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Apparently, with the legalization of marijuana, someone thought that it would be perfectly fine to grow some in a park, according to the SPD Blotter blog.

Way north of Ballard, on the very tippy-toe edge of Seattle and Shoreline in the…MORE

After almost a year of being closed, Washington Federal bank is reopening their doors once more today, March 4.

In 2009, the bank, located at 2020 NW Market St, announced it would be tearing down the old building and build a new, updated,…MORE

Someone has submitted an appeal for the Low Income Housing Institute's proposed building in Ballard at 2014 NW 57TH ST. the appeal hearing is set for Friday, April 12 at 9 a.m.

A six-story, 51-unit residential structure meant for low-…MORE

Another meeting on Monday, March 18 is being convened by the Department of Planning and Development regarding the five-story, 25-unit, 2,665 sq. ft. apartment building addition being proposed for the site at 24th Ave NW and NW 64th St. It might…MORE

Seattle Police Department just posted a full report on their blotter blog:

"Police and firefighters responded to a strange call early this morning after locating a man who had climbed up a tall tree near the railroad tracks in the 3300…MORE

Update, March 1, 2013:

The suspect's father, Henry Northwind, has said he was not being held hostage, did not have a knife to his throat and did not, in fact, feel in any particular danger, according to the Seattle Times, who spoke with…MORE

Press release from Seattle Public Schools

Here’s an update on the state of assessments at Seattle Public Schools, including Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing and the task force appointed to study assessments District-wide.

From Seattle Police Department Blotter:

Police are searching Ballard for a man who robbed a bank at gunpoint Tuesday evening.

Just before 6:30 pm, the man walked into the People’s Bank on NW 56th Street and 24th Ave NW, brandished a…MORE

Outdoor seating may be coming to Ballard Station Public House (2236 NW Market Street), which just opened this last summer, according to a Sidewalk Cafe permit that the bar just applied for on Feb. 15.

By the looks of it, there should be…MORE

A new "tweet map" created by Microsoft researcher and social media expert Andrés Monroy-Hernández reveals, in the style of "Ork Posters," what each Seattle neighborhood is like in the twitter-sphere. Geekwire has the story here.

In the…MORE