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A small sailboat sports bright stripes off Golden Gardens.

Artist Dennis Warshal created this pig as part of the Pike Place Market's fundraiser "Pigs on Parade 2007." The pig sits in front of the Majestic Bay Theatre which sponsored Warshal's version of the porker.

The pedestrian overpass from Carkeek Park to the beach is a great place to experience the power of trains, as they pass by underneath. Train buffs often set up their cameras at this spot to wait for their arrival. They use high powered…MORE

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

The full moon on June 30th provided a dramatic backdrop to the rail lines and cranes that sit just adjacent to Jack Block Park on Harbor Avenue near the West Seattle Bridge. Photo by Patrick Robinson