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Straining his face to catch the right note, Duane Lasley tuned up a newly adjusted violin at his Ballard shop, Lasley and Russ Violins. Lasley, along with Chris Russ (not pictured), handle everything from new restorations to new creations.

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Bad Albert's Tap and Grill

5100 Ballard Ave. N.W.

782-9623

www.badalberts.com

Happy Hour: 3 to 6 p.m. daily, $1 off appetizers, beers and well drinks on special.

Thursdays, 8 to 10:30 p.m. No…MORE

After a recent decision by the King County Ferry District Board, a feasibility study of a passenger ferry route between Shilshore and Downtown Seattle has been approved for the county's 2009 budget.

The action was prompted by Washington…MORE

Scott Polovitch Davis stars as Aladdin, Robert Barnett as Abanazar, and Amber Cutlip as Pongo in Centerstage's production of Aladdin. The play opened November 29 and runs through December 14 at the Knutzen Family Theatre in Federal Way, and…MORE

With more than 150 great gift ideas to choose from - including many affordable options - King County's Waste Free Holidays program could be a solution for holiday shopping budgets.

Now in its thirteenth year, Waste Free Holidays encourages…MORE

Industry leaders are upset over the approval by the Seattle City Council to increase height limitations in the West Dravus and 15th Avenue area because they believe the change endangers the industrial base of the area.

"We said if they…MORE

As the Seattle Department of Transportation determines whether the city's 2009 budget will allow for the repaving of Fauntleroy Way Southwest, the department is exploring the idea of restriping the road to better accommodate bicyclists and…MORE

For those baby-boomers who grew up watching "KING's Klubhouse" with Stan Boreson, nostalgia abounds in this year's ChoralSounds Northwest Christmas concert.

Boreson will perform some of his Scandinavian-flavored parodies of Christmas…MORE

Metro bus fares are going up next year and again the year after.

The Metropolitan King County Council adopted an ordinance Nov. 17 that will raise the cost of Metro fares to cope with a projected $90 million budget shortfall.

The…MORE

Feeling the economic crunch? Worried about the rising costs of energy bills? Low-income families in Seattle may qualify to receive a 50 percent reduction on their utility bills through the Seattle Human Services Department's Utility Discount…MORE