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By Georgie Bright Kunkel

No, don’t get me wrong. I am not going to write about my own leg. This time it is my daughter’s leg that she recently shattered bigtime. You do remember my reminiscing in my column from the position of one leg…MORE

In a overwhelmingly powerful display of talent and mastery of their own back catalog of hit songs, Heart carried the torch for Led Zeppelin lit earlier in the evening by none other than Jason Bonham, son of the late drummer for the classic rock…MORE

Mashiko, a well-loved sushi joint on California Ave. in West Seattle since 1994, made news this week – not for their sourcing of sustainable ingredients or the quality of their work – but for a “Open Letter to Bigot Diners” chef/owner Hajime Sato…MORE

West Seattle's Kerry Hughes and husband Pete Spalding took a very special trip this summer, specifically to honor Hughes' ancestors and learn more about their life story. Hughes' long time interest in genealogy led her research to the family of…MORE

For a dog to be named Buoy, you'd think you'd have a dog who loved the water, or enjoyed sailing but Conrad Nark's dog prefers to stay on dry land. "We named him that because it was the week we put the buoy in the water at our cabin. So the story…MORE

August 28, 2013, marked the 50 year anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. in 1963, where the clergyman and civil rights activist called for an end to racism in the United…MORE

The original headline proposed for this article by Ballard News-Tribune Columnist Peggy Sturdivant was "Aster is Toast."

But, even if quite literal, that might have been initially too confusing for readers.

The fact is, five years…MORE

For locals, Olaf's at 6301 24th Ave NW has a lot to live up to. In a sense, the new bar is taking the place of two other 24th Ave NW bars: The Viking and the Copper Gate, both beloved bars that harkened back to Old Ballard and represented the…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I recently took an 8-day, 65-mile kayak trip around Orcas Island. Our meals were wonderful, and the ocean was the closest my food got to salt.

It amazes me how high in salt most backpacking and “instant”…MORE

The sign with the black H/K against the yellow background marked a spot on Alaska Street for more than 5 decades. Now the Howden Kennedy funeral home sign is gone and the property at 3909 SW Alaska St becomes the property of the new developers as…MORE