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By Maggie Nicholson

Faye Franks was born on a small farm in 1918 in rural Kansas. Her parents, Ebon Rollo and Mattie Mabel Anderson, saw right away, that Faye was a strong and gifted child. The one-room schoolhouse teacher, who…MORE

According to Eater.com, another brewery is coming Ballard's way: Stoup Brewing. Coming this summer, the brewery will have 15 barrels and owners Robyn Schumacher and Brad Benson want it to have an educational aspect, such as beer tastings or beer…MORE

Your used digital cameras are needed for a series of free photography workshops for under served youth produced by Art for Animals' Sake.

DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:

*Mind Unwind Gallery’s Treehouse Lounge, Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-12am *…MORE

By Joshua McNichols

I heard you wanted to start a garden. I remember my first garden. It was in a P-patch. And if it weren’t for nosy P-Patchers offering me unsolicited advice, I’d probably still be buying bland cherry tomatoes in mid-…MORE

Editor's note: Wife and husband Wendy and Brian Kaehler have been visiting Brian’s aunt Dolores in West Seattle for many years, and they always look forward to a very unique staple in her home.

On their most recent visit, Wendy and Brian…MORE

Pepper is a 4.5 pound PomPoo (Pomeranian-Poodle) born August 5, 2005. Her name is a shortened version of "Sargeant Pepper Peck" because as her owner Margaret Nordahl explained, "When I got her my daughter picked her out and she loves the Beatles…MORE

Breaking news: Pat Cashman, of the perennially popular "Almost Live" sketch show and it's current reincarnation "206," will be the Grand Marshal for the 63rd Annual Parade on July 24. The theme? "Funny in Greenwood!" of course.

“We are…MORE

It's getting closer: Hotel Ballard is nearing completion.

Ballard's first four-story, four-star hotel will officially be opening in May at 5216 Ballard Avenue NW by the Olympic Athletic Club, which owns the hotel, bringing "classic old…MORE

Sustainable Ballard, the go-get-'em organization that wants to make Ballard a more green, sustainable neighborhood, is competing for a $2,500 grant. Lately, the folks at Sustainable Ballard have been hard at work spreading the word about RainWise…MORE

Seattle Restaurant Week is back in Ballard! Oct. 13-17 and Oct. 20-24, several restaurants in our beloved neighborhood will be offering three-course dinners for $28, and three-course lunches for $15.

Without a doubt, one does not need to…MORE