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Most fire calls are not for fires, but for first aid and the mission of the Seattle Fire Department is to prevent the loss of life and property resulting from fires, medical emergencies and other disasters.

"The fire department has a…MORE

Moments before 1 o'clock on a recent school day - the exact moment when the bank was reviewing the loan application of the Community School of West Seattle - director Sarah Airhart spoke to the whole school, asking the students to shut their eyes…MORE

Residents of West Seattle will have an opportunity to enjoy international cuisine and free world music during the second annual Music Nights in White Center.

Music Nights is sponsored by the White Center Arts Alliance and will occur on the…MORE

The flags were flying in the wind last week in the parking lot of Viking Bank. From right to left: United States, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The flagpole was moved to the bank's parking lot from Bergen Place after the park was…MORE

Andy Tran and Kim Do walk past the future Ballard Corners Park.

Ballard High School seniors Lucy Miner, Johannah Juarez, and Mikaela Winter, all 17, arrived in line 1:30 p.m. at Secret Garden Bookshop on Friday, for their copy of the final Harry Potter book. By 10 p.m., they still appeared chipper, with their…MORE

Swooping down the canyon-deep avenues of New York City, blissfully indifferent to the wispy-thin strands that hold everything together, the Spider-Man franchise tackles its third installment like the first day of summer vacation - brilliant in…MORE

A few residents met at Baker Park last week for weeding, chatting and pizza. It was the first meeting of the Whittier Heights Community Council in more than a year, the few remaining members discussed how they might renew community interest in…MORE

While mom straps little sister Carlyn into her stroller 2-and-a-half-year-old Elsa Anderson darts across the slanted water fountain at Ballard Commons Park trying not to fall off.

Numerous varieties of North American butterflies and their plants and shrubs can be seen at the Woodland Park Zoo Butterflies and Blooms exhibit. It is open through September 30, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.