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The Capitol Hill Block Party is set to kick off today, July 25 at 4 p.m. with the Shy Girls melting faces at the Main Stage.

The much anticipated music festival ends Monday, July 28 at 2 a.m., and some Ballardites plan to see the festival…MORE

The Ballard News-Tribune staff are avid campers with a voracious appetite for action. They can be found at trailheads across the state at 4:32 a.m., waiting for the sun to rise while reading an Evel Knievel biography, sipping coffee brewed in-car…MORE

Visitors of the Ballard Boys & Girls Club will probably notice something extra special thanks to Swanson’s Nursery. A new rain garden, lush with native species and edible plants, has been added in place of a shabby grass rain garden that was…MORE

By Tim Clinton SPORTS EDITOR

Who, what, when and where is known for the West Seattle football team's upcoming season opener, but Chief Sealth is still looking for the who.

West Seattle's Wildcats will begin their season at 8 p.m.…MORE

On July 16 Reuben’s Brews had a Tapping Ceremony in honor of the Tottenham Hotspurs coming to town to play the Sounders on July 19. For the special occasion Adam Robbings, from the U.K. and a self described “Brit,’ made a British Bitter (Pale Ale…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

Coffee has come a long way in Seattle. Devoted to quality, a handful of Seattle roasters are looking beyond a nondescript bag of beans and to the very heart and source of coffee: the hardworking farmers themselves.…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

“I want to give dogs haircuts,” Jasmine Pulido’s four-year old daughter Penny said.

“You don’t want to be a financial analyst like your dad?” Jasmine teased her daughter. The only surprise was that her daughter…MORE

Mayor Ed Murray today announced John Okamoto as the new acting Director for the city’s Human Services Department (HSD). Okamoto will replace current HSD interim Director Catherine Lester, who will remain with HSD and assist Okamoto in his…MORE

By Seth Halleran, UW News Lab

In the nine years since Isaiah Hoban Halvorsen started playing with cameras, making videos with his friends, his passion for film hasn’t wavered.

19-year-old Hoban Halvorsen wrote and directed the…MORE

by Katy Wilkens, MS, RD Nutrition and fitness manager, Northwest Kidney Centers

You can’t do much about the price of gas when you travel, but with planning you can save a lot of money on food you eat on the road.

With your own food…MORE