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For Ballard resident Lynn Tissell, celebrating her 45th birthday involved more work than play. Her present to herself was climbing to the top of 14,410 foot Mt. Rainier on July 14.

The climb had been on her mind for 12 years. "I had been…MORE

The neighborhood's biggest party of the year took place last weekend as the 32nd Annual Ballard SeafoodFest brought thousands of people to the area for two days of sun and fun.

With entertainment on two stages, a variety of seafood and…MORE

Even though he's been selling automobiles for nearly 60 years, Bob Ochsner still stops in midsentence at the sight of a pretty car.

"Isn't that a beautiful color?" Ochsner, 85, said admiringly of a sparkling, burnt-red vehicle waiting at a…MORE

Ballard High School students have the talent to produce videos and they are receiving the recognition for the quality of their work.

Three video productions by Ballard students won awards in the 30th Annual Young People’s Film and Video…MORE

Ready for some rock with a side 'o fries?

No longer do you have to hop in the car for late night drives to see live music in Ballard, Belltown or Capitol Hill (and we thought life for Westside music fans was getting' good with the…MORE

Ballardite Brian Wynne knows how fragile a community can be. Having been at law school in Tulane University in New Orleans last year when Hurricane Katrina touched land, he's seen first hand a community dissolve.

"That whole thing with…MORE

Ballard High School Librarian Susan Weiss has retired after 39 years in the educational field. Weiss graduated from Ballard in 1963 and returned to her old school in 1988.

Under her leadership the John Stanford Library made big changes to…MORE

Carkeek Park, filled with its forest of trees and brush, is one of the best places to get out of town. But the park that hides you from the city is also hiding a part of the city from you. A concentrated, repellant part, unmentionable in polite…MORE

Forty-eight antique wooden horses are the new attraction at the Woodland Park Zoo when a historic carousel opens on July 22.

The Philadelphia Toboggan Company was commissioned to build the carousel and horses for the Cincinnati Zoo in 1918…MORE

Safe and natural yard care is a concept that Seattle has embraced, placing it ahead of many cities across the nation.