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By Isabella Fuentes

The 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC) kicked off in high spirits yesterday, September 3, in Charlotte, NC. Well, almost kicked off anyway.

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Isabella Fuentes, and…MORE

Starting Wednesday this week, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day, there will be single lane closures on the Ballard Bridge as crews continue work on upgrading the lighting system.

Here's some bullet points of what closures will look like:…MORE

The Missing Link, the incomplete section of the Burke-Gilman Trail running between Fred Meyer and the Ballard Locks, will continue to be missing for a while longer.

This week, the city of Seattle Hearing Examiner ruled in favor of the…MORE

Got a hankering for Ivar’s? Well, maybe this once, that hankering will actually go to a cause worthier than your stomach.

Ivar’s new campaign “Shell-Out for Hunger” campaign seeks to benefit local nonprofit Northwest Harvest to help combat…MORE

The non-Scandinavians out there might look at the title of the Nordic Heritage Museum’s new exhibit, “The Eight Seasons in Sapmi, The Land of the Sami People,” and ask, “What is Sapmi, and who are the Sami people?”

Of course, that is…MORE

A new vintage clothing and item store, Trove Vintage Boutique, will be opening up soon on Market St. in the old Starbucks location, snuggled in between the new Starbucks location and Romanza.

By the looks of their Facebook page (www.…MORE

"Hello, my name is Miss Direction. I'm a public servant in the city of Seattle. My goal is to transform the mundane."

Such is the introduction of Marcia Wiley for many people, a quirky Ballard character who makes colorful drinking glasses…MORE

Last night, curious neighbors may have heard a boom and a fire as a locked, empty minivan apparently fell victim to spontaneous combustion.

Around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27, the Seattle Fire Department responded to a call about a car…MORE

Things have simmered down a bit since the primary elections, when Port Commission President Gael Tarleton and Majority State leader Noel Frame won out over a packed race of hopefuls. Now, the field is decidedly more condensed, simplistic and, as…MORE

Don't plan any trips to the library this week, folks. It'll be closed.

All branches of the Seattle Public Library will be closed from today and will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The closure is a cost saving maneuver which helps deal with a…MORE