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Don't panic; the Ballard Locks website is still up.

Many links around the Internet may not be working anymore for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hiram M. Chittenden Locks website (this one does). That's because the U.S. Army Corps of…MORE

After over forty years of finding himself in harm’s way, Ballard resident, author and retired Seattle Police Department Sergeant Howard A. Monta now brandishes not a gun and nightstick, but a cane and a smile.

His shirt is clean and…MORE

Update: Sunday's blood drive has no more open slots. People may still sign up to be a bone marrow donor.

Hosted at Boys & Girls Club, the effort is led by Ballard resident Sean Cryan, who is fighting Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a bone…MORE

On any given day in Ballard, even a workday, a diverse array of people can be seen at the Ballard Commons Park.

It’s a success story that won an award for the designers of the park, Seattle-based Swift Company. At the end of May, they…MORE

Pouring crystal-clear water from a gallon tank, Larry Murphy, better known as Zen Dog, prepared tea from a 500-year-old tree.

“This is the purest water in Seattle,” he said, as he closely watched the water boil, smiling behind a long,…MORE

If you missed out on the casting call in Ballard last Sunday, it's not too late to be considered for the Norwegian dating show, "Sons of Norway." The show is still taking video applications until Sunday, July 8.

Contestants must be of…MORE

My name is Zachariah Bryan, and I am the new lead reporter and web editor for the Ballard News Tribune. You can call me Zach.

I am taking over for Anne-Marije Rook, who has taken a position as staff writer for Cascade Bicycle Club.

Update 6:17 p.m.: Ballard Ave Pub may not be closed for good, after all.

A worker next door at the Buffalo Exchange said she ran into someone working inside the Ballard Ave Pub while taking out the trash.

He told her that the pub…MORE

UPDATE: The Kickstarter campaign goal has been reached. The project will be funded on Wednesday. Pledges are still being accepted.

The Ballard Chamber of Commerce's Kickstarter fundraising campaign for SeafoodFest ends on Wednesday.

11-year-old Mandelyn Risley-Smyth did not need her mother's help in preparing for the 2012 Seattle Miss Teen pageant. She just needed her mother's permission.

Risley-Smyth, a Whittier Elementary student who dreams of being a model,…MORE