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In lieu of the Skagit River Bridge collapse last May, the Ballard News-Tribune decided to investigate the condition of the Ballard Bridge.

Thanks to Alki photographer David Hutchinson for yet another wonderful West Seattle view - the colorful sunrise, through the recently installed Luna Girls on Alki .

The push to raise the minimum wage in Seattle was just a campaign slogan last fall.

Good spring weather - sunny and high near 60F- on Thursday is a perfect reason to walk around the 'hood and check out the art shows opening for the monthly Capitol Hill Arts Walk , aka your hyper-local affordable art fair.

A designer reveals his latest update for a massive waterfront park that would stretch 26 blocks along Elliott Bay once the Alaskan Way Viaduct is demolished.

I would have sworn when I was younger that I'd never be capable of saying, "I don't want to travel again for a long, long time."

A Park Department & NOAA warning: We walked down to Magnuson Park again, and had to duck an extraordinary number of cars.

Theater Schmeater has announced its 2014 season in a custom-made new home: a 50-seat venue at 2125 Third Ave., in a Belltown residential building owned by the nonprofit Plymouth Housing Group.

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Positive, peaceful and respectful - that's the direction Garfield High School students want to go with Issaquah High after racist tweets by some Issaquah students.

But bands of today provide an all-consuming product well beyond anything Spector did with the Ronettes or anyone else.

Are these the people who will deliver affordable apartments on Capitol Hill? Mike O'Brien, far right says yes As the minimum wage debate rolls on in Seattle, it's worth remembering the underlying premise at play: working people ought to be able to afford some basic standard of living on their hard-earned wages in an increasingly expensive city.

Standing room only. Supporters are wearing purple stickers with slogans; opponents are wearing yellow stickers with slogans.

Another City Council committee has a West Seattle issue on its agenda tomorrow: As first mentioned here last week , the council's Energy Committee meets at 9:30 am tomorrow at City Hall with an agenda including a briefing on City Light 's surplus West Seattle substations .

T is hard to imagine any disagreement with the need for treatment and housing facilities for individuals who are pursued by demons, who feel invincible, and who are instructed by voices to commit violent acts.

Another sign of impending spring - Tony's Market is open under the red/green/white tent at 35th/Barton.

This shelter on the south bank of the ship canal, at the intersection of Dexter and Westlake avenues North, will get some needed restoration work from the Seattle Department of Transportation.

Big night for community meetings - and you are always welcome. From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar , since we didn't get the usual daily preview published before today's council meeting: Call to order & introductions Cultural Competency Training: China Approval of February Minutes Treasurer's report Review of new procedures, new forms for ... (more)

A refrigerator explosion and fire at a Lake City house last night is one of several recent explosions or fires suspected to be caused by the manufacture of a marijuana-based product.

A pair of Georgia brothers started a company making oil-can guitars. In Kansas, a brew-pub startup is off and making beers.