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People don't think of auto mechanics as being environmental stewards. With an occupational nickname like "grease monkey" it's not hard to see why.

Joyce Crow is not only battling liver cancer, she is fighting to obtain her Medicare insurance benefits to pay for a transplant before the disease takes her life.

Crow has visited four oncologists for their medical opinions. The last one…MORE

Everyone remembers their first bicycle. For most of us, it was our first taste of speed and freedom, principles we intended to live by. Wobbly at first, before long we were racing down the block and around street corners, shirts billowing.

Daffodils poke their heads up to say hello. Happy dogs fly through the air after Frisbees. And brave souls reveal bare legs, donning shorts for the first time in what seems likes years. Spring has sprung on the Westside and it's that time of year…MORE

Daffodils poke their heads up to say hello. Happy dogs fly through the air after Frisbees. And brave souls reveal bare legs, donning shorts for the first time in what seems likes years. Spring has sprung on the Westside and it's that time of year…MORE

A functional and happy parent to child relationship comes from relating to and respecting your children, not controlling them.

The fact that the greater Ballard area is awash in pubs and clubs, taverns and bars, restaurants and night spots is a surprise to nobody. There's such a wide variety of these joints, however, that navigating them can be a bit daunting. Well, your…MORE

Some of the brightest high school science students competed in the Sixth Annual Student Biotechnology Expo on March 6 and a group from Ballard High School impressed the judges enough to win 17 awards.

The expo was held at the Meydenbauer…MORE

This year's Blakely Rock Regatta on April 1, organized by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club will benefit the Steve Molnes Helping Hand Fund at Ballard High School.

Now in its 25th year, the regatta raises money for local causes. Projects like…MORE

Whether oysters make you salivate or gag, laugh, smile or get amorous, all you have to do is attend the Anthony's Oyster Olympics once to know that oysters are just good, clean fun. Indeed, they have to be. And from the oyster's natural need to…MORE