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The Summer Streets event on May 20 was more than a little soggy as a steady rain fell which obviously dampened the turnout but not the enthusiasm of the participants who showed up to work booths, play music, and even enjoy a half court basketball…MORE

Micah Englehart, a senior at O’Dea High School and resident of West Seattle, spent six months of his high school career in Ecuador and, as full immersion in a different world tends to go, the experience has left indelible marks.

From…MORE

by Carol Smith In my opinion none’s so fine As one who sports the name canine Until I step in the unknown Because my lawn is now their throne

For parking strips are au contraire To owners who let dogs repair Back to the same spot on my…MORE

A new nonprofit called FREE2LUV has been launched by an Alki couple to offer cover to youth getting bullied, both gay and straight, and to encourage individualism in teens pressured by their peers to "blend in".

Tonya and Kym Sandis said…MORE

I’ve been listening to my friend Erika talk about her Zumba teacher’s tight butt for over a year now. Although I love a viewing of a good butt as much as the next gal, I didn’t want to have to enter a gym just to get a glimpse. “I hate gyms,” I…MORE

Marilyn Klepper’s teenage daughter Jeanne-Marie died on Mother’s Day in 2001. The 11th anniversary of her death once again fell on Mother’s Day this year. Jeanne-Marie Klepper was a student in the Biotech Academy at Ballard High School when she…MORE

With a name like Paddy O'Pembroke you might expect a dog to be an Irish Setter but no, Paddy is a Pembroke Corgi. He belongs to Dolly Vinal and she got him six years ago from Trengate Kennels in Lacey Washington.

Vinal said that the…MORE

Music and music education are sometimes thought of as secondary when compared to the reading, writing and mathematics basics. But The Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO) is having an impact not just on music appreciation but on the test…MORE

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On Sunday, May 13, dozens of women met at the Ballard location of the Seattle Public Library for the first ever Seattle Critical Lass ride.

The ride wasn't in honor of Mother's Day, but…MORE

By Jerry Robinson      As a fishing nut since boyhood in Portland I lived a short hike from the Columbia Slough. I caught my first Chub there and came within a half inch of drowning when I slipped off a board in an old shack. Luckily my brother…MORE