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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

Rain on Market Street last week prompts drivers to turn on their headlights to improve visibility. Some asked if August was really October this year.

The fishing boat Enterprise cruises towards the Ballard Locks after a trip at sea. The view is from the Ballard Elks Lodge on Shilshole Avenue.

There was a surprise guest at the Health and Rehabilitation Center of North Seattle when the Seattle Mariner's Moose mascot made an appearance recently for "Gayle Miller Day Mr. Umpire." Moose spent several minutes honoring the 80-year-old…MORE

Ballard resident Barbara Scott completed the 202-mile Seattle to Portland 2007 bicycle race in July while educating the public about a rare disease called cadasil.

Scott decided entered the race to raise awareness for the relatively…MORE

Ballard resident Kristin Hoelting is now studying salmon restoration efforts at the University of Bergen in Norway as part of a Fulbright scholarship.

"The biology department is working on fishing issues, salmon restoration the aquaculture…MORE

Spud and Neptune spent Friday at Alki Beach, napping in the sand. This was Spud's fifth morning in a row. At six weeks old, he was already an old hand. Neptune was only three or four days old, and this was his first day at the beach.

They…MORE