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Joined by the Dickens Carolers Choir, the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival will be making it's way around Ballard tonight.

The Argosy Christmas Ship festival is a holiday celebration that has been a Northwest tradition for 62 years. Its main…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

You know what I mean. Even before Thanksgiving the atmosphere is permeated with holiday music. I say holiday rather than Christmas because there are other celebrations during the dark season of the year. Can’t you…MORE

When I was a boy in Portland, Oregon, sometimes we got to go downtown at Christmas time where the Elks had rented the Hippodrome building and put on a big show for poor kids.

When it was over we lined up and each got a net stocking full of…MORE

Safeway Corporation has conducted Gingerbread House building competitions for kids in other areas and recently asked Jill Maas, the Admiral Safeway Deli Dept. Mgr. to find a school to participate in West Seattle. Naturally she chose Lafayette…MORE

When Rick Cook began his career in hair styling he had no idea what his future would hold. He was trained as a genuine stylist and early on he did it all, from colors to curls. Some 36 years later he has settled in as a men's only traditional…MORE

Furry Faces Foundation and Animal Aid and Rescue Foundation are back for the holidays to sponsor a series of 'Wrap It Up' events, a fundraiser that gets your gifts artfully wrapped and benefits the two organization's outreach and community…MORE

Reader Peggy Bourlier gave us this photo of a snowy owl she and her son spotted in the Sunset Hill neighborhood. She had this to say:

"My son and I went looking for the snowy owls that we've heard were in the neighborhood. Sure enough one…MORE

Gifted

‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was snoring except for my spouse Who though he could wake up the dead with his clatter Still blissfully slept, unaware of the matter

When up on the…MORE

For 12-year-old Gabe, who turns 12 today, it wasn't enough to receive presents. He had to give something in return.

So, to celebrate his 12th birthday, which landed on 12/12/12, he decided to raise $1,212.12 for Seattle Public theater,…MORE

Meagan Dahl got her dog Alki almost by accident. "We found him in West Seattle. He was a stray wandering in the alley behind Jefferson Square. My girlfriend found him and brought him in and called me, because she knows I'm a sucker." That was…MORE