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More than 70 Ballard businesses are participating Tuesdays in Ballard, a shopping campaign aimed at increasing sales in the neighborhood to help offset the impact from the recession.

The Tuesdays In Ballard campaign will hit full-swing…MORE

After seven years in Ballard, Epilogue Books will be permanently closing their doors in mid-August, according to a press release from the owners.

They report that they were unable to reach agreeable terms on a new lease with the landlord…MORE

After years of trying to purchase the old Crown Hill Elementary School from the Seattle School District, Small Faces Child Development Center officially closed the deal today.

Here is a note from Catherine Weatbrook, Crown Hill Project…MORE

Gifted, a colorful gift and card store in the Archie McPhee style, is expanding in its Ballard Avenue location.

Work on expanding the store deeper into its building has been going on for a month and will be totally completed by Seafood…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels has announced he will convene a youth violence prevention summit on July 7 with keynote speaker Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund and a nationally recognized advocate for disadvantaged…MORE

The Seattle City Council today launched a new Web site, Recession Resources for Seattle Residents, to help people cope with the current economic crisis.

The new site offers links to a variety of informational sites and resources for those…MORE

The Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center will hold the “Salmon Bake for Justice” Friday, July 3, from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Duwamish Legal Fund to pursue tribal federal recognition.

Prices include $20 for a salmon…MORE

The Ballard Chase branch was robbed at approximately 9:30 a.m. June 30 and the suspect is still at large, according to a Seattle Police officer on the scene.

The male suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a green Chevy van heading…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels has announced the findings of two economic impact studies that show the manufacturing and maritime industries pump about $17.3 billion into the local economy.

The industries contribute about $93 million in tax revenues…MORE

The Washington State Department of Transportation has begun the second round of soil testing for the proposed bored tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

The soil samples and other geotechnical information gathered by crews will…MORE