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Since the National Film Festival for Talented Youth was started in 2007 by Ballard High School alumni Jesse Harris and Kyle Seago (along with Bellevue High School alumna Jocelyn RC), it has grown into the world's largest film festival for youth,…MORE

Got drugs and don't want 'em? Don't worry, you can get rid of 'em.

On Saturday, April 27, its National Drug Take Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will allow the…MORE

The following letter was sent from from Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda to high school principals to illustrate concern over seniors who are not meeting the State's graduation requirements for math. HIs letter follows:

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Press release from the Mayor's Office

Mayor Mike McGinn is inviting applicants for an opening on the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board. The opening is for either a Ballard historian or a person having a demonstrated interest in the…MORE

For those who want to see what the work actually looks like, King County posted the above video on Youtube.com which goes inside the Ballard Siphon Replacement Project tunnel.

King County also provided us with an update. At the South Site…MORE

On Monday, April 22, a small handful of Crown Hill residents gathered in a room with Colin Dietrich from Ballard Greenways to discuss the possibility of bringing greenways to Crown Hill.

The Ballard Greenway will modify residential roads…MORE

Yesterday, police made a big move to prevent further selling of drugs to students from Ballard High School and Whitman Middle School, according to the SPD Blotter blog.

When police received several complaints about middle school and high…MORE

If you want a little self esteem booster today, pick up a copy of Sunset Magazine's May issue, which is on stands now. It features Ballard Ave in a nice one-page spread called "Seattle's New Ballard." (Keep in mind some old-time Ballardites would…MORE

Earlier this afternoon, on a very picturesque sunny day at Golden Gardens Park, Mayor Mike McGinn announced a new coalition against coal exports consisting of regional leaders. It's called the "Leadership Alliance Against Coal."

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At around 1 p.m. today, Ballard High School went into "Shelter in Place" mode after someone reported seeing a teenager with a gun outside the school.

"My understanding was that a neighbor reported seeing someone with a pistol in his…MORE