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View More6-year-old male gorilla Kitoko leaves zoo after baby gorilla delivered by C-section
A team of Providence Swedish First Hill doctors performed the first-ever gorilla cesarean section at Woodland Park Zoo in May, delivering a 5.4-pound male named Oku in one of fewer than a dozen such procedures recorded worldwide.
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View MoreFive nights of queer Nordic cinema coming to Ballard
The SEA-Nordic Film Festival runs Sept. 15–19 at Ballard's National Nordic Museum, screening a century of LGBTQ+ Nordic cinema with UW faculty-led discussions and tickets starting at $12.
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View MoreBlack & Loud Fest lands on Capitol Hill this Saturday
Black & Loud Fest, a five-year-old celebration of alternative Black artists co-founded by King Youngblood's Cameron Lavi-Jones, moves to Capitol Hill's Neumos complex on Saturday, Aug. 29, with headliner Iniko, Cyril Neville and a deep regional lineup.
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View MoreNew Pioneer Square festival fills gap left by Ballard's Freakout
Baba Obscura, a four-day, six-stage music festival organized by Baba Yaga owner Ryan Granger and Desert Daze's Phil Pirrone, brings The Black Angels, Mdou Moctar and The Gories to Pioneer Square Nov. 5–8, filling the void left by Ballard's beloved Freakout Festival.
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View MoreQueen Anne runner killed by rockfall on Mount Rainier
Bryan Digel, who met his wife Daihong Chen while running on Queen Anne Hill, recounts performing CPR for 90 minutes after a boulder struck her during a July 19 summit attempt on Mount Rainier's Disappointment Cleaver route.
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View MoreAging bolts caused Link derailment; board member demands better alerts
Two 20-year-old construction bolts shearing off a track switch caused the Aug. 1 light rail derailment at the International District/Chinatown station, Sound Transit told its board, while a board member pressed for upgraded rider communication after a 14-hour outage left passengers struggling to find shuttle buses.
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View MoreBallard and Magnolia get 6 waterfront events before Halloween
The Shilshole marina community has posted a packed calendar of free and low-cost waterfront events running from a liveaboard BBQ on Saturday, Aug. 29, through a Halloween trick-or-treat at the docks, including the free Fishermen's Fall Festival at Fishermen's Terminal on Oct. 3.
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View MoreMoomin exhibitions at Ballard's Nordic Museum close Sept. 6
The National Nordic Museum's twin Moomin exhibitions in Ballard close Sept. 6, giving families fewer than three weeks to explore the first-ever U.S. showing of works from Finland's Moomin Museum, plus a final movie night screening of "Tove" on Thursday, Aug. 20.
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View MoreBallard Alliance seeks artist for 450-square-foot mural on NW Market St
The Ballard Alliance is accepting applications through Monday, Aug. 31 for an artist to paint a 450-square-foot mural on the Hjarta Condominiums building at 1530 NW Market St, with a $3,425 budget and a mid-October completion target.
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View More1st Dog Pawrade hits Phinney Ridge Aug. 23
The first-ever Greenwood Dog Pawrade on Sunday, Aug. 23 sends dogs and their humans through three Phinney Ridge stops for free pup cups, a splash pad, banana bobbing, pet portraits and local vendors.
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View MoreFilm crews shoot mockumentary sitcom on Ballard Ave
Two film productions are shooting in Ballard the week of Aug. 13, including a mockumentary sitcom called SAHD filming at Studio RA and Begin on Ballard Ave NW, while a separate 1990s-set feature directed by Seattle-raised Harry Calbom shoots across the city.
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View MoreCentral District gallery honors 50 years of 'For Colored Girls' with new exhibit
Arte Noir in Seattle's Central District opens "Colored Girls for Colored Girls — Evolution of Expression" on Aug. 19, featuring four Seattle artists among 18 women creators in a national 50th anniversary tribute to Ntozake Shange's landmark choreopoem.
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View MoreOrcas surface at Ballard Locks during peak salmon season
A pod of transient orcas surfaced at the Ballard Locks and Golden Gardens on Monday evening during peak Chinook salmon season, and scientists say the marine-mammal hunters are the best natural defense against seals and sea lions that prey on fish at the Locks.
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View MoreRaccoon painting raises nearly $273K for Ballard Food Bank
A painting of Ballard's viral raccoon Jimothy sold for $6,543 at auction, triggering a corporate giving cascade that raised nearly $273,000 for the Ballard Food Bank as it prepares to expand into a new annex.
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View MoreFree cultural exhibit at Seattle Center closes Sunday
A free exhibit featuring Oaxacan-Seattle artist Fulgencio Lazo's commissioned sand painting and Japanese calligraphy master Ritsuko Kashiba's work closes Sunday, Aug. 16 at Seattle Center's International Fountain Pavilion.
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