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When we had to replace our flag pole i tried to order a new topped with a shiny brass eagle but they were all out so I had to settle for a brass ball. The bald eagle landed on it as I was taking his picture.

Ed. Note: This column contains adult topics that may not be suitable for all readers.

I recently met a woman at a party who was troubled by the fact that after an all-night date with a man, he promptly left in the morning, scarcely saying…MORE

A 65-year-old mountain climbing and sea kayak guide from Ballard was the lead bicycle rider June 21 at the start of the Big Ride Across America, a 3,300-mile, 12-state trek from Seattle to Washington, D.C.

Noel Gilbrough was the first in…MORE

Put sailing together with food and you’ve got my attention.

A new but enthusiastic sailor, I’ve been a proponent of fresh food since a long-ago college nutrition class and an advocate for local farms – and preferably organic – since…MORE

James Davenport, longtime Ballard barber and owner of the 65-year-old Smitty's Barber Shop on 15th Avenue, passed away from cardiac arrest June 16. He left in his wake friends, family, coworkers and customers who will remember him for his love of…MORE

Longtime Normandy Park residents Cliff and Nancy Hollenbeck have released a pictorial coffee-table book entitled “Southeast Alaska.” Published by Todd Communications of Anchorage, the book includes the Hollenbecks' photographs of the natural…MORE

The West Seattle Junction Association shares this on their site, noting two worthy anniversaries and a sales event you should know about.

Capers Capers provides fun, frivolity and fantastic prizes from 6:30-8:30 pm, as they celebrate their…MORE

Dogs can change careers just like people and Lady, who lives with Jessica St.Germain and her boyfriend Jason Hauge did just that. Lady is a Pitbull and hound mix. "She was in a pound like a junkyard dog," explained St.Germain,"My boyfriend worked…MORE

If you were in West Seattle over the weekend you would have been hard pressed to believe that first day of Summer was today, June 21. Photojournalist Kimberly Robinson spotted one family's yard sale that for many passersby did not seem all that…MORE

Nearly the farthest point in the continental United States from Ballard is southern Florida, almost 3,000 nautical miles. But, Bruce Hilyer and Geo Levin weren’t sailing across the country on a boat; they were flying an antique biplane – a…MORE