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People of West Seattle appreciate Flora Belle Key. She has spent her whole life of nearly 77 years being there for other people and most recently hosted patio events for such groups as the League of Women Voters, the West Seattle Senior Center…MORE

Sailing the waters once again, the Nordic Spirit was launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, east of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, in commemoration of the 1909 sail of the Viking.

Its launch was near the site where the new Nordic Heritage Museum…MORE

Lincoln Graham takes a walk every day down to Cafe Lladro for a cup of coffee and every day Guinness, his Irish Wolfhound, goes with him.

Guinness weighs 201 pounds and if he stood on his hind legs would dwarf most people since as Lincoln…MORE

It’s about “things you understand, [but] from a new angle,” said producer, editor and literary manager Roger Tang about the 17th episode of the production "Sex in Seattle."

This romantic comedy performance, which is produced by several…MORE

Washington produces almost 100 million boxes of apples every year – and more than half of all apples eaten in America come from our state.

Today you can find more than 20 types of apples in most local markets. Some apples are great for…MORE

I’m always excited to learn a new skill and was happy to go to a food canning class on Saturday, offered through Sustainable Ballard’s Food and Health Guild.

Great cook and sailor Sarah Elmore led our group of 18 through all the steps to…MORE

Sunday, Aug. 30 brought a lot of people out to Alki to enjoy the mild temperatures and beautiful fog bank that hung over Puget Sound.

Point Williams (where Colman Pool is located) saw fishers of all sizes and types show up to catch their…MORE

On Saturday, Aug. 22, I was doing some errands and driving down Holman Road when I saw a sign on the pedestrian bridge near Dick's advertising the Finland Summer Festival at the Crown Hill Activity Center.

After I finished my errands, I…MORE

I knelt down on one knee, while simultaneously crunching a miniature birdbath, trying to get a shot of my wee, in-ground garden.

I lay down beside it and still couldn’t get the angle that I wanted. Besides, my faded perennials were in…MORE

Smokin' Pete's BBQ 1918 N.W. 65th St., 783-0454 Monday-Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Smokin' Pete's is one of those places we've overlooked for quite some time, based on a…MORE