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On Dec. 19, Ballard will twinkle with 1,000 luminaries, horse drawn hay rides and sweet treats handed out by participating shops.

The In Ballard Merchants Association is looking for volunteers to help build the luminaries and distribute…MORE

Steven and Sherri Estep along with their son Issac picked out their Christmas tree on a cool but dry Sunday morning. They have purchased a tree from the West Seattle Nursery every year since they opened.

This year they did it in record…MORE

A tradition that West Seattleites look forward to every holiday season has arrived, the Christmas Ships. It's put on by Argosy Cruises. Pictured, onlookers converged at Seacrest Park at 5:15pm Saturday , Dec. 12, to watch the boats despite the…MORE

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Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization throughout America and Canada whose mission is to use the power of running to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. On a…MORE

The Salvation Army Senior Center inter-generational program held a Christmas party at the Center, 9050 16th SW , Friday, Dec. 11. The program involves Holy Family Middle School students hosting seniors there, one class, 6th - 8th grade,…MORE

Attendees at the Dec. 10 Holman Road median study meeting, sponsored by the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association and the Crown Hill Business Association, were largely supportive of a plan to install medians along a portion of 15th Avenue Northwest…MORE

The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) will begin operating on a winter schedule starting Sunday, Jan. 3 through March 27. The winter schedule brings a number of notable service changes to the Anacortes/San Juan…MORE

Seattle Department of Transportation crews will close a lane on Northwest 80th Street between Third Avenue Northwest and Eighth Avenue Northwest Dec. 11 to allow a contractor to perform pavement maintenance work.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. one…MORE

In September, the Seattle Department of Planning and Development proposed a rezone of three industrial areas in Ballard. The Ballard District Council voted Dec. 9 to ask the city to reconsider a zoning change that would allow residential…MORE

On a subfreezing morning at the Woodland Park Zoo this week, the orangutans were huddled in their heated indoor area while a zoo employee broke up the ice that at one point had been a series of rivers and waterfalls.

The elephants, tapirs…MORE