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Some of the brightest high school science students competed in the Sixth Annual Student Biotechnology Expo on March 6 and a group from Ballard High School impressed the judges enough to win 17 awards.

The expo was held at the Meydenbauer…MORE

This year's Blakely Rock Regatta on April 1, organized by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club will benefit the Steve Molnes Helping Hand Fund at Ballard High School.

Now in its 25th year, the regatta raises money for local causes. Projects like…MORE

Whether oysters make you salivate or gag, laugh, smile or get amorous, all you have to do is attend the Anthony's Oyster Olympics once to know that oysters are just good, clean fun. Indeed, they have to be. And from the oyster's natural need to…MORE

If a picture is worth a thousand words, there's a book coming out about Ballard history that's worth a quarter of a million.

The Ballard Historical Society is publishing "Seattle's Ballard" this Christmas, and is in the process of…MORE

Years before the Seattle Seahawks existed, Lafa Lane, president of the Ballard Mortgage Company, brought professional football to the city when he owned the Seattle Rangers from 1966 to 1969.

The Rangers competed in the old Continental…MORE

The Northwest Senior Activity Center's 2006 Senior Benefit Auction is coming up and the timing could not be better as the organization faces budget cuts to its nutrition program.

An additional $29,000 needs to be brought in throughout this…MORE

Improving one's health can be as easy as taking one step at a time by with an exercise program to get the body physically active.

If you aren't already walking, a good time to start is on Saturday, March 18 when B-HIP, (the Ballard Health…MORE

Four Seattle men are now in training for the 3,100 nautical mile Shepard Ocean Fours Rowing Race across the North Atlantic Ocean in June. The race starts in New York on June 10. The finish line is at the maritime port of Falmouth, England, 300…MORE

Now is the time to satisfy your sweet tooth, while helping to support Girl Scout programs as their annual cookie sale gets underway.

The sale continues through March 19 and this is an opportunity to buy the third highest selling cookie…MORE

What's white and green and warm all over? Here's a hint: Wander a block south of the Alaska Junction and you're getting warmer, literally. Still don't know? It looks like a word that rhymes with flow. Yes, some people call it "foe," but this…MORE