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Since the SBX Radar pulled into port late Tuesday night, it has become a head-turner for commuters crossing the West Seattle Bridge, and part of the Seattle skyline, too. It will remain through summer for repairs.

Photographer David Rosen…MORE

Construction has started on Ballard's first zero-energy house. This house is so efficient that it will produce more energy than it uses.

Behind this one-of-its-kind home is a young, just-married couple who have been working hard since…MORE

Three time first-place winner Dan (Dano) Quinn won the Stories of the Sea contest yet again last night.

Held at Conor Byrne Pub on Ballard Avenue, the Stories of the Sea contest is part of the Seattle Maritime Festival and challenges…MORE

Every generation has its icons. My generation had the talented Norman Rockwell of Saturday Evening Post fame. Not one week went by without the Post being delivered in the mail to my mother through the late twenties, thirties, and forties of the…MORE

Interviewee: Chuck AyersOccupation: Executive director of Cascade Bicycle ClubRiding style: Commuting; recreationalHis ride: A K2 cyclocross bike. “I bought it off a friend to do cyclocross with. It turned into a great commuter,” Ayers said.…MORE

This is a love story involving a couple, a Latin dance revolution, a village in Spain and the Syttende Mai parade. Then again isn’t every Syttende Mai parade really a love song to Ballard?

Jenny Uribe Baird teaches aerobics at Ballard…MORE

Daphne is "probably seven or eight years old" according to her owner Nan Fawthrop, and is a mix of a Border Collie and "something else," Fawthrop said.

She acquired the dog from Three Rivers Rescue in East King County. "I saw a listing on…MORE

Editor's note: The West Seattle Herald has been covering news here for nearly a century. Robinson Newspapers (which publishes the West Seattle Herald) have a massive news archive of Herald coverage dating back to 1928. What follows are crime…MORE

All of a sudden, I see articles about pie everywhere I look. Just like cupcakes a few years ago, pie is now a culinary adventure many are embarking on. There are several pie restaurants now in Seattle, but homemade is always best!

Most…MORE

Dad didn't have to wake us at 4:30. We hardly slept that night in April, 1950. It was Opening Day of lowland lakes trout fishing.

We struggled into flannel shirts, tennis shoes and jackets and waited near the oil furnace while Dad packed…MORE