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Spring is upon us. Grass is growing. Flowers are beginning to burst. The entire neighborhood is ready to get out and play. And there’s no better way to take in the sights, sounds and scents of the season than a stroll along tree-lined Ballard…MORE

A family in Colombia and a 20 year old Australian probably knew about a new destination in Ballard before the average local, and when it comes to the one-year old Hostel Seattle at 6200 Seaview Ave. N.W. that may still be the case.

In a…MORE

(Editor's note: Dave Kannas is a regular columnist for the Ballard News-Tribune's sister publication the West Seattle Herald. His article is being reproduced here as it relates to the completion of the Burke Gilman Trail through the industrial…MORE

The struggle between “civil society” and bicyclists is nothing new. We had our battles before the turn of the 20th Century, when bicycles were relatively new on the scene but rapidly expanding in numbers, especially in France.

“As early…MORE

Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos Rated R (Two stars)

There is a well-known television show that claims its stories were “ripped from the headlines.” Well, the plotline for “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” has the feel of having been “ripped…MORE

Do you have a plant on your favorites list that you can never get to grow for you? For me, it’s the Juncus effuses ‘Unicorn,' or Corkscrew Rush.

It is so fun that I want to grow it. It sounds low maintenance enough that I should be able…MORE

On Tuesday, March 10 the Port of Seattle held a public meeting at the Nordic Heritage Museum. There were three items on the agenda that were of importance to Ballard’s present and future. I attended this meeting because I not only wanted to take…MORE

These youngsters attend the Alki Kid's Place after school program, located on the lower level of the Alki United Church of Christ, 6115 S.W. Hinds St.

"The attendance is down somewhat because of the economy," said Cheryl Snyder, director…MORE

This showoff gets to run wild throughout Woodland Park Zoo. The peacock is either searching for a tasty morsel, a date with a peahen, or both.

During a long downturn in the financial markets, it’s hard for some people to be cheerful about their prospects for investment success. And that’s not surprising, because a daily diet of bad news can take its toll on investors’ outlooks. Yet if…MORE