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Seattle Beer Week, an extravagant excuse to drink lots of good beer, is kicking off on Thursday, May 9. From May 9 to May 19, various Ballard and Fremont joints will be hosting beer events, and your favorite neighborhood breweries will also be…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Don’t have time to cook from scratch some nights? Not to worry, as long as you avoid those packaged convenience meals from the store. They are sodium-laced and, let’s face it, not very good.

Make your own…MORE

With the National Film Festival for Talented Youth now behind them, the students of Ballard High School's video production class is at it again.

Three shorts by ten Ballard High School video students have won two of the major prizes and an…MORE

Friday, May 3

Rainbow Bingo

What: Fun, bingo games, great food, beverages, general frivolity and lovely prizes. The menu will include wonderful items such as Crab Cakes, Polish Sausages, Cob Salads, and more. Come at 6pm for food…MORE

By Dan Howes

There are two important facts about Iron Man 3. One is that, unlike its predecessors, the latest film in the hugely popular Marvel franchise is written and directed by the very talented Shane Black, who made a writing career…MORE

By Dusty Henry

As the crowd settled in at The Tractor and waited for The Proclaimers on April 23, a fellow attendee turned to me and asked what I assumed is a litmus test at all Proclaimers shows.

“Are you actually a fan or do you…MORE

On Saturday, April 27, more than 215 local Comcast employees and their families and friends volunteered to give the Labetayah Youth Home in Crown Hill a makeover as part of Comcast’s 12th Comcast Cares Day, which is the nation's largest single-…MORE

While the anarchists are downtown protesting corporate America, you can treat yourself in Ballard to a free scoop of ice cream.

Cupcake Royale will be offering free scoops of icecream 2-8 p.m. today at all of their locations, including the…MORE

Adam Evans is the Ballard then-freshman who ran/walked continuously for 24 hours during last year’s Relay for Life. Asked what he plans for an encore, team captain Adam Evans answers, “Not that.”

Although this will only be his second year…MORE

Editor's note: this is an update to our preliminary April 29 article, "Nellie's Coffee and Toast closed, to be replaced."

There are differing accounts to the events leading up to the closure of Nellie's Coffee and Toast, which had occupied…MORE