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It took two years for Ballard resident Matt Smith and a pair of his equally laid-back buddies from his Washington State University days to sail their 44-footer from Shilshole Marina to Tacoma. Sure, they could have made it in one day, but they…MORE

Publisher Jerry Robinson was awarded a first place for humor writing in the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest recently and also was given a clock with a funny movement. Robinson writes a regular column…MORE

Marble-size hailstones collect on the steps of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Ballard. The storm hit at noon, Friday, October 19th, and lasted about 15 minutes.

Nicole Donnelly and her daughter Sara Ann,3, use the windstorm on Thursday to fly a kite on Alki. Nicole explained, "She loves the wind and got excited about the storm."

Photo by Patrick Robinson

"I only work on the weekends," says Parker Nelson, 11 of Woodring Farms in Monroe. His dad who, "used to be a chocolatier" now makes a full line of jams, jellies, and butters for eating and use in cooking. They are out most weekends at farmer's…MORE

The M/V Tillikum heads toward Vashon Island in the early evening sunset as seen from Lincoln Park.

Photo by Patrick Robinson

Editor's Note. Lori Hinton has written this column for over three years and once in a while it is a good idea to take a breath and look back at the long view. Here is a checklist of 101 Things to Do from her now famous West Seattle Herald column…MORE

Rikke Heinecke, a Ballard High freshman, sells her handmade greeting cards from her both at the 28th annual North Beach Arts and Crafts Fair last weekend.

On any given day, hundreds of children are homeless. These children are the most vulnerable, and also the most invisible side of homelessness. Recently on Market Street Family Services placed life-size cardboard cutout children with a direct…MORE

Bella Stead, 5, takes a leap of faith as her sister, Juliette, 3, cheers her on, at the playground at St. Alphonsus Parish Family Center, in Ballard.