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The familiar tune of the Popsicle cart as it drives through your neighborhood is a great reminder of summers past. It’s also a reminder of a refreshing way to stay cool on a hot day.

Popsicles can be a great, low-calorie treat because it…MORE

Lt. Rob Kurrle, a North Carolina native, has come to the Puget Sound area for Seafair. In the past few days he has toured the Pike Place Market and Safeco Field and visited Tukwila's Museum of Flight.

Now he's looking forward to the…MORE

A new "daycation" website places Alki above the rest. It is www.cooldaytrips.com and is operated by Magnolia resident Fiona Gardella. A former Microsoft employee from Adelaide, Australia she loves day-tripping with her rubber soles. That means…MORE

Larry and Sherry Luke got Scooby Doo at the Animal Shelter on Elliott Avenue about four years ago. He's a Coon Hound. "He's a lap dog and likes to snuggle under the covers," said Sherry.

"They are tracking dogs," said Larry, " they were…MORE

The Alki Bathhouse is buzzing with kid-focused activities this summer. Many classes still have openings.

Kids Pottery – Beginning Ages 5 – 10 years This is an introduction to clay basics. Experiment with textures, shapes and colors while…MORE

At relatively young ages, my children have had death and hardship explained to them. When they were 2 and 5 years old, their grandmother died. They were perhaps too young to really mourn this loss, but not too young to ask a million questions…MORE

Pay tribute to America's love affair with classic cars, cruisin' Main Street and rock-and-roll during Burien's free Hot August Nights on Saturday, Aug. 7.

A spin-off of the show in Nevada that draws hundreds of thousands of people, the…MORE

Ask a silly question, get a silly answer. I should have known better than to expect straight answers from a man who painted his van chartreuse with slogans for a nonexistent business. Then again, is the business real and the slogans fake, or is…MORE

By Sara Reardon

On July 30, the Ballard Library looked more like the battle deck of a sci-fi spaceship than a library. Little barrel-shaped robots blooped and bleeped and whizzed their way about on the carpet as teams of children and their…MORE

The sun was out but hazy Sunday August 1, and it gave the normally yellow orb a distinctive orange tinge. The cause? Smoke from wildfires burning in inland British Columbia. Winds aloft pushed the smoke over Washington State and gave everything…MORE