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Update, April 11

So, where the heck is Four Freedoms Liquor, the wonderful sounding, small, patriotic distiller that was supposed to come to Ballard?

We reported on it back in November (scroll down to see original post) and still…MORE

A candelight vigil will be held in honor of Don Farquharson, the man who was found dead in the Ballard Commons Park on Saturday, Nov. 17.

WHEEL, an organization of homeless women who advocate for those who are homeless, will be holding…MORE

Is Ballard bikeable?

Well, considering the number of bicyclists that can be seen every day, the answer would have to be yes. But, according to a recent report, there's a lot of things that can be done to improve safety.

On Nov. 3,…MORE

Mayor Mike McGinn, City Librarian Marcellus Turner and others dropped by the Ballard Branch Library on Monday, Nov. 26, to thank voters for passing the Library Levy and to tell them what that levy does.

For libraries, the levy helps…MORE

A new building containing public storage space, offices and parking will be coming to the largely empty space next to the Ballard Bridge at 1515 NW Leary Way.

According to the Department of Planning and Development, DPD has approved a Land…MORE

We finally got a break, but Ballard (and everywhere else West of the mountains) has been hammered by rain these past couple weeks. Which most likely means storm water runoff has been gushing into and polluting Salmon Bay.

One way that…MORE

Thanksgiving night, while many families sat down at their tables to feast, the Ballard Community Task Force on Homelessness and Hunger teamed up with the 2 Bit Saloon to throw the 3rd Annual Orphan Thanksgiving, which sought to serve food and…MORE

Update, Nov. 20, 10:00 a.m.:

The fire at Shilshole Bay Marina was a small electrical fire coming from the instrument panel of a sailboat, according to SFD Spokesman Kyle Moore.

The fire was put out by the occupant by the time…MORE

Say hello to the new Hollywood -- Ballard High School.

Four productions by students in the BHS Video Production Program were winners of Fresh Film Northwest at the Portland Art Museum last Saturday, Nov. 17.

Students/filmmakers…MORE

Editor's Note: For privacy reasons, the names used in this article are not real names. However, they are the names which these people are known within the medical cannabis community.

Undoubtedly, there are a lot of questions raised by the…MORE