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FRIDAY, NOV. 1

The Writer Next Door: 4th Annual Ballard Writer’s Collective Big Event

What: Author readings, “Ask the Writer” Panel. $15 three-book sampler (while supplies last). Thirty participating writer, twelve readers and panel…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Folks Donna Williams had never met kept popping their heads into the barbershop all day long on Halloween to ask, “Will you be doing it this year?”

What they were asking was, since the death of Gene the Barber…MORE

A combination of mild temperatures and lots of merchants handing out candy in the Admiral District led to hundreds upon hundreds of kids and parents mobbing the business area in search of treats. Many of the merchants were in full costume as a…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Recently, I went into my garden with the light of my flashlight and picked gold. Well, I really picked golden Asian pears, but they are as good as gold. With a great taste of fall, these crunchy apple-like, but pear…MORE

Dave Winters of Swedish Automotive has announced that he and a group of volunteers will perform an impromptu clean up under the West Seattle Bridge on Nov. 2 . In the announcement Winters states, "The bike path from the bottom of Avalon Way near…MORE

Rather than offer small plates on restaurant happenings in West Seattle and White Center, we are compiling many into a casino-esque buffet line to gorge upon. Please enjoy!

First off, a few notes from White Center:

Full Tilt…MORE

Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Solomon is out with his October Newsletter, and this time it's all about the all-volunteer Victim Support Team, who have helped victims of domestic violence since 1996. In addition to sharing…MORE

This Thursday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m., Ballard businesses will be opening themselves up to trick-or-treaters, be they Dracula or be they Iron Man. You can spot participating merchants by the orange notice posted outside (see above). It's for "…MORE

The following is an excerpt from a published book:

Listen To Your Father  After my dad died in Portland, in 1963, I went down to his musty basement, switched on a light to see a long bench covered with scores of boxes. I decided to go…MORE

By Shane Harms

A throng of thirsty patrons arrived Wednesday Oct. 23 ready to taste and celebrate the opening of Ballard’s ninth brewery, Stoup Brewing (1108 NW 52nd St).

Owners, brewer Robyn Schumacher, PR person Lara Zahaba and…MORE