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Ballard psychic and Ballard News-Tribune columnist, Marjorie Young, has released her fourth book of her international award-winning fantasy/adventure series, “The Boy with Golden Eyes: The Prophet of Doom.”

In the fourth book, the…MORE

by Scott Anthony It's funny how a person's outlook can change over time. There was a time for myself, as a kid particularly, when the most fun I had was putting firecrackers in tin cans to see how high they might go when I lit the fuse. Even when…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I don’t use salt or salty ingredients because they are hard on everyone’s blood pressure, kidneys and heart. But I’m not willing to give up the zip of tasty food! The secret to cooking without salt is to pump up the…MORE

The 43rd annual Fremont Fair, taking place June 20-22, 2014, is trading country music for hip-hop and livestock for art cars. With a large dose of the Fremont neighborhood's "delibertas quirkas" (freedom to be peculiar) nature, the weekend-long…MORE

The term “school lunch” is generally met with culinary skepticism. Many minds reel back in time to long lines with shuffling, impatient kids, surly lunch workers and a plate of food that left even the least picky with something to gripe about.…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Sometimes the hardest part of writing my column each week is imagining the subject reading it. This was a particularly difficult week as I pictured the six 4th graders facing me on a couch, and one particularly…MORE

Stepping aboard Swiftsure, (Lighthouse No. 83), a 109-year-old Coast Guard Lightship, is like stepping into a floating time capsule slowly undergoing a metamorphic rejuvenation.

Onboard a lone figure is at work fitting 500-year-old Doug…MORE

By Hannah Danforth West Seattle resident, Lea Warshawski had a non traditional start to her film career. With a combination of kismet, hard work, perseverance, and passion, Leah has created a touching and enlightening documentary on the Rwandan…MORE

By Gwen Davis

Did you know there is a United World Games for athletic youth? And that this year West Seattle’s own 17-year-old Olivia Wake will represent the city and nation?

On June 15, Olivia, senior at Seattle Lutheran High…MORE

This year Foss Maritime celebrates its 125th anniversary after starting with single rowboat in Tacoma and evolving into one of the leading marine transportation and harbor service companies in the world.

Thursday, June 5, hundreds of…MORE