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ArtsWest’s Summer Theater Conservatory presents "Dark of the Moon" for five performances only, starting today, Aug. 20.

"Dark of the Moon," performed by students ages 12 to 16, is a classic tragedy based on the folk song “Barbara Allen”…MORE

The ArtsWest Gallery is launching its 2009-10 season with Altered Associations, a show featuring surreal oils on canvas by Jeff Mihalyo, Lucy Carpenter working in reclaimed plastic bags and chicken wire, and Therese Buchmiller with minimalist re-…MORE

In 1994, the space that had housed the New Melody Tavern on Ballard Avenue became available. It needed a sound system, but rent was cheap, and Dan Cowan saw an opportunity.

"It was a bit of a lark," Cowan said. "But, music has always been…MORE

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