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If you need a smoke detector, the Seattle Fire Department will giving them away to low-income and elderly people during the Ballard Lions White Cane Days fundraiser on May 2 and 3.

The smoke detectors will only be available in front of the…MORE

ride from D.C. to here

By Steve Shay

With sweat on their foreheads and smiles of relief on their faces six Sealth High School students and an 80-pound fourth-grader from Gatewood completed their 5492-mile bicycle ride on Earth Day,…MORE

Do you own an old home in Ballard and want to learn more about its history? The Ballard Historical Society's spring lecture "Ballard Residential Architecture from 1880 to 1930," is coming up on May 8.

Caroline T. Swope, PhD and…MORE

Seattle City Council member Richard McIver's proposed changes to a tax exemption plan aimed to increase the amount of affordable housing in the city would reach lower income earners than the version released by Mayor Greg Nickels last year.

Seattle City Council member Richard McIver's proposed changes to a tax exemption plan aimed to increase the amount of affordable housing in the city would reach lower income earners than the version released by Mayor Greg Nickels last year.

The Elliott Bay Water Taxi kicked off its seasonal commuter service Sunday morning from Pier 55 to Seacrest Dock on Alki.

Capacity is 250 on the Argosy's MV Sightseer, but only five embarked at Pier 55 for its first 12-minute or so…MORE

A new mid-day hourly shuttle service from Golden Gardens to Fremont is slated to begin in the fall and Metropolitan King County Council member Larry Phillips is eager to take the credit.

After an abortive hearing last winter in which over…MORE

With or without Mayor Greg Nickels, the Seattle City Council is moving forward with plans to extend the Pro Parks Levy and have appointed a citizen's committee to make recommendations about the likelihood voters would approve another multi-…MORE

Tent City 3 residents packed up their shelters and belongings last Saturday, ending a two-month stay in Ballard that brought out the generosity of the community.

The homeless camp, run by the Seattle Housing and Resource Effort/Women's…MORE

There are many different forms of dancing: ballet, jazz, swing, the waltz. These are all common forms of body movement that most people think of when they think of dance.

However, there is another dance that is starting to make headways…MORE