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Recently I was interviewed by Jeannie Yandel on KUOW about my life as an educator and activist. I mentioned that I decried the system of segregating people by age in our society and hoped that I would never end up in my polyester pants sitting in…MORE

This Saturday, March 28, the Leif Erikson Lodge, Sons of Norway in Ballard will host Tastes of Norway/Norwegian Cultural and Heritage Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be presentations and demonstrations of many traditional Norwegian…MORE

One month after the last note was played at Capitol Hill's now-defunct King Cobra, a part of that bar will live on at Ballard's Bit Saloon.

Up the Punks, a free, weekly punk night, lost its home when King Cobra went out of business Feb. 27…MORE

“And the tide rises, the tide falls.” Henry Wordsworth Longfellow

During the last few years who hasn’t wondered what is going to be the final product of construction and renovation on the dock just south of Ray’s Boathouse? Whether you…MORE

When Seattle Lutheran High School students Grace Puffert and Mary Griffin were asked to complete a senior project they wanted to come up with an idea that would utilize their interests and benefit the community in a way that's meaningful to them…MORE

“I love the smell of new power tools in the morning. They smell like…. victory!”

When I twittered that the other day, it made me stop and think, "why?" Not why I twittered that, why I love the smell of new power tools.

Inspiration…MORE

A team of Seattle Works volunteers joined Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle last Saturday to prepare two areas on the White Center Food Bank’s property for gardening.

The food bank is located at 10829 8th Ave. S.W. One site is a…MORE

Ellie is a 3 year old black and white house cat that has started coming outside in small doses.

She likes to watch the birds and have stare downs with the neighborhood squirrel that comes within an inch of her nose, always with a quick…MORE

Tonight at 9 p.m. Easy Street Records will be hosting a special event to help celebrate the re-release of Pearl Jam’s debut album "Ten."

The store will be serving free pizza and soda plus cheap beer on sale all night while they play live…MORE

(Editor’s Note: Jerry Robinson wrote this column in January 1979. He remains immortal.)

I think I’ve finally done it. Achieved immortality.

I approached it last month when, after two years of restoration work, I took my little…MORE