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By Patrick Dunn

There’s a beautiful image that comes to mind when you think of an old woodworker in his shop, shaving off a paper thin slice of red cedar with a jack plane as the wood burning stove in the corner helps heat up a kettle of…MORE

My friend Susan Schneider is an artist who teaches at eight different locations but Ballard’s NW Senior Center is more than a teaching venue for her. It is her cause. Otherwise why would she spend almost all her non-teaching hours approaching…MORE

Deepak and Robin Kumar describe their dog Calvin as "a mutt, probably got a little Shepherd, maybe a little Rottweiler," said Deepak. Calvin is six years old and the couple got him at the Bellevue Humane Society in 2006.

Calvin is a very…MORE

A friend recently told me I was “completely unemployable.” He wasn’t insulting me, he was merely clarifying that my daydreaming about getting a JOB was merely that, a dream. Seeing as he is someone who chooses to work on a contract basis rather…MORE

Carmela and Steven D' Amico, the couple behind the best-selling children's book steries, Ella the Elegant Elephant, have published a new book and will be celebrating the launch with a party at Ballard's Secret Garden Books on Friday, March 19.…MORE

March 10, 2011 marks 100 years that West Side Presbyterian Church has been part of the West Seattle community.

On March 27, 2011, West Side Presbyterian will hold a “Generations of Faithfulness” Centennial Celebration at 9:30 am at 3601…MORE

After I applied to audition in Tacoma recently, I got a real telephone call from America’s Got Talent. The person on the line wanted to make sure that I would actually show up and I said I intended to be there in the afternoon with bells on. My…MORE

While working at Boeing in 1943, I bought a 1933 Plymouth for $50.  It was really beat up, rusting out and in need of motor work.  But it steered more easily than my old Model A Ford.  I drove it ‘til the day my wife and I decided to have a…MORE

The Ballard Rotary Club honored students Taylor Stern and Nick Onstad-Hawes as students of the Month last week and here's why:

From the Press Release:

Taylor Stern: Athletic superstar, Taylor is varsity cheer captain, gymnastics…MORE

Featured This Week at the Farmers Markets in West Seattle and the University District, March 14-20, 2011

Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Markets: University District (UD) – Saturdays, 9 am – 2 pm, YEAR ROUND – West Seattle (WS) –…MORE