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August is the time to raid the closet for those Nordic swords, horned helmets and faux-fur booties, because the Nordic Heritage Museum’s 31st annual Viking Days on August 16 and 17 is featuring a new event this year, the Run Like a Viking 5K.…MORE

Natalia Fialkoff was strolling in Olde Burien one day last week with Bajia, a one-year-old red poodle. Natalia has lived in Burien since 2002. She is an intern for Seattle Public Schools.

By Conrad Wesselhoeft Vashon Island's history and spirit were the stars of "Vashon Suite: No Bridges," an original 45-minute song cycle that premiered Sunday to a wildly enthusiastic audience on the island.

"No Bridges" was written by…MORE

MON–FRI• AUGUST 4–8 • 9AM–12PM • $120LOCATION: DES MOINES FIELD HOUSE (YOUTH AGES 8–12 YEARS)

JOSEPH SUPANG, AN ALUMNI OF THE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER TEAM, WILL HOST A SOCCER CAMP IN DES MOINES! HE HOLDS A MASTERS DEGREE IN SPORTS…MORE

By Scott Anthony

While public fireworks displays are the safest way to celebrate the holiday, not everyone can attend one, and because more and more municipalities are rejecting the use of personal fireworks due to fires and injuries, (ask…MORE

Is it fate? Death? Desire?…or just a sheer movement in the brain that leads people back again and again to the pink peddler of pork perfection, Paseo Caribbean Restaurant (6226 Seaview Ave N.W. and 4225 Fremont Ave N.).

Among a fuselage of…MORE

By Erin Bosetti

This year, local favorite coffee haunt Java Bean turns 25. It started out as a coffee cart in Eastlake in 1989 and two more carts were opened in the city including one in West Seattle. Our well loved Ballard branch was…MORE

Conor Byrne Pub 5140 Ballard Ave. N.W.

ROYAL WOLFE, DEBBIE MILLER, BEASLEY Thursday, September 4, 20149:00pm – 11:59pm

STAR ANNA, ZACH BROOCKE, JASON DODSON (MALDIVES), MARLAINA YOUCH Friday, September 5, 20149:00pm – 11:59pm

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

The title brings up memories of the first time I ever heard of anyone using the term “Kissin’ Cousins.” I knew growing up that one was not supposed to marry close family members but I wasn’t really sure why. In…MORE

Northwest Seaport, a maritime heritage organization, is restoring a 109–year-old Lightship (No. 83) called Swiftsure.

The Swiftsure is to become a floating museum, and in their effort to revive the ship, they hope to discover the rich,…MORE