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Saturday, Nov. 30 celebrated Small Business Saturday with the addition of poet and novelist Sherman Alexie’s newly founded Indies First Day.

The day is the book-selling community’s response to Small Business Saturday, focused on bringing…MORE

Last Friday, Nov. 29 was Black Friday, and while many corporate businesses all over the nation were reaping profits en masse, Ballard businesses were tucking way portions of their sales for local non-profits.

Christy MacDonald, owner of…MORE

December 5, University of Washington's tight end, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, spoke to over 500 students at the Ballard High School auditorium about the problems of driving while under the influence.

Earlier this year Seferian-Jenkins was…MORE

Remember trading your candy for a toy with your friends or siblings? Trading was so easy. Luckily, exchanges like that still happen, only with much bigger things.

In support of the holidays and the Think Green Reuse and Recycling…MORE

Over the weekend, a 19-year-old Malayan tapir died at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Known as Ray, the tapir had been living at the Woodland Park Zoo for 18 years, and weighed 725 pounds. Ray had been undergoing treatment for reduced appetite and…MORE

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