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John Van Lierop, Jr, who runs a piano studio on Gatewood Hill off Morgan Street has had his cat Morris for 20 years. Morris was purchased from a now closed pet store in the Alaska Junction when he was only a couple of weeks old. When they first…MORE

Photo via Creative Commons, by Cheryl

I love how my garden changes every year. Last year I had the best spinach ever, but not a red tomato in sight. This year, it’s all about the peas. They are amazing! The vines are loaded with pods and…MORE

Earliest this year, Ballard’s newest barbecue joint opened on the corner of Ballard Avenue NW and NW Vernon Place, and the smell of sweet, roasting meats can be smelled from the street.

The meats are free-range, the vegetables are local,…MORE

Professional photographer Ray Pfortner, is holding a photography workshop at the Seattle Chinese Garden August 3, 4 and 26. Pfortner is also an educator whose work focuses on nature, landscapes, gardens and environmental issues.

In the…MORE

First Tee, an organization whose focus is to "establish a lifelong interest in golf by engaging children in a structured golf curriculum taught during physical education classes, while positively impacting their lives and helping to ensure the…MORE

West Seattle Filmmaker Jamie Chamberlin, who toured nearly 70 shows in Europe and the States with legendary rock band ZZ Top in 2008 is at it again. That project, released October, 2009, produced the DVD set "Double Down Live" spotlighting the…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

People are curious and always have been. Just think of the early explorers in Europe who dared to sail out into the ocean hoping to find a way to China. When people thought if they sailed far enough they would…MORE

I am still smarting after reading that a Renton boy has been named President of Boeing and feel ashamed that I did not try harder when I might have made the grade during my 8 years working there.

While I don't know all the facts of his…MORE

For the 24 years that I’ve lived in Ballard I have struggled over where to put out-of-town guests, especially when I lived in a one-bathroom house. For all that my mother loves of almost every aspect of Ballard, she has long lamented the lack…MORE

Ballardites, you know the time of year. It's the 38th annual SeafoodFest. Prepare your feet, your stomach (for lutefisk) and any other muscles you use to have fun.

One thing of note: In honor of longtime SeafoodFest opener Stan Borenson's…MORE