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By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Most would agree that chocolate is one of the best treats for indulgence. But why is it so pleasing? Interestingly, one of the main reasons chocolate has such universal appeal has to do not with its flavor, but its…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel
 While examining his female patient, the doctor tells her: "Your heart, lungs, 
pulse & blood pressure are fine. Now let me see that little thing which gets you “ladies” 
into all kinds of trouble." The woman started…MORE

by Jerry Robinson

Just last week I was doing my daily grind on the treadmill while my faithful caregiver sat beside me on a recumbent bike. I did 15 minutes before she got tired, so out of a sense of duty, I stopped to console her. After…MORE

On Saturday, August 10, people from Ballard and beyond gathered at the Ballard P-Patch -- nestled on NW 85th St and 24th Ave NW -- to enjoy gardens, art, music, food and more.

Unlike the inevitable craze that street festivals and farmers…MORE

West Seattle's Nicole Hardy was 35 years old, and a virgin. Not because she was unattractive, or had health problems or had no sexual feelings.

She was a practicing Mormon and Mormon's remain celibate until marriage.

In the Mormon…MORE

While most of us were asleep, David Rosen was out capturing the bolts of lightning that accompanied an intense thunderstorm that passed over Seattle in the early morning hours of Aug. 10.

Between 1am and 2am the lighting was especially…MORE

Friday, August 9

Emerald Contra Dance

What: All dances taught. No partner necessary. Please, no cologne, perfume or other scented products. $8 General Admission; $7 Seniors, PNA members, SFS members; $5 Students.

Where:…MORE

Anyone in Ballard -- heck, anyone who has heard of Ballard -- knows that we've had an invasion of breweries lately. What does that mean for us? It means that we can hit all of them up in one day. Duh. After all, they're all in semi-walking…MORE

By Eric Mathison, Highline Times editor

Editor's Note: This article was original published in Ballard News-Tribune's sister newspaper, The Highline Times. For the past year and a half, Jerry Gay has taken front page photos for the BNT,…MORE

Today in unbearably cute news, the Woodland Park Zoo just played host two days ago to what may be the Earth's most adorable creature (sorry, koala bear): the baby giraffe.

The new giraffe, which they just found out is a boy, was born…MORE