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One of the more accessible rock stars who call West Seattle home, Chris Ballew in his alter ego of Caspar Babypants is seeking help with the completion of song he, "started a long time ago," called "When I was little."

Ballew is better…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

While the rest of my family was on vacation last month, I was reminded of how hard it can be to get motivated to cook for one.

I can spend hours in the kitchen for people I care about, but when it comes to…MORE

By Holly Brown

For a pasta loading, carb loving, bread craving foodie like me, the idea of going gluten free was about as likely as growing pointed ears and hitching a ride on the Starship Enterprise. However, with friends and family…MORE

A Ballard husband-and-wife duo have entered Puget Sound Energy (PSE)'s "Re-Energized by Design" challenge, a reality show-styled competition in which contestants will complete a series of fast-paced room-makeover challenges, combining elegant…MORE

It’s been almost seven months since Seattle imposed a plastic bag ban requiring retailers and grocers to stop offering single-use plastic bags at checkout, and feedback from a 2012 survey shows a majority of shoppers and retail employees approve…MORE

Brynne Flidais got her dog Ginger Anne as a rescue from Barks Are Us which is a foster care organization for pets, may of whom come from the Yakima area. Going through Petfinder.com Flidais found the perfect dog. "She was taken from a kill…MORE

Mark Solomon, the crime prevention coordinator for the Seattle Police Department's Southwest Precinct in West Seattle, released his January newsletter and this one is all about how to deal with a nuisance property in your neighborhood.

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What's better than one sloth bear baby? Why, two sloth bear babies, of course.

Just look at them. Have you seen anything cuter?

Woodland Park Zoo announced the birth of a sloth bear on Dec. 18, but what they didn't know for sure…MORE

Do you ever feel guilty just looking at your real fur products? Can you just picture the sad puppy dog eyes like the ones you see on those animal cruelty videos with the heart-wrenching, tear-inducing Sarah McLachlan song?

Buffalo Exchange…MORE

Paul Bauer lived on Russett and Union Ave in Portland. He was about 16 and inspired by Tex Rankin flying his WACO to the airport near the Columbia Slough. So he built one in the basement of his Dad's grocery store but he could not get it out of…MORE