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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.

Jessie Trost picks up a handful of marble-size hailstones on the sidewalk in front of Ballard Library. The storm hit at noon last Friday 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

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

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

Photo by Patrick Robinson

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.

The Art Walk Thursday evening was lightly attended but several of the artists reported sales of their work. The event, which takes place the 2nd Thursday of every month features artists work, displayed in participating shops in the junction. For…MORE