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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

Do you have a pet-friendly workplace? Or maybe you want to try and create one?

Now's the time, as Ballard-based pet insurance company Trupanion is holding a competition from June 21 last week (which was bring your dog to work day) to…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

When my mother served two four year terms as county school superintendent she had the luxury of driving a Ford car provided by the county. But she was so honest that she never drove it anywhere but to the office…MORE

Over the weekend, Ballard played special host for the Noise for the Needy Festival, benefiting the Ballard Food Bank. Music from some of the greatest Pacific Northwest up-and-comers was displayed at the Conor Byrne, Sunset Tavern, Tractor Tavern…MORE

One of the most aspects of the Morgan Junction Festival last weekend on June 22 was the annual pet contest called the Bark of Morgan. This year's event was no exception with dogs of all shapes and sizes who showed up in the Washington Federal…MORE

Sunny days and warm winds put me back in time to days spent pestering fishes on the regions lakes, streams and saltwater. One memorable trip was to Neah Bay with a friend and his son and my son, Ken. The boys were about 14. We rented a 16-foot…MORE

From Ballard High School

Each year, the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents High School Awards of Excellence to celebrate the most outstanding high school productions from Oregon, Washington…MORE

There's nothing quite like it in Seattle: Naked bicyclists, speedo-wearing superheroes, belly-dancing hulahoopers, stilts-wearing steampunkers, dancing silver-painted people, zombie marching bands and much, much more.

Of course, we speak…MORE

While many people believe the "supermoon" which is the closest and fullest, full moon of the year is also on the same day as the solstice, June 20, actually it happens here at 4:32am June 23. However if you'd prefer not to be up that late (or…MORE

SLIDE NO MORE. Construction of deep retaining walls and a drainage system to stabilize a hillside along Beach Drive was well under way on June 21.

The story reaches back to 2007 when a resident near Atlas Place S.W. built a retaining…MORE