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Tuesdays in Ballard, a new weekly campaign to encourage spending in the neighborhood, made its debut June 30 with more than 70 businesses participating.

Many stores were offering special Tuesday discounts, but some some were going the…MORE

The Landmarks Preservation Board will hear anomination to make the 80-year-old Sanctuary at Admiral, located at 2656 42nd Ave. S.W., a historical landmark at 3:30 p.m. today.

Seattle’s landmarks are protected by city ordinance, so that…MORE

City council member Sally Clark is not alone in her concern over Seattle's newest townhomes. West Seattle is home to many lowrise, multifamily structures with less desirable features like high fences, large building overhangs, impractical garages…MORE

Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) will purchase five new vessels over the next five years as part of a long-range plan that will guide its services and investments through 2030.

View the long-range plan…MORE

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