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Ever wonder what Ballardites are jamming to on their iPods, in their cars or in their homes this summer?

Here's the Top 25 albums sold at Ballard's Sonic Boom Records last week compiled by owner, Jason Hughes.

Top 25 Albums at Sonic…MORE

Once or twice a year I lose my mind. Well, I lose my mind daily, but I’m referring to a heightened energetic, variably irrational state that lasts for a week or so. I believe the term is called mania and it involves insomnia and scattered…MORE

Anyone who has ever gone for a bike ride or walk on the Burke-Gilman Trail heading west towards Golden Gardens will likely have stopped at Fred Meyer in Ballard and looked around confused about where to go next. 

The trail goes missing for…MORE

It adds a meaty, brothy flavor to Asian foods, but soy sauce sometimes tastes like it’s saltier than salt, if that’s possible.

Soy sauce can vary in sodium content from brand to brand. Many have 1,000 mg in just one tablespoon - more than…MORE

Ever wonder what Ballardites are jamming to on their iPods, in their cars or in their homes this summer?

Here's the Top 25 albums sold at Ballard's Sonic Boom Records last week compiled by owner, Jason Hughes.

Top 25 Albums at Sonic…MORE

They moved to Ballard back when co-workers still asked, “Where?” Don had been recruited from Spokane. His wife Cindy hailed from rural Idaho and wanted to be part of community where everyone knew one another. The year was 1987, yet whenever they…MORE

Where are you watching the fireworks? Impressed by the fireworks? Share your fireworks pictures with us! Send them to anner@robinsonnews.com to be posted on BallardNewsTribune.com

My parents are the opposite of helicopter parents. On a high school trip to a foreign country, all of the students lined up at the hotel’s only pay phone while I read a book. “Don’t you need to call your parents?” a friend asked. “No, I replied…MORE

Over the years I’ve confessed to a slight obsession with anniversaries. Especially for the first year after a major life change I feel like I’m caught in the rip tide the life guards warn about when swimming; the more you fight it the deadlier it…MORE

Ever wonder what Ballardites are jamming to on their iPods, in their cars or in their homes?

Here's the Top 25 albums sold at Ballard's Sonic Boom Records last week compiled by owner, Jason Hughes.

Top 25 Albums at Sonic Boom…MORE