Bringing a new business into being is a big job anytime and as you'd expect the biggest hurdle is the money.
Shane Whitall, Paul Ritums and Jean Pierre Vidican, co-owners of the forthcoming Westy Sports and Spirits have managed to secure…MORE
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Seattle Chinese Garden is now dog-friendly
Fri, 01/03/14
information from the Seattle Chinese Garden
The Garden gates are now open to dogs with their two-footed friends, even those lacking this pair’s perfect garden names. Note that Willow in the photo above is on a leash. The Garden’s big field…MORE
Beloved mother of State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Terry Kohl
Fri, 01/03/14
Elizabeth (Sinness) KOHL
Elizabeth, 97, died peacefully December 30, 2013 in Seattle, WA. Born February 13, 1916 to Torger and Isabel Sinness in Minnewauken, ND, Elizabeth graduated from Devils Lake High School in 1934 and received a BA…MORE
Boy with lighter causes fire on Avalon Way S.W.
Thu, 01/02/14
A young woman, her boyfriend and her son were displaced, at least temporarily Jan. 2 when the boy accidentally lit a curtain and bed on fire while playing with a lighter. The fire happened about 5:40pm in the 3000 block of Avalon Way S.W.
…MOREDevelopment: Four new subdivision projects in Ballard area
Thu, 01/02/14
Earlier this morning the Department of Planning and Development reported there are four new land use applications for land action in locations around Ballard.
Two applications were submitted by the same owner for subdividing (short…MORE
Final three days for Hope in Hard Times exhibit
Thu, 01/02/14
The final day for the Highline Historical Society’s popular “Hope in Hard Times” exhibit about the Great Depression will be Saturday, January 4. The exhibit of Depression-era artifacts has been open since mid-October at a pop-up museum location…MORE
Study shows cannabis use growing like weed
Thu, 01/02/14
As 2014 arrives there are still many things left open in the cannabis industry and pending to be resolved. The Ballard News Tribune opted for a prognosis of loose ends, especially after a study was released Dec. 28 that determines the…MORE
Eighteen homes proposed for 26th and S.W. Holden
Thu, 01/02/14
A Land Use Application has been filed by planner Bradley Wilburn with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development to allow 18 single family dwelling units and the removal of 10 exceptional trees in an environmentally critical area located…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Polar Bear Plunge at Alki was the biggest yet
Wed, 01/01/14
The annual New Years Day Polar Bear plunge at Alki was larger than expected, possibly by everyone there.
Organizer Mark Ufkes said, “At 9:25 there was practically nobody here but then they just showed up!”
Show up they did to swell…MORE
Update:Two people shot on New Years Eve; Male victim dead, Suspect still at large
Wed, 01/01/14
Update 6:55pm The male victim of a shooting near white center on 16th Ave., Southwest New Year's Eve has died according to Seattle Police. SPD provided the following update: Victim # 1, a man in his 40′s was shot twice in the torso and sustained…MORE
