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Painter Roland Pantze lives close to nature in Sweden and his exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum gives viewers an intimate look at the lifestyles of the Sami people.

In his exhibit, "Roland Pantze Painter of Sami Life," the artist has…MORE

Revolutionary and unusual ideas were featured at last week's Sustainable Ballard meeting, which was billed as a "Green Round-Up."

Jon Ramer, director of Interra, the group which introduced the Puget Sound Community Change card, talked…MORE

Despite the Seattle School Board voting last week to increase rental prices for buildings unused as schools any longer, the group leasing the Old Crown Hill Elementary School say they are not worried about the matter.

"By the time the…MORE

On the night of April 13 the last pin will fall, the last tab will be pulled, and the last beer will be poured and the sun will go down at the Sunset Bowl.

After a half century of service, the building will not be spared and the property…MORE

Washington's Enhanced Driver License, a hybrid driver license/identification card that doubles as a boarder crossing document, has been officially declared Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative compliant by the U.S.

Sand stabilization may sound like an oxymoron, but that is exactly what the Seattle Department of Transportation promises with its federally funded repair plan for the portion of Golden Gardens Drive that collapsed during a rainstorm last…MORE

Fires killed 50 people in Washington State last year, says State Fire Marshal Michael Matlick.

The leading cause of fire fatalities is directly related to cigarettes, which were the cause in 9 (or 18 percent) of the fire fatalities in 2007…MORE

Seaview Avenue residents are still unhappy about transit service and King County Metro still is defending the lack of service because there is not enough money, despite the surge in ridership.

Metro officials and County Council member…MORE

Quidnunc, the local computer store in the junction, has been sold to another Seattle based computer company A-1 Best Computers. A-1 Best has two other locations in Ballard and Lake City. Started by Bill Hibler in 1994, Quidnunc began as a…MORE

With temperatures hovering just above freezing this week, Burien residents were treated to a series of low pressure systems off the coast, bringing plenty of rain to match the colder air. Downtown Burien saw plenty of the white stuff, some…MORE