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Swedish Medical Center's Ballard Campus welcomed its first baby of the New Year on Jan. 1 at 6:12 p.m. The baby boy, named Shawn, was born to Bangdien and Calvin Bailey of Everett. The 7-pound, 2-ounce baby boy measured in at 19 inches long and…MORE

Pity the student who was asked this question in last week's geography bee at Madison Middle School: "Women traditionally wear an abbaya, over modern clothes, in Manama, the cosmopolitan capital city of which country?"

Worse, the question…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

Leif Erikson's statue has been a fixture at the Shilshole Bay Marina since 1962 and a campaign is now underway to inscribe the names of Scandinavian immigrants to a granite rune stone as part of a new plaza.

The Port of Seattle is…MORE

Just before sunrise Saturday, while other West Seattle residents were gearing up for holiday shopping, Pamela Staeheli stood near Alki Beach with five paper plates filled with Costco cat food in one hand and a jug of water in the other.

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Katie Dolan, a tireless advocate for the Northwest Center passed away on Nov. 11 and she won't be forgotten as memorial fund has been established in her name.

"She was a very strong influence here. She was a special person and was very…MORE

SHEAVE LUNCHEON. The holiday season is a happy time and the birds are sharing in the joy as they discover the sheaves of grain on the trees in downtown Ballard.

Local resident Kristine Leander has been carrying on this Norwegian tradition…MORE

With temperatures dipping down, the Clothing Pantry at the Ballard Food Bank was busy handing out whatever warm clothes they had available.

A recent donation of hats and mittens went right out the door. "It was gone almost as fast as it…MORE

This might come as a shock but, when the big earthquake hits, Ballard residents will be on their own for the first few days after the tremors.

Police officers and firefighters will be busy checking the condition of schools, hospitals and…MORE

A towering tree lights up the Junction with glee. Despite snow and sleet, shoppers crowd the street. And coffee shops hum with the production of eggnog lattes (minus the rum).

The spirit of the season is in the air, and minds reel…MORE