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Salamander Search Ages 1 and older

Search in the pond and under logs in the woods for both our Long-toed and Northwestern Salamanders. Also Red-backed and Ensatina salamanders. Beetles, slugs and other critters will be found too! Please…MORE

While the federal government has spent months proposing, discussing and debating healthcare reform, there is one group of Ballardites who have been getting free, safe, confidential primary care, regardless of insurance, for eight years.

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Maritime Pacific Brewing Company and the Jolly Roger Taproom 1111 N.W. Ballard Way 206.782.6181 Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - midnight Sunday, noon - 9 p.m.

After a long wait, the Jolly Roger Taproom…MORE

There are jazz bands. There are classical orchestras. Then there is the Seattle-based Pontiac Bay Symphony. While they may not play rock and roll, some of their repertoire includes songs more recognizable than the Beatles. Each Pontiac Bay…MORE

On March 10th the Admiral Theater will host a special screening of “Running the Sahara,” a documentary that is as beautiful in its execution as it is jaw dropping in its subject. “Running the Sahara” follows the journey of three ultra runners as…MORE

Two of several pairs of bald eagles who make West Seattle their home took advantage of the relatively low tide near Alki point on March 4 to do some fishing. Pausing briefly in the tree across from the Cactus Restaurant, one eagle of a mating…MORE

In late January, a tree was cut down. This tree happened to be on somebody’s private property, and the property owner is now in trouble with the city because they didn’t get a permit before they cut it down.

Don’t get me wrong – I thought…MORE

Karin Stevens curves her arms into a crescent moon shape.

“One, two,” she counts, and 12 limbs mirror hers. “Three, four.”

The dancers snake around each other, spinning as the piano recording soars to a crescendo. Each then…MORE

I beg your forgiveness for having slipped off the page for a while.

What brings me back to the fold isn’t that I lost interest in bicycling for a while and just now found a new spark. No, bicycling still holds the same grip on…MORE

Ellie is a tri-color Shelty, 23.5 lbs, and stands 16 inches tall at the shoulder. Her owner Rochelle Lewis got Ellie from a breeder in Spokane named Weathermens.

But Ellie is actually her nickname. "My husband likes to name our dogs…MORE