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A suspect is in custody following a burglary in Ballard yesterday afternoon after a coordinated effort that involved two different precincts and the King County Sheriff’s Office’s helicopter, Guardian…MORE
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Chicago band releases songs inspired by Ballard and Fremont
Tue, 04/19/16
Ballard and Fremont are the inspiration for two songs by Chicago band, Majungas, after band songwriter, Mike Gentile, toured the area while on vacation.
Majungas released ”The Fremont Troll” and “Breakfast in Ballard,” last month on their…MORE
Murray proposes ordinance to protect renters against discrimination based on source of income
Tue, 04/19/16
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Mayor Ed Murray today transmitted legislation to the City Council expanding fair housing protections for renters using subsidies or alternative sources of income to pay their rent. The…MORE
Update: Ballard Bridge stuck; severe traffic conditions running north and south of bridge
Mon, 04/18/16
Update: 5:25 p.m. There are reports that the Ballard Bridge is now open and traffic is clearing.
Original post
Around 3:40 p.m. today the Ballard Bridge closed because of malfunctioning bridge gates. SDOT reported that crews are…MORE
Vinyl freaks throng Sonic Boom Records for Record Store Day
Mon, 04/18/16
Hundreds of people lined up outside Sonic Boom Records on Saturday awaiting their chance to pluck a rare vinyl title in honor of Record Store Day.
Record Store Day is the independent music scene’s Easter in that is celebrates the…MORE
All for weed; Thieves destroy literacy gifts for low income kids
Thu, 04/14/16
The staff of Page Ahead, a children’s literacy non-profit in North Ballard, never expected an illegal pot garden with over 500 cannabis plants to be operating on the other side of their office wall. However, after an early morning burglary left a…MORE
1800 12-step members displaced after church closes due to fire
Tue, 04/12/16
After damage from a fire forced St. Paul's United Church of Christ (6512 12th Ave. N.W) to close, Alcoholics Anonymous members and 12-step group members will be meeting at other locations in the area.
St. Paul's has been a site for…MORE
Ballard seniors respond to new rules for retirement advisors
Tue, 04/12/16
The Department of Labor announced its final fiduciary rule last week, which requires financial advisers offering advice on retirement investments to put their clients’ interests first.
The Ballard News-Tribune caught up with seniors at…MORE
Update: Migrating gray whales stop to feed in Puget Sound; One lingers at Ballard Locks
Wed, 04/06/16
Update: 6:00 p.m.
Michael Milstein of NOAA Fisheries told the Ballard News-Tribune that the gray whale seen today at the Ballard Locks was first sighted there on March 21 and has continued to be sighted in the area.
The whale was…MORE
Google funding $344,000 for free Wi-Fi at 26 Seattle community centers, two in Ballard
Wed, 04/06/16
As part of Mayor Ed Murray’s Digital Equity Initiative, Google has offered $344,000 in grant money that will bring free Wi-Fi to Seattle community centers and affordable housing projects.
The funding will go toward establishing Wi-Fi…MORE
