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The Heartland Cafe at 4210 SW Admiral Way, Suite A has just opened a new area of the restaurant, adding new windows to the north wall, building in a bar and adding two pool table and three dart boards and co-owner Jeff Loren said, "We're hoping…MORE

The Walrus and the Carpenter 4743 Ballard Ave. N.W. (206) 395-9227

The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Renee Erickson of Boat Street Cafe fame, rides into Ballard upon a mighty steed; a most welcome and energizing addition to the ever-…MORE

Nicole Spahie and her boyfriend John Hall got Jack their Border Collie about a year ago (he's 2 1/2) from a family in Idaho. "He's very obedient, friendly and lovable," said Spahie,"and he's very focused on playing with sticks and toys," often…MORE

On the hottest day of summer in a backyard filled with poodles, I thought longingly of the worst field trip experience that I ever had as the parent of a preschooler.

It was a lovely Ballard backyard, but there was no breeze, just full…MORE

The Swedish crime novel, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” has become quite a sensation. That fact alone could doom any film adaptation—the comparison to the original being too big a hurdle to overcome—but, director Niels Oplev and his writers…MORE

Since West Seattle resident, fallen Sailor Jarod Newlove’s body was found July 29, 60 miles from his Kabul, Afghanistan base in a Taliban-controlled area, the community has embraced the tragedy of the death of the 25 year-old sailor by attending…MORE

The annual Ballard Art in the Garden Festival returned to the Ballard P-Patch from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 21.

Hundreds of Ballardites roamed amongst the beds of sunflowers, artichokes and tomatoes while listening to music and admiring…MORE

I just picked the most beautiful bloom in my garden. It is huge, almost a foot across, and white as snow, with wonderful lavender under colors. And, the best part about it is I’m going to eat it for dinner!

What is this edible, forgotten…MORE

A feed store in suburbia is an oxymoron. Who needs a bale of hay? Who needs 100 lbs of grain? What are those little chirping sounds? Who goes there?

One minute inside Hayes Feed & Country Store in Old Burien reveals the answers. Many,…MORE

Nashville-based Soles4Souls®, one of the fastest growing charities in North America, facilitates the donation of both new and used shoes. Collecting shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you, the charity…MORE