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The Ballard High School drama department will be performing "Grease" as its spring musical beginning March 12.

The show begins at 7 p.m. March 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21. Tickets are $12.

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Michael Jaworski is the booking agent at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard. He also worked at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard and lived in the neighborhood for eight years before moving to Capitol Hill. His current band the Cops, in which he sings and…MORE

As a result of the entrepreneurial spirit, society’s flexible gender roles, and yes, the struggling economy, the army of stay-at-home dads seems to be on the march.

Just ask West Seattle’s Eric Renn, who stays home with his 7-month-old…MORE

Not only is he a third generation Ballardite, he is a third generation “Mitchell Taylor Bowie,” pronounced like Colonel Bowie and his knife, not rocker, Ziggy Stardust. But the circles in which he moves, like the rare book world, and his tenants…MORE

Though you may not know his name, you've undoubtedly seen the work of Glenn Case all around West Seattle, in the windows of Bakery Nouveau or the walls of Easy Street Records.

Somewhere in the neighborhood Case can often be found atop a…MORE

Ristorante Picolino, owned and operated by Tom Bailiff, recently opened in the Sunset Hill area of Ballard and shines like a new penny with fresh paint and new plantings.

But this restaurant does more than just look good on the outside…MORE

Oh, dear. Much to do and just look at this day! It’s Monday morning and I’m out in the garden in only my shirtsleeves. I think I’m coming down with a severe case of Sunny-day-itis. It hits when you least expect it, and often coincides with that…MORE

Local West Seattle artist Monica Rodriguez Pieratt has created a new collection that proves you really can make something out of nothing, or at least out of things you find around the house.

Pieratt’s latest work, titled "El Emmascarado…MORE

“Why does it seem like every time I take my car in for an oil change I end up with a list of other items that my car needs?”

That is a great question. I realize that time and money both seem to be in short supply now-a-days and when you…MORE

Some things, like fine wines, get better with age. But a certificate of deposit (CD) is not one of them.

If you have a maturing CD, you need to decide what to do with it — and the earlier you make this decision, the better off you’ll be.…MORE