Sunday, the Nordic Heritage Museum will host a special memorial concert to honor the victims of last month's terrorist attacks in Norway. more ›

There were at least 76 trombones at the big Norwegian Constitution Day parade in Ballard on Monday. The annual event marks the 1814 signing of Norway’s constitution, and Ballardites big and small were out in full force to celebrate. According to the organizers, this event is one of the largest ethnic parades in the country, and we’d be hard-pressed to think of a bigger one. The parade ran nearly two hours, and we were there to take in the crowd and snap a few pictures of the Norwegian revelry (unicycles and beaver viking floats included). more ›

The Woodland Park Zoo Humboldt penguins are gonna be pissed when they hear about this. Sure, their new fancy-schmancy habitat, set to open next summer, will be much appreciated, but knighthood? Priceless. more ›