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If you want a little self esteem booster today, pick up a copy of Sunset Magazine's May issue, which is on stands now. It features Ballard Ave in a nice one-page spread called "Seattle's New Ballard." (Keep in mind some old-time Ballardites would…MORE

Earlier this afternoon, on a very picturesque sunny day at Golden Gardens Park, Mayor Mike McGinn announced a new coalition against coal exports consisting of regional leaders. It's called the "Leadership Alliance Against Coal."

According…MORE

At around 1 p.m. today, Ballard High School went into "Shelter in Place" mode after someone reported seeing a teenager with a gun outside the school.

"My understanding was that a neighbor reported seeing someone with a pistol in his…MORE

Let's take a moment to look at the progress of townhomes in Ballard by examining one site in particular -- the old, now-demolished Art House on 22nd Ave NW and NW 61st St.

In our March 20 article, "In Ballard, a wave of townhouses…MORE

Washington brewers, including a few from the Ballard neighborhood (at least Hilliard's and Populuxe), were in Olympia today protesting the proposed beer tax expansion under Gov. Jay Inslee's and House budgets which could double or quadruple the…MORE

It looks like Golden Gardens has become HQ for the local anti-coal folks.

On Monday, April 22, 1:30 p.m. at Golden Gardens, Mayor Mike McGinn and other elected officials from city governments and tribal nations across the Pacific Northwest…MORE

Upadate, April 24

We just received a full report from the Seattle Fire Department. Read it below:

"A Seattle Fire Investigator determined a North Seattle House Fire was an accidental fire. The most likely cause was determined to be…MORE

Update, April 24

According to the Associated Press, House Democrats have dropped the beer tax expansion.

AP reports, "Democratic Rep. Reuven Carlyle, one of the chamber’s budget writers, said the tax might have been subjected to a…MORE

Update

Seattle Police put up their report on SPD Blotter about the Ballard Corners Park explosion fiasco.

First, they explain a bit of background. Since the tragic marathon bombing in Boston on Monday, apparently Seattle Police…MORE

Press release from King County Executive Dow Constantine. Read our in-depth report on when police fatally shot mentally ill, 21-year-old Jack Sun Keewatinawin here.

King County Executive Dow Constantine today ordered an inquest into the…MORE