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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

After 80 years, award winning environmental writer Emily Ungerecht Horswill, 88, has finally seen her life’s work come to fruition with the release of her historical novel, “Follow the Hawk,” which she started at just 8 years old.

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Kelsey Waldon, a Chief Sealth High School junior, is participating in a week-long motherhood project in her child development class.

"It's to teach us about the responsibilities of a parent, to think before you act," said Waldon.

A man plays volleyball with his pal Wilson by the Alki Statue of Liberty on another sunny day by the beach Thursday, June 11.

When I moved to Ballard, the first thing that I looked for was the library. What can I say? I’m a voracious reader.

When I found it, I realized that Seattle was a city with very different priorities. The Ballard Public Library is not just…MORE

For Jessie Summa-Kusiak, opening a live music venue has always been a dream. So after eight years working as a design manager for Amazon, Summa-Kusiak left the corporate world in 2006 to open the Skylark Club and Café in West Seattle’s north…MORE