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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

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

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

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

Local photojournalist and Ballard resident Matt Mills McKnight visited the Ballard Locks today and took some pictures. He said when he visited the fish ladder, he met James Wokal (above), a janitor who works under federal pay. Wokal said he was…MORE

A couple of nights ago, someone intentionally broke the outside window of the Ballard Hair Salon.

A worker at the salon said that no rock or object had been discovered on the inside. Furthermore, because it was a tough window to break, she…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

BJ Douglas and her husband loved living in their 1909 Ballard Craftsman for 23 years. As parking became too difficult they moved north in 2007, but didn’t sell their old home until last November.

The Douglases…MORE

In the new age of media and information-overload, the blizzard of choices means loyalty among consumers can be a difficult thing to get and maintain. However, this has not deterred the resolve of fifteen local nonprofits and universities, who are…MORE

From Seattle Police Blotter

After learning that the first two packets of ranch dressing were free but that he would have to pay for a third, a customer at the Ballard Jack In the Box flew into a rage and attacked a 68-year-old man.

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Sunday was not just another sunny day at Ballard Commons Park.

Clustered together in one corner was a mass of people. Ballard residents. Social service workers. Church volunteers. Activists. And most importantly, those who were homeless,…MORE