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From Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation

When it’s hot, Seattle residents don’t need to go far to cool off. Seattle Parks and Recreation has a long list of places to get cool in the water, including beaches, wading pools and water…MORE

Update, July 2

Just in the nick of time, with just a few hours left, donors inched over the pledge goal of $6,000 for the Anchor Our Ballard SeafoodFest Kickstarter.

This means Ballard will get its own comic book and its own…MORE

Friday, June 28

SketchFest at Ballard Underground

What: The entire month of June is going to be chocked full of all of Seattle's best sketch comedy. Experience a huge chunk of the wonderful script/character-focused comedians which…MORE

Warning: Due to the crass names of the subject band and venue, this article contains numerous accounts of the 'F' word and the 'P' word.

"Jazz is dead; the Copper Gate is dead."

Such was the proclamation of organist Ron Weinstein,…MORE

Amy Goodman and Dani Steuermann got their brand new family member, named Lil Poundcake from Virginia now about three weeks ago. Lil (as we'll refer to her) is a Miniature Sharpe with a brushcoat. She's just twelve weeks old.

They found…MORE

Update, July 29

The sockeye salmon run has begun tapering off, and while it won't reach high enough numbers to open up the fishing season, it's a significant step up from previous years.

As of July 28, 176,071 salmon have been…MORE

West Seattle's most well known Elvis impersonator, Bret Wiggins will perform at the La Romanza Bistro on Thursday July 11 from 6:30 to 11pm.

Wiggins who lives in West Seattle and whose day job is as an architect took home the title of The…MORE

Three great things are coming together in one event in July: beer, cornhole and the Boys and Girls Club.

At the Pyramid Ale House in Sodo, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., July 6, a cornhole tournament will be held to benefit the King County Boys…MORE

Starting today, the new Stoneburner restaurant in Hotel Ballard (5216 Ballard Ave NW) is officially open.

The restaurant is run by the executive chef from Bastille Cafe and Bar, Jason Stoneburner, who, as Seattle Met's Nosh Pit once…MORE

By Maggie Nicholson Ray Sargent was a boy during the Great Depression. He lived on the yellow fields of a dairy farm in Tacoma, Washington. He and his mother moved to the farm, run by his grandparents, after Ray's father left the family. Ray's…MORE