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In response to the still-developing tragedy with at least two dead and scores wounded when bombs were detonated at the Boston Marathon finish line today, Seattle Police issued the following statement with regards to increased security locally:…MORE

By Pete Treperinas

Look for some of Ballard’s homeless people on 17th Ave NW and NW 56th St at the end of April. They won’t be asking for money and they won’t be sleeping outside. They’ll be residents.

Ballard is the destination…MORE

As construction of the Ballard Lofts apartments approaches, 2 and 1/2 Happy Barbers has left Ballard for a new spot in Ravenna, on the corner of NE 65th and Ravenna Blvd (502 NE 65th). According to the sign, it's a 10-minute drive East.

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A tragic event took place yesterday at the QFC on Holman Rd: a Lays-Doritos delivery truck driver accidentally ran over a man in his 30s, pinning him in between the truck and the loading dock. The man, who appeared homeless, according to KOMO…MORE

Another piece of Old Ballard is fading away as the Nielson Bros. Carpets building (2031 NW 56th St), is being torn down.

Nielson Bros., which closed down back in December, 2012, had been in Ballard since 1946.

In it's place? Street…MORE

Update, April 18

If you missed the Open House last week, you can find the presentation and display boards on SDOT’s project website (http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/ballardgreenway.htm).

The folks at SDOT are now starting the…MORE

Last night, the Ballard District Council (BDC) celebrated 25 years of existence. Along with the usual crowd of familiar faces, old faces showed up to the meeting, with memories stretching back to the very beginning of BDC's history.

BDC…MORE

If it's one thing Seattle has a lot of, it's trees. Counting just street trees maintained by SDOT, Seattle has 40,000. And that's not including trees in parks or on private property.

City Arborist Nolan Rundquist dropped by the Ballard…MORE

No doubt about it, there are a lot of problems crossing the Ship Canal.

It's why Mayor Mike McGinn is proposing in a supplemental budget request to start a study for a new Ship Canal crossing. It would be a possible remedy to relieve two…MORE

Did you know that the Ballard District Council has existed for 25 years?

It's true. In April of 1988, approximately one dozen civic leaders in the Ballard district came together to create a District Council to help represent the interest…MORE