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"All the true things must change and only that which changes remains true."

Famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung first spoke those words, but now they are spoken again. A Ballard staple and beloved Thai restaurant, Thaiku…MORE

By Christopher Duclos

They sing. They dance. They dazzle.

They are the Northwest Vocal Project.

On a summer day in 2007, after a rehearsal with the Bellevue Northwest Sound Chorus, Seattle barbershop singers Ian Kelly, Matt…MORE

By Joshua McNichols, author of the Urban Farm Handbook

If you've ever gardened in the city, you've probably noticed our soil isn't so hot.

Sometimes you get lucky -- like when the former owner of your house used a mulching mower…MORE

Photographer David Rosen was out on Thursday morning, Nov. 29 and caught the 11.8 high tide on the Alki Beach Promenade at 6:17am.

This is actually low compared to the King Tide that will happen Dec. 15 also in the early morning hours.…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

A time when there were no Seahawks or Mariners, a fleet of hydroplane boats attracted adrenaline junkies and diehard fans in Seattle.

Though perhaps forgotten, Ballard has a rich hydro history, as the Bardahl…MORE

Friday, a Jack Russell mix, only came to the Guiterrez family six weeks ago but they've gotten to know her well. "She's got the same energy as our six year old son, Ole," said Gary Guiterrez. Friday is approximately 3 years old herself.

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West Seattle expert knife maker, iron craftsman, and blacksmith, David Lisch has recently doubled the size of his already cavernous workshop in that large yellow wooden building under the West Seattle Bridge that was once the Alaska Copper and…MORE

The West Seattle Herald had several tips today that Orcas had been spotted in the waters near our peninsula and they are known to be active lately as reported by OrcaNetwork.org who noted (and documented) their appearance off Point Robinson on…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Stop and listen to yourself talk. Did you realize how many old sayings you repeat every day? I started writing them down and there is no end to the variety of expressions from the past. Here are several that I…MORE

I still look forward to Christmas even though Oregon Bank and Trust is now calling it something else and is probably not sponsoring Bank Day at grade schools anymore.

Starting in the first grade, I took my nickel or dime to school every…MORE