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Friday, April 5

3rd Annual Ballard High School Students vs. Staff Basketball Game

What: Ballard Football is proud to present 2 great games, a warm-up contest followed by the Main Event of students vs. teachers and staff. A fun event…MORE

If you have walked down Market St recently, you may have seen the papered off windows of Zak's, the burger joint that was most recently owned by the folks behind Yozen, the self-serve frozen yogurt place.

Well, don't fear, for where one…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

The idea of “Do-It-Yourself” has exploded into every avenue of life, be it growing vegetables, crocheting clothes or brewing beer in the bathtub. But the latest trend has to do with one of the most important and…MORE

Beer lovers, today is a good day: Reuben's Brews is bottling their beer, and they just finished their first batch yesterday.

The first batch -- which consists of 225 cases of American Rye, Imperial Rye IPA, and the Roggenbier -- will be…MORE

As we all know now, after months of construction and taunting passersby, BevMo! is now open at 849 NW 46th St, across from Fred Meyer (Remember, grand opening is on April 5). And, true to what it promised, it is indeed a warehouse full of booze…MORE

Sweet Mickey's Candy Shoppe Annual Easter Egg Hunt

What: What better combo? Sweet Mickey's, the delicious old-fashioned candy shoppe, is holding their first annual Easter egg hunt at the Ballard Commons right next door to them. A raffle…MORE

Each year, vehicles release 7 million quarts of motor oil are released into the Puget Sound basin.

If you don't measure things in quarts, that would be 1.75 million gallons.

Or, if you measure in money, that's about $53 million…MORE

As they say, “All ships rise with the tide,” or maybe rather, “Rising suds lift all breweries.”

Such is the case in Ballard, where the list of breweries is fast becoming a lengthy one: Hale’s Ales (4301 Leary Way NW), Maritime Pacific…MORE

Ballard Natural Gas Service (4758 Ballard Ave NW) will be having a Food Drive the entire month of April to benefit the Ballard Food Bank. They will have two large donation cans in the lobby for anyone who would like to make a donation.

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Let's face it, we've been spoiled the past few days. With stunning sunny blue skies and temperatures in the 50s, Ballardites have been going crazy with happiness this spring. And who's to blame? With our great parks, wonderful architecture,…MORE