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A "senior prom" party was held at the Senior Center of West Seattle Tuesday night, June 23 and while most in attendance had graduated high school decades earlier, many were stepping and spinning like teenagers.

The event was sponsored by…MORE

Taking a break from helping keep the Seattle Mariners in the race for the American League West, Brandon Morrow and Russell Branyan spent an afternoon separating overripe plums and squished tomatoes from the good ones.

"I don't even know…MORE

Never thought this old Depression Baby would see the younger generation of shoppers seeking out yard sales.

Gucci bags and Ralph Lauren designer sheets were once daily fare for these new bargain hunters. So if you are one of those who…MORE

Well, the kids are mostly out of school now, or will be soon, so it got me to thinking about safety.

Sometimes the end of school is accompanied by some pranks. Some are classics like toilet-papering a house or soaping windows, and some…MORE

Monday night's music recital at Tibbetts United Methodist Church was a demonstration of diversity. Twenty-three young children, teens, adults, and even a Yorkshire Terrier played everything from "Chop Sticks" to "Misty" to Chopin's "Waltz in C#…MORE

About 12years ago Sara Parker heard a neighbor yelling at a stray cat. The animal was following and talking to the neighbor and Parker decided "I want that cat!"

She took the black and white female cat home and her teenage son asked to…MORE

Ballard resident Robert Donat is working on learning, studying and compiling a unique and specific history of east Ballard. And, it all started with his dogs.

Donat said walking his two energetic labradors, Bali and Mercedes, caused him to…MORE

Thousands of onlookers, five to seven layers thick in places, witnessed the 21st Annual Fremont Solstice Parade Saturday, June 21.

Some in the parade were tucked inside ornate costumes, while others let it all hang out.

The parade…MORE

Those looking for gardening inspiration will find it in spades this coming Saturday, June 27 as Ballard's first Edible Garden Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In cooperation with Groundswell NW, Sustainable Ballard’s Ingela Wanerstrand…MORE

She had tears in her eyes when she thanked me for showing her my miniature gardens. It was like she had a new lease on life, a new purpose.

I was a bit overwhelmed that she was overwhelmed and, at that moment, neither of us really knew…MORE