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The Les Schwab Tire Center located at 3801 SW Alaska St provided awards to Justin Dennison & Jerry Wiesner of West Seattle, winners of their Free Beef promotion held in February.

Each winner had a choice of $500 worth of free beef or…MORE

Lowen Clausen never tires of the view from his home. He can watch mist on the Ship Canal, fog rising up from Puget Sound, tug boats pushing barges, the Ballard Bridge raising and lowering and the change of seasons on the library’s green roof.…MORE

Bretnie and Eric Eschenbach got their dog Neko who is "probably a border collie mix" as a rescue dog about four years ago from a "rescue place in eastern Washington that brings dogs over to a place in Auburn." They used PetFinders.com to do the…MORE

Over two years ago, Peggy Sturdivant invited several Ballard writers to participate in an author book night at the Sunset Hill Community Center. Many of the authors referred other Ballard writers they knew of and soon enough Peggy had more…MORE

In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. After a winter hiatus, Groundswell NW recognizes the 14th Ave NW Park Boulevard as their first Park of the Month…MORE

It was somewhere between a scream and a yell. "Don't feed him!" the Redhead said when he came to the door and stared at us. He turned this way and that so we could get a good look at the tuxedo he wore. He arched his back and gave us the once-…MORE

By Jerry Robinson        In case you have forgotten, hot summer days still happen here and will again. Many kids in Burien will run through sprinklers or frolic on slip & slides. One thing they will not have is a local free pool.        …MORE

Do you know what kale, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi and cauliflower have in common? They are all Brassicas, one of the most commonly eaten plant families around the world.

Brassicas are sometimes called cruciferous vegetables because the…MORE

Given how much time I spend in the saddle and how many bike accident horror stories have been floating around in Seattle, the question wasn't if I would get hit someday but rather when I'd get hit.

And Monday night was the answer.

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Lifelong West Seattle resident and senior citizen Roberta Fowler is not paid to be an advocate for Seattle Parks Lifelong Recreation programs for seniors, but after an aerobics class made a huge difference in her life she has championed their…MORE