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Real estate market still strong here
Despite the constant drumbeat of housing doom and gloom reported nationally, Ballard's single-family home market is still rosy but has a few faded blooms.
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Rubble is all that's left
Forty-three years of tradition ended last week in one hour as demolition crews turned the Ballard Denny's into a pile of rubble to make way for a condominium.
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Plan re-do is slowed
Ballard, already exceeding its 20-year growth targets by 174 percent, seems an obvious choice for a neighborhood plan update, but the community may have to wait at least a year to see who goes first.
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North Beach gets help to stay green
Parks department officials are working with local residents to start a Friends of North Beach Park group to help maintain the greenbelt.
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Whitman students study warming
Students at Whitman Middle School are quite concerned about the environment thanks to their classroom studies on global warming.
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State scraps plan to retrofit viaduct
It won't be a retrofit.
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Masonry safety to be studied
The city is seeking possible new requirements for the city's un-reinforced masonry buildings estimated to number up to 1,000, most of which have not been seismically retrofitted.
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Three get Lions
Club scholarships
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Phillips studies run for county executive
Larry Phillips says he is studying whether he should take on three-term County Executive Ron Sims in next years' election.
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Accountability plan approved by Seattle port
The Port of Seattle Commission approved a slate of items that form the initial elements of what is called the Port's Accountability Action Plan.
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Sheila Cox
Sheila Marie Cox, passed away on Feb. 26, 2008 after a long fight with cancer. Although she never married, her family was large and included many persons whom she deeply touched. Her adult years were filled with a joyful approach to life. Always ready to share her life experiences and insights with those who asked. She was a good listener and a compassionate advocate for the underdog.
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Lorraine Elizabeth (Noonan) Durkan
Mrs. Durkan is a former executive editor of the Ballard News-Tribune passed away on Feb. 23 from cancer.
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