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REALLY? Is the world your own little holodeck? Did your meds wear off because you are wearing on me. A withered Ruth Buzzie sits down at the bar with a half drunk Rainier. Her face filtered through straw colored hair, the bags under her eyes…MORE

I’d like to talk about steak. Maybe it’s my love of metaphors or possibly because it’s nearly lunchtime, but I’ve got steak on the brain.

Now, here in West Seattle you can get a great steak at our local Jak’s restaurant (endorsement deal,…MORE

Saturday nights this March will be a little less dreary thanks to the new winter series of Movies on the Wall.

“It had become so popular in the summer that we thought we would just give it a try and see how the community responds,” said…MORE

When you’re working, you have a financial strategy that is largely based on one goal: saving money for a comfortable retirement. You’ll likely have to make many adjustments over several decades to ensure that you stay on track saving and…MORE

Let me tell you about Sue Fix, the mother of Ashley Fix, who died six years ago, a month after her 15 birthday.

Maybe you never knew Ashley. But it was hard not to on Vashon Island. She sang at the basketball games. She acted in plays.…MORE

Every week I notice familiar faces from the Norse Home Retirement Community sitting in straight back chairs by the sliding exit doors at Bartell Drugs, their distinctive bus parked nearby. Weather willing, each Wednesday, Molly Holscher, the…MORE

Every New Year – more accurately every day – we tell ourselves to eat less and exercise more. We sign up for gym memberships and buy new workout gear. Months pass by, you never go, you feel guilty, and then cancel membership. Sound familiar…MORE

The City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods recently awarded young artists from Ballard at a recent celebration at Rainier Community Center.

Area winners included, Samara Haq, 3rd grader, West Woodland, Maia Sebek, 9th grader, a home…MORE

Dana and Danny Imori are the owners of Sophie, a pure bred Shih Tzu and Lola, a poodle and Shih Tzu mix.

Lola, now 2 years old, is laid back. So laid back that she "knows when it's nap time," said Dana. All it takes is for someone to say '…MORE

Dear Green My Ballard,

I heard there were changes to the recycling program. Do you know what they are?

Thanks, Ballard Recycler

Dear BR,

Isn’t it great when recycling just gets easier? And that’s exactly what will…MORE