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Hundreds of West Seattle families face financial crises every day-from losing jobs and the ongoing challenge of single parenting to medical emergencies and other unexpected situations.

So, how can…MORE

A sailboat moves by, framed in the launching rigging near Ray's Boat House. Amber Trillo photo.

This is the incomplete story of one particular house in Ballard. It's a house that was built in 1926, located on a cul-de-sac near 24th Northwest at one end and a park at another. It's a two-story home that owners described as having a "huge…MORE

Four years ago, a small group of Lafayette Elementary School parents decided it was time for a major upgrade to Lafayette's aging two-acre asphalt playground.

"Grass grows so well in the cracked asphalt that the custodian has to mow it,"…MORE

This month, the West Seattle High drama department is putting on their rendition of "Carousel."

The school has been running plays and musicals for five straight years as part of a growing drama program.

"Carousel" is a dramatic…MORE

England managed to abolish slavery 30 years before the United States and avoid a bloody civil war in the process. Still, the journey was a thorny political road spanning decades and consuming the lives of those involved. The result was a…MORE

One of the pleasures of living in West Seattle is that even those who cannot grow a vegetable or flower garden can still have homegrown produce and fresh cut flowers by visiting the West Seattle Farmers Market.

Since 1999, the West Seattle…MORE

Bike helmets still on, Noah, 6, and Jesse 3, have fish and chips with dad, Stan, at the Lockspot diner. Amber Trillo photo.

Some people refuse to pay to park at the automated parking kiosks in downtown Ballard. Others don't mind, but most agree that parking is becoming harder to find. Dean Wong photo.

One nail at a time during two trips to New Orleans late last year, Ballard resident Julie Reimer helped build a new home for a New Orleans resident devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Reimer, who lives in Loyal Heights, went to New Orleans as…MORE