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Ballard Beavers lose, 55-15

Issaquah Eagles proved the more experienced and physical team in the Friday night rout over the Beavers.

J.P. Patches bids

goodbye to his many fans

Some stood on chairs for a last photo, others waited patiently in line for more than an hour and many shed

Mobile Food Rodeo lassos a little too big of a crowd

Interbay mobile food truck event attracts thousands of fans

The Interbay Mobile Food Rodeo was a major success on Saturday, Sept. 17...

J.P. Patches bids goodbye

The iconic entertainer gives a final public performance at Fishermen's Festival

Some stood on chairs for a last photo, others waited patiently in line for more than an hour and many shed a tear or two as about 1,000 people said goodbye to J.P. Patches Saturday at the Fishermen’s Fall Festival at Fishermen’s Terminal.

Meet the candidates for City Council

Position 1: & Position 9:

Snapshot in time: Magnolia; The S.S. Minnesota's maiden voyage in history

On Jan. 23, 1905, the S.S. Minnesota set sail in its first voyage to the Orient from Smith Cove.  The largest ship to sail under the American flag, it had the cargo capacity of 2,500 train cars. It boasted 9 decks and measured 622 feet long. It weighed nearly 21,000 tons and could travel at speeds of almost 15 knots under full steam power.

Not too messy, after all

The promised gridlock on Mercer Street didn't materialize, but experts say congestion may still be here to stay

  The Mercer Street corridor, a major east-west corridor that links Interstate-5 with the Queen Anne and Magnolia area, didn’t live up to it’s name this week as commuters appeared to take changes to the roadway in stride.

Ways you can help halt the diabetes epidemic

Researchers are predicting a dramatic increase in diabetes over the next 40 years...

'Straw Dogs' remake is a slight improvement on original

For the most part Rod Lurie’s “Straw Dogs” is a shot by shot remake of Sam Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 film...

Julia Bolz proves we can make a difference

  Queen Anne’s Julia Bolz did something that many of us only dream about: she walked away from a successful career in 1998 to pursue work that inspired her and helped changed the world for a few of the world’s less fortunate. 

Secrets of storytelling from Amy Tan, local authors

Storytelling is as old as speech. It is the path that links people to their past, their present and their future. From prehistoric narratives told in caves to today’s gossip shared at the dinner table or on Facebook, stories are what keep us entertained and enlightened. 

'Coriolanus' offers an entertaining taste of Shakespeare

   When talking about Shakespeare, one usually thinks of the playwright’s most famous and commercialized plays, like “Hamlet” or “Romeo and Juliet” I’m sure his tragedy “Coriolanus” (which he wrote later in his life) doesn’t come up much.  Believed to be written sometime between 1605 and 1608, the play tells the story of the courageous but stubborn Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus.

Why not the Key?

Now that investors are talking about a new basketball stadium, the question remains: Why not refurbish the KeyArena one more time?

 It opened with such promise. In an age of excess, the KeyArena’s 1995 remodel was a marvel of financial control. 

'Woman in Black' fails to scare Daniel Radcliffe's Victorian thriller has few thrills

Children. It’s always about the children. They are the easiest targets in horror movies. So cute, so innocent, so helpless.  In James Watkins’ “The Woman in Black” (based on a novel by Susan Hill), there are lots of children, dead children to be more precise.