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Did you ever just want to frolick out in the streets without the pesky nuisance of possibly getting hit by a car?

Well, this is your lucky weekend. On Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10, Greenwood Ave N between N 67th and N 88th streets…MORE

By Maggie Nicholson

As a child, Linnea Long was the tallest of her friends. She didn’t like to stand up straight. She thought of herself as the great big girl. She was a Girl Scout Brownie and carried a boxy camera on a string around her…MORE

The Conservatory Students at West Seattle's ArtsWest Theater are presenting the comedy classic Once Upon a Mattress Aug. 7 through 11.

If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and the Pea," you may be in for a walloping surprise…MORE

Update, August 12

The Ballard Skillet Diner is now officially open for business. It had a soft opening over the last few days but today is the grand opening. Make sure to get your nosh on.

Original, August 5

The new Skillet…MORE

From Ballard P-Patch

Art in the Garden is celebrating its 13th year at the Ballard P-Patch Community Garden! It is poised to be our biggest and best yet. Join us for a few hours, or for the entire day on Saturday, August 10 from 11 a.m. to…MORE

From the Duwamish to the Sound, for four hours on May 30, 2012, West Seattle was locked in a state of fear as a gunman responsible for the shooting deaths of five innocent people – four at Café Racer in North Seattle and one at a First Hill…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Yes, I know. You have learned all about Mt. Rainier and don’t need another reminder of its glory. But hear me out. No single view is a duplicate. The Puget Sound area is blessed (if I may use that religious…MORE

Vikings are set to invade Seattle at the 30th annual Viking Days on Saturday, August 17, and Sunday, August 18. The free admission event at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard (3014 NW 67th St) will feature Nordic entertainment, food,…MORE

By Carol Smith

B is for the bedlam that will break out down below If the tunnel springs a leak and we’ve no boat in which to row

E is for the exit that is missing from this route To let empty shoppers into town and all the full…MORE

West Seattle icon Morey Skaret was feted Friday, Aug. 2 at his 100th birthday by scores of friends.

They stopped by Morey's favorite haunt, Roxbury Lanes, where he dines daily. Skaret is a former Seattle cop. He has lots of stories and is…MORE