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In the Seattle School Board race, the two candidates duking it out in District 4, which outgoing Past School Board President Michael DeBell is leaving vacant, have differences in style and approach that could shift the school board majority one…MORE

Tired security guard doesn’t bother too much with shoplift

Aug. 27, 4:59 p.m., QFC 9900 Block of Holman Rd NW – A tired security guard at the end of his shift did not call police after two black males in their teens to early 20s stole four…MORE

"Just frustration. Just feeling not very respected."

These are the words spoken by Adams Elementary 5th Grade Teacher Michael Hertzog, in reaction to the Seattle Public Schools' proposed contract renewal for teachers.

Hertzog was…MORE

Teachers will be picketing at 15th Ave NW and NW Market St as part of a citywide to protest the Seattle School Board's "unfair" contract settlement.

It will be one of four highly visible locations that they will be picketing at. The other…MORE

Today's fast food strike, which has spread all across the country, just hit Ballard at 10 a.m. with a rally at the Ballard Burger King where about 20 people participated.

Jason Harvey, 42, said he has been working at the Ballard Burger…MORE

When Ballard Wendy's worker Ryan Parker, age 21, decided to go on strike with over 80 others this morning, he did so at the risk of losing his only job.

"If I show my face there (protesting at Wendy's), I was pretty much told I would get…MORE

From Seattle Police Department

Are you missing your bike? Then check out our newest Twitter feed, @Getyourbikeback.

Right now, SPD has about 500 “found” bikes in storage at our Evidence Warehouse. Each one of those bikes was…MORE

Across from the Soundview Playfield and by the Bethel Ethiopian Church, at 1515 NW 90th St, a two-story structure will have three stories added to it for a total of five stories. The three stories will be made up of three townhouse units.

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Tom Fuculoro of the Seattle Bike Blog is in Portland right now dreaming about the possibilities for Ballard.

Particularly, he is thinking about Portland's Sunday Parkways, a series of events around the city which Fuculoro describes as a…MORE

Want to make a difference in Ballard? Have an interesting project that you think the neighborhood can't do without?

Say hello to the Neighborhood Matching Fund's Small and Simple Projects Fund, which will provide up to $25,000 to support…MORE