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According to SDOT, there will be a lane closure on the right northbound lane of Ballard Bridge today. A bridge crew will be working to repair the expansion joint where the bridge crosses NW Leary Way. The work should be completed before 3 p.m.,…MORE

With Thanksgiving approaching, Ballardites can be assured that their city-village will be a "clean, well-lighted place" for the holidays for years to come.

Due to a loss of funding, the holiday lights on Market Street and Ballard Avenue…MORE

UPDATE:

Power has now been restored to affect areas.

At 1:19 p.m. there was a power outage affecting 9,700 homes and businesses in Queen Anne, Magnolia, Fremont and Ballard. At this point there still 1,400 customers without power…MORE

This morning in Shilshole bay a Harbor patrol unit and U.S. Coastguard were dispatched after reports of two men in the water.

Close to 4 a.m., two men fell off a 40 ft. sailboat near Golden Gardens and were unable to get out of the water.…MORE

Yulefest is almost here for a weekend-long holiday festival at the Nordic Heritage Museum.

The festival happens Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23 and 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Yulefest features over 40 merchants, musical…MORE

This Sunday Nov. 24, the Ballard Bridge will have only one lane open in each direction from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The closure is for SDOT to repair expansion joints on the north end of the bridge.

SDOT explained that they scheduled the…MORE

Friday Nov. 15 eight young women from the Ballard High School varsity swim team went to the state finals. They swam in the 200 Free Relay and the 200 Medley Relay at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

Tiara Adler, Luisa Chan,…MORE

By Zachariah Bryan

At the core of it, little has changed in the battle between the tenants and the new owners of the Lockhaven Apartments.

Renovations are still happening. Tenants will still be forced out for about a month while…MORE

The Ballard Bartell's (22nd Ave NW) will be redeveloped into a mixed-use building, according to Mark Craig, President of Henbart, LLC, the company that owns the property.

“In the past seven years we have watched the neighborhood transform…MORE

A fire in a 110 ft fishing trawler was reported at 10:16 a.m. this morning at 653 NW 41st St.

The fire started after the crew were making welding repairs in the galley. The fire quickly spread up through the ceiling and into smaller crawl…MORE