Today, concerned citizens represented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund are filing an appeal in the Washington State Court of Appeals in their lawsuit against the City of Seattle and Woodland Park Zoo. The Animal Legal Defense Fund intends to stop…MORE
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Fremont celebrates its 40th annual Fremont Fair
Tue, 06/14/11
The summer solstice is just around the corner, which means that Fremont is the place to be this weekend for the annual Fremont Fair and the popular Solstice parade.
The 40th annual Fremont Fair returns to celebrate the arrival of summer…MORE
Construction closing SR 520 floating bridge and I-5 ramps this weekend, region-wide congestion expected
Mon, 06/13/11
Drivers can expect region-wide congestion Father’s Day weekend as construction completely closes the State Route 520 floating bridge and highway and the Interstate 5 ramps to and from Mercer Street in Seattle.
“Whether you’re headed to the…MORE
Seattle Public School to survey families starting today
Mon, 06/13/11
Starting June 13, Seattle Public Schools will begin conducting its annual school climate survey of all students, school staff and families Districtwide.
The goal is to gather information about learning environments at all District…MORE
Starting at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed for weekend construction
Fri, 06/10/11
The Alaskan Way Viaduct will close this weekend between the West Seattle Bridge and the Battery Street Tunnel. Drivers heading to Saturday’s Sounders FC match at Qwest Field should plan for delays and use alternate routes.
The Washington…MORE
Friends, family, and former students remember Bertha Davis
Thu, 06/09/11
Despite the fact that it was 2 p.m. on a workday, friends, family, neighbors and former students of Bertha Davis packed the Ballard First Lutheran Church on Thursday, June 9 to remember the life-long Ballard teacher.
Bertha Davis passed…MORE
This weekend is packed with traffic-congesting events; motorists should be aware
Thu, 06/09/11
This weekend is packed with graduation ceremonies, races, festivals, and parades throughout Seattle, which could produce traffic congestion.
The Seattle Department of Transportation encourages motorists headed to any of the weekend events…MORE
Zoo gives artificial insemination of elephant another try; animal activists warn about health risks
Thu, 06/09/11
Yesterday, the Woodland Park Zoo and a visiting expert in elephant reproduction performed another artificial insemination procedure on Chai, the zoo’s 32-year-old Asian elephant. The last procedure was performed on Chai in March of this year.…MORE
DUI collision in downtown Ballard
Thu, 06/09/11
Sirens and lights from police and fire rescue vehicles disturbed downtown Ballard at Market and Leary last night. The Ballard News-Tribune received inquiries regarding this incident around 11 p.m. and today, the police reported it had been a DUI…MORE
Ballard's Veraci makes international TV debut on The Cooking Channel
Wed, 06/08/11
Veraci Pizza, the Seattle mobile brick oven pizzeria that got its start at the Ballard Market, made its international TV debut last week on The Cooking Channel in Canada. Featured in The Cooking Channel's Eat St., the episode will air in the U.S…MORE
