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What do you have to say about coal trains?

That's the question that was asked last night when over 50 people sat in the Sunset Hill Community Center to learn about the coal train proposal, and how to speak against it. The event was largely…MORE

Got questions about coal trains? Want to do something about it?

Neighbors will be hosting a meeting about coal trains at Sunset Hill Community Club (3003 NW 66th Street) tonight, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. It will go over information about the…MORE

In November, a local photographer, Matika Wilbur, is leaving Ballard to take up an extraordinary mission: To visit all 50 states and photograph and document all 562 Native American tribes in the nation.

Wilbur (www.matikawilbur.com), who…MORE

CROWN HILL ARTS FESTIVAL WELCOMES FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS NOV. 3

Free Performances by the Arts Groups in Crown Hill Center

Tenants of the Crown Hill Center showcase their many talents and resources at a free neighborhood event,…MORE

Alright, folks, the Ballard News-Tribune is jumping into the 21st Century. We're getting a new Facebook page.

While we have had a Facebook page for a while now, it has been under the old "Friend" model. The new Facebook page, which can be…MORE

Tonight's the night for civic engagement -- it's just a shame that we can't all clone ourselves and be everywhere at once. Sustainable Ballard, the Ballard Task Force on Homelessness and Hunger, and the East Ballard Community Association are all…MORE

Lesson learned, the Mayor loves fish.

Or, at least, fish from the Fresh Fish Co. He couldn't stop talking about it all day.

On a walking tour Tuesday, Oct. 22, Mayor Mike McGinn visited several businesses in Loyal Heights, including…MORE

Nearing the end of a long election season, and perhaps the result of the two candidates being tired and ragged from what has become increasingly negative campaigning, the debate for the 36th District, Position 2 devolved into a bickerfest over…MORE

The debate between Reuven Carlyle (D-36) and Hope and Change Party candidate Leslie Klein at the Sunset Hill Community Club last night was mild-mannered, courteous and, at times, revealed itself as a kind of joke.

Albeit a joke that…MORE

Whether you like them or not, pot dispensaries are here to stay.

At least, that is the reasoning Councilmembers Sally Clark and Nick Licata are using as they continue work on legislation which would implement land use zoning regulations on…MORE