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.
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Development: 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
SLIDESHOW: Highland Park Improvement Club welcomed 2014 with noise and flames
Tue, 12/31/13
The Highland Park Improvement Club held its Annual New Years Eve gathering at 1116 S.W. Holden and celebrated with their 6th “Not so Silent Parade” through the neighborhood led by Dan Mullins, with a record 136 participants banging on pans,…MORE
West Seattle's Carol Dunn has passed away
Tue, 12/31/13
Carol Jean Dunn whose family and husband Clyde Dunn owned the West Seattle Herald until 1974, passed away December 24, 2013 at the age of 84.
She was born in Seattle, Washington on September 7, 1929. Carol graduated West Seattle High…MORE
Rainbow Girls Christmas Tree recycling fundraiser is Sat. Jan. 4
Tue, 12/31/13
The 6th Annual West Seattle Rainbow Girls Christmas Tree Recycling Fundraiser at the Alki Masonic Center on January 4, 2014 from 10am to 2pm.
Trees can be dropped off at the Alki Masonic Center 4736 40th Ave. S.W. with a suggested…MORE
