The sloping roof of the new Ballard Library branch is intended to signify to passers-by that this public building is like no other. At its peak lie 17 solar panels, enough to power a three-bedroom ...

The Ballard library would get extra hours under the mayor's new budget proposal. The Seattle Library System is facing a 23-percent reduction in branch hours next year under the mayor's 2010 budget ...

The 2.5-block stretch of 24th Avenue Northwest just north of Market Street is one step closer to getting yet another mixed-use development to add to the four large ...

Across from the Ballard library is a park with cornhole, a skateboard area and splash pool. Ballard Commons Park also now has a concierge. He wears a city badge and is ready for any takers for a ...