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There's a buzz in the Junction... Get within in a few blocks' radius of California Avenue and you can almost feel the energy and excitement.

Radio listeners interested in a liberal alternative Christian viewpoint are turning their dials to the left for "Living Faith Now: Creating a Way of Life that Matters," hosted by Ballard Reverend Rich Lang.

In March, Lang began his weekly…MORE

Competitive figure skating comes so close to self-parody that poking fun at it seems a little like shooting fish in a barrel

"Blades of Glory," the new Will Ferrell comedy, has no qualms about taking aim at an easy target. Its charm, in…MORE

Abbi Russell, 3, looks down at her damp duds after running through the fountains at Ballard Commons Park.

Ballard High School students received a large audience for their artwork that was on display during this month's Artwalk at the Ballard Library.

This oversized ape was found on Eighth Avenue Northwest last week. It was actually quite harmless.

The ship canal and the east end of the Ballard Locks can be seen from the fourth floor of the Norse Home on Phinney Ridge. The senior housing facility has great views of Ballard, Shilshole Bay and the Olympic Mountains.

Shannon Eastman means it when she tells young people to "think before you do, think twice - if you don't, you are going to pay for it with your life."

Hers is a strong message to teens, a desperate plea that can save lives.

Eastman…MORE

The McChord Air Force Base Color Guard honored retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Andy Rasmussen last week at Wiggen and Sons Funeral Home. Rasmussen passed away on April 24. He was born in Norway in 1921 and served in World War II on a B-52 bomber…MORE

Duct tape provides a cheap repair on this Honda parked in Ballard last week. It also made a political statement with this Free Ballard bumper sticker. Dean Wong photo.