A Ballard News-Tribune reader witnessed a hit and run accident yesterday on 14th Ave NW, between NW 45th and 46th streets. She said it "looked pretty serious" -- airbags were deployed and both cars were mangled. She said that the driver and…MORE
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Ballard Crime Watch: Police catch liquor thief, burglar makes off with laundry quarters
Fri, 10/25/13
Liquor thief caught at Crown Hill store
Oct. 18, 8:57 p.m., 8300 Block of 15th Ave NW -- A man with a $5,000 theft warrant was booked into King County Jail after he tried to steal three liquor bottles from a store in Crown Hill.
The…MORE
Fishing vessel at Ballard Oil marina takes on water, in danger of sinking
Thu, 10/24/13
From U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard pollution response crews from Sector Puget Sound, in Seattle, continue to oversee the mitigation of potential pollution from a presumed abandoned fishing vessel near the Ballard Locks in Seattle, Thursday…MORE
Office space coming to Sanborn Building, vacant lot on Ballard Ave
Thu, 10/24/13
Developer Mike Peck and Brian Regan have big plans for Ballard. They are in the process of transforming two spaces into office buildings.
The first is the vacant lot behind Caffe Fiore and Zayda Buddy's at 5304 Ballard Ave NW. The plan is…MORE
'He just vanished into thin air'
Wed, 10/23/13
The circumstances of Bryan Johnston's disappearance are maddening as they are elusive.
"He just vanished into thin air," said daughter Kelly Hubbard, sitting inside the historic Johnston home in the Sunset Hill neighborhood. After two…MORE
Former Lockhaven owners: 'We were naive'
Wed, 10/23/13
By Peggy Sturdivant
Earl F. Ecklund Jr. was born in 1945 but has no memory of a time in his life that his family didn’t own Lockhaven Apartments, at least until August 26, 2013.
In the uproar since Lockhaven’s sale to Goodman Real…MORE
Last day to comment on microhousing regulations
Mon, 10/21/13
Today is the last day to comment on the Department of Planning and Development's proposed microhousing legislation, which seeks to set rules on the controversial "aPodment" wave that started in Capitol Hill and has rippled its way out to Ballard…MORE
Grocery strike would have big effect in Ballard
Mon, 10/21/13
Update
The grocery unions and the four major grocery chains were able to reach an agreement just a couple hours before the 7 p.m. deadline.
This means there will be no strike and that Ballardites can continue to shop at Safeway,…MORE
Skateboarder smashes car windows, gets run over
Mon, 10/21/13
From Seattle Police Blotter
A man attacked another man’s vehicle with a skateboard this evening in North Seattle. On Sunday, Oct. 20, at approximately 5:00 p.m., a blue mini-van was traveling southbound on 15th Ave NW and stopped at a…MORE
Ballard Crime Watch: Business owner attacked with skateboard, three residents fall victim to bicycle thief, burglaries around town
Fri, 10/18/13
Business owner hit with skateboard by Ballard Bridge
Oct. 10, 5:11 p.m., 15th Ave NW and NW Leary Way -- A business owner near the Ballard Bridge was attacked when he was on his way to his car.
The victim said he had a few run-ins…MORE
