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There is no shortage of events this weekend on the Westside. Check it out!

Friday, June 26

Live music: Bobcat Bob CD ReleaseC & P Coffee 6 p.m. Free

Live music: Exploding High Fives Acoustic In-Store with Black Swedes and…MORE

There was a time when my father visited Ballard several times a year, traveling from Boston. He was recently retired after 28 years with the Federal Reserve Bank and my mother was particularly motivated to offer his services to me.

She…MORE

The National Historic Landmark Steamer Virginia V is the last of the wooden hull passenger steamers that were called the "Mosquito Fleet" because they swarmed over Puget Sound like mosquitoes.

The Virginia V’s home port was Lisabuela and…MORE

The Fremont Outdoor Cinemas start at dusk (around 9:45 p.m.) with a suggested donation of $5.

Bring your own chair (low-back as to not obstruct the view of others) and alcohol is prohibited.

The rest of the season will be showing…MORE

With summer ready to kick into full swing, the Ballard Boys and Girls Club has partnered with the Seattle Storm to encourage kids to continue reading this summer vacation with its Read to Achieve program.

Read to Achieve is a year-round,…MORE

Alki Kid's Place, located downstairs in the United Church of Christ, 6115 S.W. Hinds St. offers an after school program and has begun its summer camp program for kids ages 4 through 14.

The school celebrated its one-year anniversary with…MORE

The Woodland Park Zoo recently released photos of a Tawny Frogmouth chick that hatched there on June 4.

The Woodland Park Zoo is one of only four zoos to have successfully bred this species, native to Australia, in the last six years,…MORE

Unexpected Productions has been performing comedy improv in Seattle since 1983. Their show Theatresports, which includes comedy, improv and theatre, is Seattle’s longest running show and is coming to the Admiral Theater this weekend.

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I often get little notes from my fellow mini gardeners saying how much they enjoy their gardens, and sometimes I get photo essays from my customers, too.

I received this one the other day from Cindy Sapore in Spokane, Wash., and I thought…MORE

Ballard newly-weds Lauren Kisser and Barry Fuchs plan to climb the 10,781 foot elevation of Mount Baker this summer in honor of Kisser’s late grandmother Ellen.

A year and a half ago, Kisser and Fuchs, both members of the Mountaineers,…MORE