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Ballard resident Barbara Scott completed the 202-mile Seattle to Portland 2007 bicycle race in July while educating the public about a rare disease called cadasil.

Scott decided entered the race to raise awareness for the relatively…MORE

Ballard resident Kristin Hoelting is now studying salmon restoration efforts at the University of Bergen in Norway as part of a Fulbright scholarship.

"The biology department is working on fishing issues, salmon restoration the aquaculture…MORE

If you find a harbor seal pup on the beach, do not approach it closely. Call the Northwest Marine Mammal Stranding Network, at 1-800-526-6733, to report where and when you found the animal, and what condition it is in. You can volunteer to "seal…MORE

Spud and Neptune spent Friday at Alki Beach, napping in the sand. This was Spud's fifth morning in a row. At six weeks old, he was already an old hand. Neptune was only three or four days old, and this was his first day at the beach.

They…MORE

The Washington State Little League Baseball All Star Championship at Richland saw West Seattle Little League All Stars (11-12year old boys) win third place.

West Seattle won their first three games at the State Tournament outscoring their…MORE

Memory - 1995: My oldest is eight weeks old. I can't stand the crying anymore. I am sleepy, sweaty, exhausted, and tense. I take her out for a walk around our Portland neighborhood and run into our wonderful neighbor, who has kids in their…MORE

The first time I saw "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" I arrived at the theater - for reasons that have nothing good to say about my time-management skills - 45 minutes late. After an earnest warning by the teenager in the ticket booth…MORE

Last week I related a litany of narrow escapes I have had in my life and hinted that the ultimate saga I would tell you later and I will in a minute but first I want to explain how being half an inch taller might have saved my life when I was 7…MORE

Ballard Avenue was the hub

By Susan Cook

The heart of every small city or town is its main street, where the businesses and services that cater to its citizens are concentrated. Ballard Avenue was this crucial commercial center for…MORE

A crow looks right into the window of the Ballard News-Tribune while sitting on a power line.