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Summer fun in the 20th Century

By Kay F. Reinartz

While winters on Salmon Bay were, and are still, marked by lots of damp chilly weather, the summers were generally dry and sunny with light long into the evening.

Ballard,…MORE

More people are moving to, and moving through, Ballard to catch a buzz. They are saying "yes" to mopeds, those noisy, 50cc motor scooters with pedals that hit nearly 38 miles per hour.

Don't laugh.

They're cheap, fun to ride and get…MORE

Photographer Steve Shay took this photo about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He shot the eclipse of the moon through the "Immigrant Tree" sculpture in Bergen Park in downtown Ballard.

For them, that is. At the Ballard skateboard park, skateboarder is Brendon Mekola of Ballard

This 108' boat at Fisherman's Terminal has "Free Ballard" painted on the wheelhouse which refers to the fact Ballard should have remained an independent city and not have joined Seattle 100 years ago. The longliner "Blue Ballard" will fish in…MORE

The late afternoon is when rowing classes take place on Green Lake. Rowers in boats of various sizes take their turns on the water.

It is my turn to fly. I prime the engine with a squirt of gas and engage the propeller spring. One crank winds the spring tight, and then I release the prop. Like someone with a really bad cold, the engine sputters, spits, coughs...and dies. On…MORE

One of the most well-known diagnosticians at Providence Mount St. Vincent never went to medical school. The West Seattle nursing home is the residence of Buckwheat, a cat that apparently has the ability to predict patients' deaths.

The…MORE

The people of West Seattle ArtWalk and ArtsWest are working together to create a combined art walk in the Alaska Junction.

Currently, the two groups appeal to different crowds. The West Seattle ArtWalk targets younger community members. On…MORE

West Seattle author and educator Judy Bentley recently led a two-hour walking tour through the Northern Delridge neighborhood, once known as Youngstown. Most were area residents wanting to know more about the lower dell and the surrounding ridges…MORE