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At a briefing for Seattle City Council members on the mayor's proposal to update the city's multifamily code, Mike Podowski with the Department of Planning Development, said changing the code would not increase capacity over goals established…MORE

The Compass Center, a low-income housing provider, wants to demolish a vacant building that sits on their property in Ballard but is running into resistance from the city.

Compass Center Executive Director Rick Friedhoff said the building…MORE

No one at last nights Board of Park Commissioners meeting spoke in opposition of a proposal to upgrade Seacrest Dock to allow the Elliott Bay Water Taxi to operate there year-round until a more permanent location can be found.

The board…MORE

The Department of Planning and Development has created a new permitting option for contractors and developers to promote green building, decrease the amount of materials that are sent to landfills and speed up the deconstruction and…MORE

The Vietnamese Club performed a dance in their lunch room March 12 during the Chief Sealth Multicultural Night fundraiser. Money raised will go toward school programs.

Other performers included Latino dancing, breakdancers, poetry,…MORE

Seattle Department of Transportation paving crews will be resorting concrete panels on Seaview Avenue Northwest, as a result, one travel lane will be open in each direction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 13.

Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin met with the Ballard District Council March 11 to discuss the city’s goals during the budget crunch and to discuss questions and concerns brought forward by members of the council.

One of the…MORE

This summer Ballard-ites can grab an opportunity to host one of 15 Japanese junior high school students and in exchange share with them the American culture while at the same time learn about Japan and its way of living.

The students will…MORE

Of the 160 applications for Neighborhood Projects Funds citywide, 40 came from Ballard alone.

Neighborhood Projects Funds is a program where street and park projects that can be completed for less than $90,000 are submitted by members of…MORE

After listening to Conner Homes' presentation and hearing from members of the local community, the Southwest Design Review Board decided that the developers mixed-use project in the Alaska Junction will require further review before construction…MORE