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In 2002, Megan Eymann and Juanita Holmes were hand-picked by Norwegian-born Ballardite Sissel Peterson for her band when she eyed their violin-playing talent during a Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle get-together.

“She found out we both…MORE

While looking through my voter’s guide, something stood out to me: almost every candidate in every race seemed to be from the same party.

This realization led to another question: which city council member do I talk to if I have a Ballard…MORE

I had the opportunity to speak with fellow miniature gardener Kathy from Pennsylvania. Kathy has been a customer of mine forever – literately! She found my first eBay store back in 2003 and has since got hooked on miniature gardening – and the…MORE

Local artist Jennifer Carrasco will be hosting a painting and drawing session in Lincoln Park Aug. 18.

There will be no instruction, but participants will be able to draw and paint in the company of other artists as well as join in a group…MORE

Residents of Providence Elizabeth House, the senior living facility at 3201 S.W. Graham St. in the High Point neighborhood, keep busy with activities inside and out, including tending to their garden patches in the back courtyard area.

Newlyweds Lauren Kisser and Barry Fuchs reached the summit of Mt. Baker on Aug. 1 after a year of training for the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer and have almost reached their fundraising goal.

Both are members of the Mountaineers and…MORE

In 2002, Ballard resident Judy Sanderman travelled to Ethiopia as a tourist. Seven years later, she, along with her husband Dennis Wilkins, are working to bring change and optimism to some of that country's most desperate villages.

While…MORE

In conjunction with the national celebration of August Night Out, the Fifth Annual Greenwoodstock neighborhood event took place Aug. 4 at the Sixth Avenue Pocket Park on Sixth Avenue Northwest and Northwest 76th Street.

With bands lined up…MORE

Cal Wiseman turned 80 on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The popular West Seattle icon started Wiseman's Appliance near the Admiral Junction in 1960. He moved to 4525 California Avenue in the Alaska Junction, then back to its current location at 2619…MORE

(Editor's note: Dave Kannas writes a regular column for the Ballard News-Tribune's sister publication, the West Seattle Herald.)

The jungles of the Amazon can be threatening to those of us who live in Seattle. Some of us carry around the…MORE