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Earliest this year, Ballard’s newest barbecue joint opened on the corner of Ballard Avenue NW and NW Vernon Place, and the smell of sweet, roasting meats can be smelled from the street.

The meats are free-range, the vegetables are local,…MORE

Professional photographer Ray Pfortner, is holding a photography workshop at the Seattle Chinese Garden August 3, 4 and 26. Pfortner is also an educator whose work focuses on nature, landscapes, gardens and environmental issues.

In the…MORE

First Tee, an organization whose focus is to "establish a lifelong interest in golf by engaging children in a structured golf curriculum taught during physical education classes, while positively impacting their lives and helping to ensure the…MORE

West Seattle Filmmaker Jamie Chamberlin, who toured nearly 70 shows in Europe and the States with legendary rock band ZZ Top in 2008 is at it again. That project, released October, 2009, produced the DVD set "Double Down Live" spotlighting the…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

People are curious and always have been. Just think of the early explorers in Europe who dared to sail out into the ocean hoping to find a way to China. When people thought if they sailed far enough they would…MORE

I am still smarting after reading that a Renton boy has been named President of Boeing and feel ashamed that I did not try harder when I might have made the grade during my 8 years working there.

While I don't know all the facts of his…MORE

For the 24 years that I’ve lived in Ballard I have struggled over where to put out-of-town guests, especially when I lived in a one-bathroom house. For all that my mother loves of almost every aspect of Ballard, she has long lamented the lack…MORE

Ballardites, you know the time of year. It's the 38th annual SeafoodFest. Prepare your feet, your stomach (for lutefisk) and any other muscles you use to have fun.

One thing of note: In honor of longtime SeafoodFest opener Stan Borenson's…MORE

by Mark SolomonSeattle Police Department Crime Prevention Coordinator

The 2012 National Night Out Against Crime will be Tuesday, August 7th.  Night Out is a national crime prevention event designed to heighten crime prevention awareness,…MORE

Ola Salon, at 2942 Avalon Way s.w. in the Luna Park neighborhood of West Seattle, is hosting the second annual Luna Park Block Party July 19.

The party starts at 6pm and will conclude shortly after 9pm.

A number of local businesses…MORE