Ballard - News

By Elizabeth Wang, Intern

Viking Robotics, Ballard High School’s fast-growing robot-sports team, is back for season four as they compete at FIRST Robotics Competition, Rebound Rumble this weekend. The BNT caught up with the students as…MORE

Crews will close the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct for two of the next three weekends to inspect the structure and reinforce a two-block section located above the path of the future SR 99 tunnel.

Both directions of SR 99 between the…MORE

Sahar Fathi, legislative aid to Councilmember Mike O'Brien, has declared she will seek the open seat for State Representative in the 36th Legislative District.

“I am running to be the next State Representative in the 36th District because…MORE

Seattle Department of Transportation’s Peter Hahn and Dongho Chang will attend Seattle Greenways’ city-wide meet-up on Thursday to answer questions regarding greenways and further a discussion on safe, multi-use streets.

Neighborhood…MORE

Ballardite Courtney Adams is heading to college and she's not even halfway finished with high school yet. The 16-year-old University Preparatory Academy student has secured a place at Bard College at Simon’s Rock for this coming fall thanks to…MORE

Another Ballard woman has announced her candidacy for Representative Mary Lou Dickerson's vacated seat. Washington State Director of Progressive Majority Noel Frame announced her candidacy on Tuesday, March 20, promising to champion public…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak, Contributor

On Sunday afternoon, the fishing community gathered at the Fisherman's Terminal for the 84th Annual Blessing of the Fleet. All came to pray for safety for the fishermen approaching their upcoming season and…MORE

After some weather-related delays, the contractor for the Ballard Bascule Bridge Painting project plans to begin closing a single southbound lane of traffic tonight. The closures will take place on weekdays, continuing into April.

The…MORE

Ben Capdevielle, Holly Robinson, and Todd Leabman, the trio behind the newly-opened small batch gin distillery, Captive Spirits, have a lofty goal: to make a world-class gin, comparable to Bombay, Tanqueray and the other "big boys".

"I…MORE

Not a lot of people would go to school for many years and then suddenly give up a post-doctorate research job at the University of Washington to start making beer. But nanobrewer Kevin Klein did just that.

Operating out of a 900-square-…MORE