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Until 2:30 p.m. today, one northbound lane will be closed while a crew continues work on removing streetlight poles.

Significant traffic delays could occur when the bridge goes up, warns the Seattle Department of transportation.

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At Commodore Park near the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, a family of osprey has moved into a man-made nest, Seattle City Light reports.

The nest, a 4-by-4 platform secured on a 70-foot pole, was built back in March to provide a safe nesting…MORE

In case you missed the live action view last Saturday, the Washington State Department of Transportation created a time-lapse video of the first pontoon for the SR 520 floating bridge going through the Hiram M. Chittendem Locks.

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Locally Grown TV, a comedy web-series in the making, reached its Kickstarter campaign fundraising goal just in time last Saturday, the last day, raising a total of $10,500. All of the money will be going toward production costs.

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Yesterday at 2:39 p.m., Ballard residents called the Seattle Fire Department reporting a fire on the second floor of their house located on the 2800 block of NW 75th St, according to SFD's Fireline blog.

Turns out, it was caused by…MORE

After four years of planning, designing and community input – as well as many more years of eyeing the property as a possible park location – Kirke Park had its grand opening last Saturday, Aug. 11, and is now open for public use.

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Gene Roger Nebenfuhr, 68, a lifelong resident of Ballard, gained his wings August 3rd in Missoula, MT on his way to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Born and raised in Seattle, he graduated from Ballard High School in 1962, then he proudly…MORE

Today was the last day on Earth for JoJo, Woodland Park Zoo's last Sumatran tiger, who was euthanized at 20 years old, according to a press release.

JoJo came in 2001 from the Memphis Zoo and was a breeding companion for the zoo's only…MORE

After securing it's last chunk of funding, students will finally see a newly renovated park this coming year at Salmon Bay School. Construction started on July 30 and the grand opening is expected to happen in late September.

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UPDATE, Aug 15: Application for dinner reservations has been extended through Saturday, Aug. 18. All proceeds go toward Ballard High School's athletics and music programs. Register here.

Life-time Ballard resident and the man who taught…MORE