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"Sicko," Michael Moore's documentary about the American healthcare system, starts out with a clever sleight-of-hand.

When I got the call from Sally Ganong urging me to attend the annual reunion block party for the Fentonwood community, I grabbed Elsbeth and away we went.

After all, we were once residents in this cluster of dramatically different homes in…MORE

It was the result of hard work by a group of Ballard citizens with Dwight S. Hawley leading the way when the Shilshole Bay Marina opened in 1958.

A bronze plaque honoring Hawley's work is now being refurbished by the Port of Seattle and…MORE

This blue heron found a log to rest on among the water lilies at Green Lake. Eagles, ducks, swans and other waterfowl can be found at the lake.

Like a wholesome scene in a Norman Rockwell painting, Erik Holsather, 23, sells produce and caramel corn from his quaint but sturdy homemade powder-blue cart on the sidewalk in front of the Alki Homestead restaurant.

Unlike a flat canvas…MORE

Motorcyclist and young sidecar passenger enjoy a hot summer Saturday cruise south on 15th Avenue Northwest through Ballard.

City crews were hard at work on the "road diet" project on 24th Avenue Northwest between Northwest 56th and 65th streets last week. Lanes of traffic will be reduced from four to three with a center turn lane, as well as bike lanes on both sides…MORE

Photographer Michael Wang has an exhibit of his work at ArtXchange in Pioneer Square. Wang has been traveling Bolivia and Kenya as part of a PATH research team, a Ballard based non-profit creating sustainable, culturally relevant solutions to…MORE

The Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Association raised more than $4,000 for programs and activities at its 6th annual garden tour on Sunday, Sept. 9, when 10 homes were featured, all on 4th and 6th avenues northwest.

Host gardeners and their…MORE

Seattle Fire Department Station 18 celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sept. 19 with an open house and the Ballard community came to meet their fire fighters and equipment up close.

Fire Fighter James Rowe helped greet parents who brought…MORE