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Under Washington State laws students at any age can get advice about reproductive services and receive birth control pills without parental consent at a teen health center at Ballard High School and other schools in King County. The health…MORE

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

It's that wonderful time of year again when West Seattleites of all ages come out of the woodwork and spill onto the Junction streets for three fun-filled days of shopping, feasting, mingling with neighbors and toe tapping to tunes.

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If you shop at McClendon Hardware in White Center, you probably already have met the Duchess. She has been a cashier there for nine years.

Duchess is her nickname but her real name is Vida Rayfield and she hails from Chimacum but now lives…MORE

The Nordic Heritage Museum has completed a $5.1 million deal to purchase the Fenpro Building on Market Street to build a larger and more modern facility to meet its growing needs.

This is the prime location the museum Board of Directors…MORE

The Ballard High School Foundation Art Committee dedicated a new painting by T. Michael Gardiner, while introducing a number of other new acquisitions on June 28.

Artwork by Archie Graber, Margaret Harding and Willard Parker were also seen…MORE

Over 14,000 people participated in the 2006 Komen Puget Sound Race on June 17 and Ballard resident Linda Stroud, a breast cancer survivor, was singled out as the Honorary Team New Balance Member

"I was very surprised and pleased," Stroud…MORE

Skatedot

The smallest skating areas are less than 1500 square feet, which is a little smaller than half of a college basketball court. This kind of skate area is often referred to as "skateable terrain" and could include existing…MORE

Skateboarders showed off their best moves during an open house and tournament at the Ballard Commons on Saturday, June 24. Skateboarding advocates set up information booths and a chair made out of skateboards was raffled off. The event was…MORE

"Ice Age 2: the Meltdown", the animated children's film by director Carlos Saldanha, revisits three unlikely friends of the great ice age: Manny the mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego the saber-tooth tiger (Denis Leary) and Sid the sloth (John…MORE