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Ten wood mills operating in the early days of Ballard produced more cedar shingles than any other community in the nation around the turn of the century.

"Ballard, Washington - Shingle Capital of the World," is the title of an upcoming…MORE

The folks over at Swedish Medical Center's Ballard Campus want the community to B-HIP, and what they mean is being healthy and in good physical shape.

B-HIP, otherwise known as the Ballard Health Improvement Project is holding its latest…MORE

Was that the sound of strings-a-strummin'? And I thought I just heard a double-neck guitjo. Some unique sounds are going down on Delridge. And this is in addition to the already happenin' scene just down the street at the Skylark.

For a…MORE

Scan the walls of many West Seattle venues - restaurants, coffee shops, shoe stores and more - and you'll find that, more and more, art abounds in our eclectic little neighborhood.

Nancy Malmgren and her late husband Les Malmgren are winners of the Fourth Annual Denny Awards for their volunteer service benefiting Carkeek Park.

The award was presented during a ceremony held by Seattle Parks and Recreation…MORE

You don't have to go downtown to see great theatre with the Ballard High School Drama Program presenting "The Skin of Our Teeth," a Pulitzer Prize winning play written by Thornton Wilder.

The play runs on Nov. 2, 3 and 4 in the school's…MORE

Memories of World War II were on Clare Earl Johnson's mind when he visited Ballard recently from his home in Poulsbo. With his fading news clippings in his hand, he stopped by the News-Tribune office to see if anyone would be would be interested…MORE

Kenyon Hall, one of West Seattle's first performance venues, has often been labeled the place to go for vaudeville and old-fashioned entertainment. But manager Lou Magor would characterize his unusual venue another way.

"We are a community…MORE

Al Gore, PowerPoint presentation, entertainment - put them together in a single sentence without getting laughed out of the room.

OK, here goes: "An Inconvenient Truth," Davis Guggenheim's documentary about Al Gore and his PowerPoint…MORE

All the necessities are stowed: a book, a sandwich, and two cans of beer. Squatting on the shore below my cottage on Beach Drive I top off the inflatable kayak with a puff of air. Then, trying to keep the barnacled rocks from puncturing its…MORE