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And our saga has ended. The powder was determined not to be dangerous and it was turned over to the SPD arson squad. Like we said earlier, these events rarely turn out to be anything significant. (But it was fun to cover, wasn't it…MORE

Tuesday, Nov. 12, Swedish Medical Center held their ribbon cutting ceremony for their newly renovated and expanded medical oncology building in Ballard.

Over 100 patients, staff and citizens arrived to share their celebration and have a…MORE

Last night at the Ballard District Council Meeting, King County Metro Transportation Planner Paul Roybal talked about one of the subjects most likely to incite cynicism in Ballardites: RapidRide D.

RapidRide D, which was implemented in…MORE

Who will be Ballard's city councilmember? Will it be Nick Licata? Mike O'Brien? Or will it be someone else entirely? (Warren Aakervik?)

Now you can discuss the future of District 6 -- which covers Ballard, Crown Hill and Fremont -- on…MORE

The Ballard District Council on Wednesday, Nov. 13 will be a little bittersweet for us here at the BNT. Bitter, because it'll be my last district council meeting (I'm moving up to Alaska! More on that later). Sweet, because we'll be officially…MORE

The seventh annual Seattle Turkey Trot, a 5 K fun-run or walk, will take place Thanksgiving morning, November 28, 2013, starting at 9:00 a.m. at 32nd Avenue NW and NW 85th Street, in the Sunset Hill neighborhood in Ballard, and ending in Golden…MORE

The Ballard Boys & Girls Club “Field of Our Dreams” fundraising event on Oct. 25 raised over $116,000 to support their baseball field renovation and scholarship fund.

“We are thrilled from the support we received from our sponsors,…MORE

It took a couple of tries, but she finally did it. North Seattle Businesswoman Faye Garneau has changed the way Seattle elects its city council members.

On Nov. 5, even with just a portion of the votes in, it was as plain as day. The…MORE

From Seattle Police Department

Detectives from the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) are investigating a two-car collision that left several people with injuries, including one 17-year old with life-threatening injuries.

There's no question that Ballard is densifying -- fast -- and each week the DPD Land Use Bulletin is filled with applications and decisions in regards to developers subdividing lots.

What's the point of subdividing lots, you ask? Usually…MORE