commercials and movies. When he's not making that meow money, he's fielding questions like, "Wait, is that actually a real job?"12 years ago
Beat the winter blues with an indoor beach at Seattle’s Hedreen Gallery
Two Seattle artists, interested in the idea that we are constantly bombarded with stimuli, created a 10x10 beach-in-a-box to bring some peace and calm to a normally busy day. Individuals can reserve time at the "beach" and spend some alone time on the heated floor, while listening to ocean waves and seagulls.12 years ago
Need to make bail? GoFundMe is a modern day bail bondsman
Crowd funding websites like GoFundMe are used to raise money for anything you can think of, including bail money to get loved ones out of jail. An Illinois woman shares her story, about how GoFundMe got her mother out of jail, which basically saved her life.12 years ago
The post-football season blues: What will you do on Sundays?
Win or lose, when football season is over, die-hard Seahawks fans go through emotions, simply because their beloved sport is on hiatus. I chatted with three fans who discuss how they feel, and what they do to soften the post-season blow.12 years ago
Mama Sherman returns to Super Bowl
There are a lot of Mama's boys who play for the Seahawks, but only one of them is an official Campbell's Chunky Soup Mama's Boy.12 years ago
It’s not too late to get a Super Bowl ticket, but it will cost you a lot
The average price of a ticket to the Super Bowl right now, according to StubHub is $3,275.12 years ago
Rachel Belle gets an insider’s look at Phoenix for the Super Bowl
When I hopped on a plane to Phoenix, I had no idea what to expect. What's the city like? What happens to a city when it's invaded by tens of thousands of fans for a Super Bowl? I'm assuming some of you headed to Phoenix for Sunday's game have the same questions.12 years ago
The history of the Super Bowl halftime show
This year's Super Bowl halftime show headliner is Katy Perry. We're used to being entertained by these larger-than-life, name-in-lights pop singers while the footballers stretch their calves and chug Gatorade.12 years ago
