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By Ken Robinson

The house at 16705 Maplewild, the one that the City of Burien condemned this week, was once my home. A little more than 20 years ago, my wife and I lived the beach-side life of Three Tree Point in what was then a rental.…MORE

Holiday season is here. Kids are home from school and family comes to visit. How are you going to entertain them? Check the listings below for local events to put you in the holiday spirit.

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Creating a television show is as you've likely heard, a collaborative effort. It's also time consuming, expensive, and labor intensive. In cities like Los Angeles or New York or Vancouver B.C. the talent pool and infrastructure of gear,…MORE

Pepper is not really a Dalmatian, despite looking very much like one. She's a half Dalmatian and German Shorthair.

"Her mother was a pure bred Dalmatian ", said her owner Paul Davison, "and she used to belong to a man that had a '…MORE

With schools and many businesses closed due to the icy weather people in West Seattle took to the outdoors to enjoy the unexpected day off. Though SDOT and Metro were certainly busy with problems, kids and adults found ways to entertain…MORE

Pictures from a snow day in Ballard and the Woodland Park Zoo.

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For more Woodland Park Zoo photos visit their Facebook page or Web site.Got any pictures you'd like to add? Email them to us and we'…MORE

I recently read a quote in Safekeeping by Abigail Thomas along the lines of “eventually, every woman fools around with a married man.” I am the exception to this rule. It’s not necessarily a moralistic thing (if people are going to cheat, they’re…MORE

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The temperatures are dropping, trees are standing bare and snow is falling. Winter season is here which means it’s time for winter ales. Winter brings out unique small-production seasonal brews called…MORE

Of the 5,000 full time students at South Seattle Community College, hundreds, maybe more, are Muslim, adhere to Islamic dietary law, and consume only halal food. "Halal" means legal, or permitted, in Arabic. The halal menu has some similarities…MORE

In harsh contrast to the December, 2008 Seattle snow storm that not only blanketed West Seattle but seemed to place a pillow over the head of Alki residents, "snow preparedness" is the mantra this winter at METRO, SDOT, and the Office of…MORE