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Have you ever traveled down a residential street in Ballard and discovered a small park you didn’t know existed?

Several “pocket parks” are tucked away like little surprises in neighborhoods around the Ballard area. Finding them reminds me…MORE

He hadn’t heard of Prince. So when Ramon Shiloh’s mother told him he could pick one record, his first record, from the shop’s stacks, she was surprised when Shiloh fished out the pop icon’s "1999."

“Are you sure?" Shiloh's mother asked. "…MORE

Marguerite Lynch works at the Seattle Yarn shop 5633 California Avenue SW and a few years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This led to finding her dog Murphy.

"After I was diagnosed my psychiatrist wrote me a prescription for a…MORE

Last weekend, my son finally agreed to a sleepover at his friend’s house. After numerous horror stories involving 2 a.m. phone calls and sleepy parents driving across town to pick up their sobbing child, I formed a bit of trepidation about this…MORE

I would rather be chatting with Jodell Egbert of Bella Umbrella than interviewing her. Then we could just talk food, shoes and walking routes.

But after stopping in regularly to “visit” the umbrellas, I decided it was time to get in line…MORE

When the Admiral Theater opened in 1942 they chose a film called Weekend in Havana. Sunday April 25th they celebrated that opening night by showing the film again but went one better.

They had a local cuban music ensemble called Charanga…MORE

(Editor's Note. This is the third in a series of articles on West Seattle legend Morey Skaret, who was born on his parents' homestead in Canada in 1913. At 96, he still has keen memories of his boyhood adventures on the prairie, and lives by many…MORE

West Seattle is blessed with more views per capita than any other Seattle neighborhood. This view is of a Washington State Ferry making its way from Southworth and Vashon Island to Fauntleroy on an early Spring evening.

John and Stephanie Collier stopped by Easy St. Records in the West Seattle Junction for coffee with their son Xavier who is just nine months old. The restaurant/record store has both indoor and outdoor seating. We spotted John through the window…MORE

Many of the West Seattle fans of the Homestead Alki Inn’s fried chicken and folksy ambiance who spot its owner, Tom Lin, down on Alki, ask him when their beloved landmark will return. The restaurant closed its doors following the Jan. 16, 2009…MORE