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This month, Ballard music fans will still have the chance to wake-up with ringing ears and a pounding hangover after a night of live music. But coupled with those usual pains, will be a warm and satisfying feeling knowing they rocked out to help…MORE

The West Seattle Rock Club threw its annual rock and gem show May 30 and 31 in the Alki Masonic Lodge basement. It was open to the public. Visitors found a "multifaceted" array of displays, vendors and demonstrations.

"This is our 43rd…MORE

Holy Rosary Church's Centennial Celebration includes a special Mass at 11:15 a.m., June 7. The church will honor more than two dozen priests and nuns who were formerly assigned to the parish. A luncheon will follow in the parish hall. The…MORE

Safe Routes to School coordinator for the Seattle Department of Transportation Brian Dougherty and a crew from PRR Consultants, retained by the department, provided safe walking tips for kids and a program overview of pedestrian safety for…MORE

Baby talk was not allowed in my family. My mother didn’t approve of people bending over a baby carriage and cooing and talking gibberish.

A school teacher of merit, she believed in young children being taught proper English. I am sure…MORE

“Do I have to fertilize my lawn now, it doesn’t look like it needs it?”

“Can I use Osmocote on my vegetable garden?”

“I’ve got a plant in my garden that has a huge flower, and smells bad, what is it?”

These are just some of…MORE

You start with two or three. Within days you have 20. A month passes, and now you have more than 300 “friends,” and you wonder, “What just happened and how will it all end?”

This is not the result of becoming friendlier than you were a…MORE

With masks on and capes flapping, 10 girls from Greenwood Elementary will accompany a group of grade school girls dressed as Seattle’s everyday superheroes as they fly across the finish line at the New Balance Girls on the Run 5K next weekend.…MORE

Recently I was driving home from work and noticed that the fence around Ballard Corners Park had been taken down. The next day, I went over to check it out and sure enough, it is now “open for business.”

Despite my earlier concerns about…MORE

In the middle of Ballard High School's May 27 choral concert, the full auditorium gave a standing ovation and said "Thank you, Aunt Elve" to a smiling, misty-eyed woman on stage.

Aunt Elve is Elve (Lillquist) Fathers, a 1929 Ballard High…MORE