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Most fire calls are not for fires, but for first aid and the mission of the Seattle Fire Department is to prevent the loss of life and property resulting from fires, medical emergencies and other disasters.

"The fire department has a…MORE

Moments before 1 o'clock on a recent school day - the exact moment when the bank was reviewing the loan application of the Community School of West Seattle - director Sarah Airhart spoke to the whole school, asking the students to shut their eyes…MORE

Residents of West Seattle will have an opportunity to enjoy international cuisine and free world music during the second annual Music Nights in White Center.

Music Nights is sponsored by the White Center Arts Alliance and will occur on the…MORE

The flags were flying in the wind last week in the parking lot of Viking Bank. From right to left: United States, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The flagpole was moved to the bank's parking lot from Bergen Place after the park was…MORE

Andy Tran and Kim Do walk past the future Ballard Corners Park.

Ballard High School seniors Lucy Miner, Johannah Juarez, and Mikaela Winter, all 17, arrived in line 1:30 p.m. at Secret Garden Bookshop on Friday, for their copy of the final Harry Potter book. By 10 p.m., they still appeared chipper, with their…MORE

Swooping down the canyon-deep avenues of New York City, blissfully indifferent to the wispy-thin strands that hold everything together, the Spider-Man franchise tackles its third installment like the first day of summer vacation - brilliant in…MORE

Two fishing boats tied up at Fishermen's Terminal awaiting time to go to sea.

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.