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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

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.

What kind of tale can this critter tell about being minus a tail as he sniffs carefully for a handout at Ballard Locks?

Two fishing boats tied up at Fishermen's Terminal awaiting time to go to sea.

A small sailboat sports bright stripes off Golden Gardens.

Artist Dennis Warshal created this pig as part of the Pike Place Market's fundraiser "Pigs on Parade 2007." The pig sits in front of the Majestic Bay Theatre which sponsored Warshal's version of the porker.

The pedestrian overpass from Carkeek Park to the beach is a great place to experience the power of trains, as they pass by underneath. Train buffs often set up their cameras at this spot to wait for their arrival. They use high powered…MORE

J. M. "Mike" Sweeney isn't actually quite as old as the City of Seattle, though you might find that hard to believe that after being regaled with one of his impromptu Seattle history lectures.

He still remembers the old Seattle Pacific…MORE