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With record-breaking temperatures June 3 and the mercury rising near 90 degrees again on June 4, Ballard experienced a serious heat wave this week.

Weather services warned residents to stay inside and keep cool, but few Ballardites seemed…MORE

Hello again readers. This week I'd like to talk about something you may have been thinking about recently while looking for lost sunglasses and checking the SPF of the sunblock. Just kidding, but with the unusually nice weather we've been having…MORE

"SQ/25," code for "The Squirrels' 25th Anniversary Party" will be held at the Tractor Tavern Saturday, June 13, 9:30 p.m. with special guests The Moonspinners. The Squirrels will play many of their popular oldies, some unheard for over two…MORE

I just finished heating up my pizza on a cookie sheet in the sun. It’s 88 degrees outside and the roses and the rhodies are in full bloom at the same time.

Spring was late and summer came early to Seattle, which, after this winter’s…MORE

The Annual Duwamish Tribe Gala Dinner and Art Auction will be held for the first time in the Duwamish Longhouse Museum and Cultural Center, 4705 West Marginal Way S.W. Saturday, June 13. Doors open at 4:00 p.m.

The gala will feature a…MORE

On Friday, June 5, the Admiral Theater will kick of the venue's showing of Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) films with an opening gala.

Before showing the first SIFF film, the theater will serve snacks provided by Metropolitan…MORE

June 6, Nikki McClure, "All in A Day" at the library, 2 p.m.

"All in a Day" is a picture book and has been popular at Secret Garden Books.

With text by Cynthia Rylant, and illustrations by paper artist Nikki McClure, the book is…MORE

Smokin' Pete's BBQ in Ballard was named the seventh-best barbecue joint on the west coast in the June issue of Sunset Magazine.

The restaurant was opened five years ago at the corner of 20th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 65th Street.…MORE

"Up" Dir. Pete Docter and Bob Peterson PG, 96 min. Showtimes: 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55Majestic Bay

It is impossible for a Ballardite to watch "Up," Pixar's newest classic, without thinking of Edith Macefield and her house.

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The Phinney Farmers Market is in full swing, and it wont be too long before there are strawberries, cherries and raspberries on the farm tables, said Chris Curtis director of the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance.

The Alliance also…MORE