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Danny Smith, a resident at the Columbia Lutheran Home takes the first ride on a wheelchair lift of a Sprinter Van. The van can hold four wheelchairs and was a gift from the Trust of Leah and Kenneth Santrom. It will be used to take residents to…MORE

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, bottom row, third from left, with Pastor Erik Wilson Weiberg of the Ballard First Lutheran Church, on her left, at the Senate rostrum with others following the approval of a Senate resolution honoring the state's fishing…MORE

When Lauren Bullington first came to the Ballard Boys and Girls Club 10 years ago, she was shy and nervous.

Now she has been voted 2007 Youth of the Year at the Ballard club and represented the organization at the Boys and Girls Club of…MORE

There's always a hubbub, among men at least, with the annual publication of Sports Illustrated magazine's swimsuit edition, and this year, West Seattle swimwear designer Heidi Fish has a couple of her swimsuits in there - pages 196 and 200.

Stella Chao loves walking around Sunset Hill, where she sees other homeowners working in their yards and interactions with her neighbors are a welcome thing.

Now that Chao has been hired as the new director of the City of Seattle's…MORE

Five years ago Karen Palmer chucked an insurance-consulting business and went to the dogs. And cats - occasionally, rabbits or even horses.

While the outdoors is a welcome respite from the stuffy corporate offices she once roamed, the…MORE

The significance of black history has been a little more real for students at Roxhill Elementary School this month.

Every February, during Black History Month, students open their history books to learn about important African American…MORE

Was that the sound of strings-a-strummin'? And I thought I just heard a double-neck guitjo. Some unique sounds are going down on Delridge. And this is in addition to the already happenin' scene just down the street at the Skylark.

For a…MORE

In the Morgan Junction, loyal customers came together generously offering up generators to keep the doors open during recent wind storms. Friends gathered on communal couches in the English-style setting and toasted pints to the new year. Stories…MORE

Ballard High School junior Jayson Luu may have lost the election for Associated Student Body president last year, but he has been busy getting his fellow students involved in charity.

After the election loss, the school's Parent Teacher…MORE