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Robyn Emery, currently serving as the Queen of the Ballard-based Leif Erikson Lodge 2-001, Sons of Norway, has been selected to be a Seafair Princess.

The Seattle Leif Erikson Lodge is the largest of over 390 international Sons of Norway…MORE

By Holly Brown

As Spring peaks, produce choices abound! Fruits and veggies can (and should) be incorporated in everything from appetizers, to pasta dishes, seafood preparations, tasty twists on salads, and desserts.

While many…MORE

Gary and Hillary Macon got their dog Dixie from the Seattle Humane Society only recently. It was the day before Easter, "and we brought her home and she became sick on Easter and we had to bring her back to the Humane Society because she had…MORE

Fifteen year West Seattle resident Matthew Wolfson has worked in a number of jobs in the community and in each he has brought his capacity for creating a community of friends. So, it's not surprising that in his newest role with the Westhaven…MORE

When Ballard High School film program student Vann Fulfs was announced the winner of The Justin Amorratanasuchad Scholarship Fund -- more colloquially known as the JDogg Scholarship -- it was an emotional moment.

“I actually think I…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

I like to think I am an adventurous cook. Then someone gave me a huge, restaurant-sized container of Chinese five-spice powder. I must admit, I was stumped for a while, but there is nothing like a challenge to bring…MORE

From the Comcast Foundation

Anna L. Cechony, a senior at Ballard High School, is among the 90 recipients of the Comcast Foundation’s annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards in Washington State, the Comcast Foundation has…MORE

"What are you doing?" she demanded.

She noticed a low, slurping noise and saw me chin down at the counter licking my shirt.

"Just getting some crumbs off my shirt. A hunk of kiwi jam your mother made fell off the piece of cornbread…MORE

As of May 17, Emerald City Trolley is making the rounds in Ballard.

No, it's not the high capacity transit that residents have been waiting for for years, but it is one of few tour companies to make its way out of the downtown core and…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Last fall was the 40th anniversary of the state Equal Rights Amendment but not many people realized it. It went by without a blip on a radar screen since it didn’t have the priority that bringing a male basketball…MORE