Ballard - News

By Ana Sofia Knauf, UW News Lab

Northwest Folklife will hold its fifth annual preview party tonight at the Tractor Tavern. Country and folk acts Big Sur, Denver, and the Annie Ford Band will kick off the evening starting at 8 p.m. to give…MORE

Lace up your walking shoes and brush up on your Norwegian. Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Sound Steps Program and the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association are co-sponsoring the 9th Annual Seven Hills Walk on Saturday, May 19.

This free…MORE

After an absence of many years, Federico García Lorca's master piece, The House of Bernarda Alba, returns to the Seattle stage in an adaption by Emily Mann. The first in Arouet's 2012 season, the play will be performed at the Ballard Underground…MORE

UPDATE: On Wednesday night, The Seattle School Board Wednesday officially offered Anaheim City Schools Superintendent José Banda the position of Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.

With a 6-0 vote in favor of Banda, the Board…MORE

Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36th District), Representative Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36th District) and 14 other Washington state legislators announced their endorsement of Initiative 502 today.

I-502 would legalize, tax, and regulate…MORE

The Bridge Care Center, on 1516 NW 51st St., was successfully able to clothe people through the wet and cold winter months, but as the chilly nights linger, they're running out of jeans and blankets.

"The numbers that The Bridge are…MORE

New Woodland Park Zoo residents will make their public debut this weekend during the "Pigs, Warts and All" program. The new animal residents are a wild pig species called African warthogs and Visayan warty pigs.

Visayan warty pigs are…MORE

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is recognizing an exceptional Ballard High School student for making significant contributions to intergroup relations at its annual Student Human Relations Program reception on May 10, 2012.

Over 20…MORE

By Elizabeth Wang, Intern

For years, long-time Ballard local, Frank Shields, has volunteered his construction expertise and his Saturdays to create public parks, expand P-Patches, and even build a skate park in his neighborhood.

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Here's the latest update regarding the big Alaskan Way Viaduct/SR 99 project from the Washington State Department of Transportation:

It’s not yet time for the downtown waterfront’s big makeover, but it is make-room time for the State…MORE