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Years before the Seattle Seahawks existed, Lafa Lane, president of the Ballard Mortgage Company, brought professional football to the city when he owned the Seattle Rangers from 1966 to 1969.

The Rangers competed in the old Continental…MORE

Improving one's health can be as easy as taking one step at a time by with an exercise program to get the body physically active.

If you aren't already walking, a good time to start is on Saturday, March 18 when B-HIP, (the Ballard Health…MORE

Four Seattle men are now in training for the 3,100 nautical mile Shepard Ocean Fours Rowing Race across the North Atlantic Ocean in June. The race starts in New York on June 10. The finish line is at the maritime port of Falmouth, England, 300…MORE

Good news from the silver screen: the big monkey is back and better than ever.

Thanks to Peter Jackson, who seems bent on plying the dangerous waters of adapting beloved classics to his own cinematic vision (and getting away with it), "…MORE

Now is the time to satisfy your sweet tooth, while helping to support Girl Scout programs as their annual cookie sale gets underway.

The sale continues through March 19 and this is an opportunity to buy the third highest selling cookie…MORE

What's white and green and warm all over? Here's a hint: Wander a block south of the Alaska Junction and you're getting warmer, literally. Still don't know? It looks like a word that rhymes with flow. Yes, some people call it "foe," but this…MORE

Two things stick in your mind while watching "Memoirs of a Geisha"; the first, just how visually exquisite it is, and the second, how the story sputters under this spectacular veneer.

From the opening scene of a peasant farm house where…MORE

Dressed in black to blend into the dark background, Caroline Socha brings a puppet to life as a performer for Thistle Theatre, a group producing shows to entertain the entire family.

Socha, a Ballard resident, enjoys what she does. "There…MORE

Seventy years of marriage have put a few wrinkles on Helen and Walter Carlson's faces, but their hearts remain true.

Helen is now 88 years old. Walter is 90 years old.

They are both originally from North Dakota, although they did…MORE

Choir singers will perform a free concert on Saturday, March 11, that manages to celebrate cultural diversity while being at the heart of Ballard heritage. The Market Street Singers will perform their concert "Shilshole on the Pacific Rim" at the…MORE