Lake City News

The B-Town Blog is pleased to welcome a new business to downtown Burien and a new Advertiser to our site - Suite Arrangements is a well-known consignor of fine furnishings in West Seattle.

No, it's not the high capacity transit that residents have been waiting for for years, but it is one of few tour companies to make its way out of the downtown core and give neighborhoods such as Ballard and Fremont some love.

Hair salon ripped off West Seattle's Ola Salon on Avalon Way was broken into sometime Wednesday night, May 15, and the unknown suspects stole an estimated $25,000 worth of cash, tools of the hairdressing trade and computers.

Last fall was the 40th anniversary of the state Equal Rights Amendment but not many people realized it.

Just when you thought Seattle chef Tom Douglas couldn't possibly come up with another direction for his food empire - boom! - he hits us with spiced popcorn.

Following up on the Seattle Public Utilities announcement published here last night regarding work starting today to place reflective red rings on the city's 70 remaining low-flow hydrants, so firefighters can make fast decisions when arriving at fire scenes - we now have the map and list of locations from SPU.

William von Schneidau, who owns the BB Ranch butcher shop at Pike Place Market in Seattle, has made prosciutto from pigs fed marijuana.

It was a race against time Sunday morning to end juvenile diabetes - and to beat the bridge.

Their site says they're still investigating the cause; we're checking with media relations.

Looking for a hotel with charm and character in Seattle ? Check out the historic Alexis Hotel, originally built in 1901.

Here's a detailed map covering this . -11 am-5 pm, Alki Avenue is closed to motor vehicles between 56th and 63rd for Summer Streets, the "car-free day" festival.

There has been a lot of concern about this increasingly upward trend of Micro-Housing, also known as "APODments", small, single occupancy units sometimes with shared kitchens.

Community means cooperation and that's what was in evidence May 18 as Sustainable West Seattle and some willing volunteers came together at Westcrest Park to create what they called a Presto Garden.

Friday, Ballard celebrated its annual Norwegian Constitution Day event, the official National Day of Norway, celebrated on May 17, called "Syttende Mai" . In addition to Nordic culture, West Seattle represented in the parade as Denny Middle School and Chief Sealth High School performed to the delight of thousands of onlookers.

Have you seen the new green trolley cruising around Ballard lately? It's called the Emerald City Trolley , and it officially debuts today as a hop-on, hop-off tour service around Seattle.

Free event to discover "5 Secrets to becoming a little bit French" and for francophiles to connect, talk, ask questions and discover how French Truly brings a whole French experience to Seattle.

During a recent remodel of a house in a house in Ballard, some old newspapers were found in the walls.

Everett police say they're continuing to surround a suspected burglar late Friday in the 3800 block of Wetmore Avenue, where the man is inside a house and claims to have a grenade.

It's Friday, and it's Bike To Work Day , which we'll cover in a separate update.

The residents of Nickelsville are awaiting word from the city on what will happen with their encampment, located in the Highland Park neighborhood of West Seattle.