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On a run through Carkeek Park 25 years ago, Daphne Lewis noticed an apple tree in the underbrush.

The tree caught her interest and lead her to investigate the area. To Lewis' surprise, she discovered a number of trees in the vicinity that…MORE

It has been quite a summer so far. More than 100 degrees, record stretches without rainfall, the hydros (congratulations, Kayleigh Perkins), the Blue Angels, West Seattle Street Fair -- whew!

Now, the ads are in the paper and on TV…MORE

On her walk down to the Sunday Market, fourth generation Ballardite Julie Albright said she realized how many cute dogs there were in the neighborhood.

Previously an event organizer and currently unemployed, Albright decided that Ballard…MORE

You’re on the road and you’re hungry. But you don’t want to fill up on unhealthy fast food. How do you replace the drive-through's typical meal of burger, fries and soda?

Instead of fatty burgers, think wraps. Use a lettuce leaf or a rice…MORE

I started my second pregnancy believing I would behave exactly the same way I did with my first pregnancy. A few glasses of wine and a spotty attendance to my prenatal yoga class quickly told me otherwise.

This time around, things would…MORE

Bobby Hines got his lab mix Winston as a rescue dog from an accidental breeding.

His mother was a pure bred lab and his father was a wolf and Australian shepherd mix , so he's got an interesting background. Winston is only six months old…MORE

In a Democratic stronghold like West Seattle, which has produced a mayor, state legislators and a county council member, it is difficult for citizens that are of the Republican persuasion to face another Democratic landslide.

Coming from…MORE

On the eve of Lynn Wirta’s retirement after 30 years as executive director of Small Faces Child Development Center the teachers claim they are going to make bracelets that read, “And what would Lynn do?” as a reminder that while Lynn always…MORE

Bastille Cafe and Bar 5307 Ballard Ave. N.W. 453-5014 Daily 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sunday Brunch 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Seattle's a restaurant town, and it seems that Ballard's become the restaurant neighborhood.

The opening of Bastille…MORE

I have to confess, I laughed when I opened the note. I love it when people don’t mince words and get directly to the point.

“It is ugly and poorly made.” And it was, too, now that I saw it though Sandra’s eyes.

That’s my kind of…MORE