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    Aqualina was a very pretty 14 year old neighbor girl I knew. Her real name was Mariana Aqualina Capitosti. I used to play sandlot football with her brother Sammy Capitosti. The family shortened the last name to Tosti years later after we…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Considering that we see ourselves as part of the more intelligent species on the planet, it seems rather strange that only males are supported for the office of president of this so-called democratic country. Yes…MORE

Alright all you local Scandinavians: This weekend is the 106th (you read that right) Annual Sons of Norway and Leif Erickson Bazaar, which will have all the Nordic food and goods you could possibly dream of. It'll also give you a chance to…MORE

Driving down Market St, it's a hard sight to miss. The Old Carnegie Free Library sticks out like a sore, architecturally significant thumb.

Back in September, the Ballard Carnegie Free Library was nominated for official city landmark…MORE

When the feature film "Two Shadows" premieres at the Admiral Theater it will be the latest hallmark of success for West Seattle raised Christen Hepuakoa Marquez the film's producer. Marquez, who describes herself as "a third generation West…MORE

Lara Fox, and opera singer who lives in Ballard, will play cross gender roles in Molière’s Les Précieuses ridicules. She will be playing the character La Grange in both English and French.

Le Théâtre Français will be presenting two…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Sugary soda, flavored coffee drinks and alcohol have a problem in common with fruit juice. They don’t make us feel full, so when we drink their calories, we still eat just as much. And since they often come in 16-,…MORE

Jeremy Favors and Scott Morrison own their dog Bono (which while spelled like the name of the lead singer of U2 and his namesake , they say is pronounced "Bone-O" because it's easier) and he is a Jack Russell Terrier. He has a long haired "broken…MORE

By Shane Harms

If you went to the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday, Oct. 7, you may have seen more than just the regular produce stands and buskers. Cameras and actors were there, too.

That’s because the cast and crew of the…MORE

Last Friday, the community said farewell to two long-time employees of the Ballard Boys and Girls Club, executive director Mark Hendricks and Childcare director Kim Brandenburg.

At the 8th Annual BBQ and Auction, community members packed…MORE