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A few residents met at Baker Park last week for weeding, chatting and pizza. It was the first meeting of the Whittier Heights Community Council in more than a year, the few remaining members discussed how they might renew community interest in…MORE

While mom straps little sister Carlyn into her stroller 2-and-a-half-year-old Elsa Anderson darts across the slanted water fountain at Ballard Commons Park trying not to fall off.

Numerous varieties of North American butterflies and their plants and shrubs can be seen at the Woodland Park Zoo Butterflies and Blooms exhibit. It is open through September 30, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

What kind of tale can this critter tell about being minus a tail as he sniffs carefully for a handout at Ballard Locks?

J. M. "Mike" Sweeney isn't actually quite as old as the City of Seattle, though you might find that hard to believe that after being regaled with one of his impromptu Seattle history lectures.

He still remembers the old Seattle Pacific…MORE

Bring the family, order pizza - even set up a couch - at West Seattle's outdoor cinema, now in its fourth year.

"It's a neat little event," said Lora Vickrey, who chairs the cinema committee for the West Seattle Junction Association. "It's…MORE

Kevin Costner is the koala bear of actors, finicky and unadaptive by nature. If the role fits Costner - provides him with the right metaphorical eucalyptus tree of an "Open Range" or "The Upside of Anger" - he snuggles right in and owns the story…MORE

Ariel House, in the Admiral District, is the only independent housing in the nation for people with multiple sclerosis.

"The whole idea is that there was a hole in the community," said Merrill Ringold, executive director of Ariel House. "…MORE

Members of the Cascade Swim Club, Wave Aquatics, and West Coast Aquatics gathered for the 88th Annual Senior Seattle Open Swim Meet on Saturday at Colman Pool in Lincoln Park. The meet, open to people over the age of 15 has been staged in a…MORE

One of the lower tides of the year, a -2.4, brought out the beach walkers at Alki on Saturday, June 30th. This view is looking west toward the restaurant and business area of the beach. Photo by Patrick Robinson