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Apollo and Atlas are both pure bred Shiba Inu, one of the six original breeds of dog from Japan.

Apollo is a male that just turned three and Atlas is slightly larger and also three. Both dogs are from the same father with different…MORE

I talk to many folks these days who are looking for ways to manage stress and worries in their lives. With so much change happening in the world and sometimes even personally, it’s normal to feel a bit off-balance.

I really like the…MORE

Although I knocked on the door of the house named “Rakowski’s Roost” to ask about living across from the carved eagle, I realized right away that Duane and Guant Rakowski deserved their own story. For example, how many people in Ballard have…MORE

West Seattle High School graduation at Memorial Stadium was a stately ceremony. The soon to be graduates marched onto the field—the young males all in dark blue escorting young females in white, some wearing three inch heels, probably for the…MORE

Each year the graduating eighth grade class of Our Lady of Guadalupe follows the tradition of prior graduating classes and presents a gift to the school as a thank you for the years of education they received. This year's class of 2009 wanted to…MORE

The South Seattle Community College's Northwest Wine Academy threw its first of two free tasting parties of their student-made wines on campus.

It took place Friday night, June 12. The wines included Riesling, Rose, Viognier and Barbera…MORE

Summer entices both the novice and the serious biker to abandon usual modes of transportation. Instead of driving, walking, busing, we welcome any excuse to put on our helmets (for the brave ones their spandex) to merrily pedal our way around…MORE

“My sister is coming from Issaquah to see you!”

Those were the first words I heard from one of the vendors at the Sorticulture set-up in Everett yesterday. A twinge of regret rippled through me. I’ve been vending here for five years now,…MORE

Jim Vatn is Ballard through and through. He has lived in Ballard for all of his 65 years – graduating Ballard High School in 1962 – and in that time he has seemingly put the energy of a dozen men into improving and celebrating the community.…MORE

In times like these personal responsibility really matters. People have to take the initiative to make things happen, work hard and try to make ends meet. Gary Ashton is that kind of person.

Ashton has a one man business and most of the…MORE