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January 4, 2008

The Changing Face of Ballard

One of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods is getting an extreme makeover. Ballard is booming with new condos, new restaurants and new businesses. The area once known as a quaint Scandinavian corner of the city is becoming one of the hippest and hottest spots in town to work, live and play. But is the modernization of Ballard tearing the neighborhood apart? We take a closer look at how times are changing in Ballard, and how it's setting a trend for the rest of the city.

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Ballard's official city.

Seattle Post Intelligencer's Ballard webtown resource for the Ballard community.

The Ballard News Tribune, a newspaper dedicated to the people and issues of Ballard. Hear what other people are saying with its online message board.

Seattle housing market stays strong, especially for condos.

Why condos, instead of houses or apartments, mean big bucks in Ballard.

Atlantic article discussing real estate price trends in major U.S. cities. San Francisco is going off the affordability charts and St. Louis is the most affordable, see how Seattle compares.

 

Apollo's Fire

Global warming is a huge challenge for both the United States and the planet. But is it also an opportunity? Enrique Cerna talks with Congressman Jay Inslee about his new book, Apollo's Fire, and how the U.S. can take the lead in the fight against climate change through innovations in technology and business.

Lynching in Seattle

The story of a haunting miscarriage of justice. A lynching, not in the deep South, but in Seattle--and in this bizarre case, the three men convicted of the crime were African-American U.S. soldiers. But 60 years later, a Seattle investigative journalist picked up the story, and uncovered evidence that the men didn't do it. What he discovered, what really happened, and how this case is breaking wide open all over again.

Seattle investigative journalist Jack Hamann.

Related Links


The New York Times cover story: 1944 Conviction of Black G.I.'s Is Ruled Flawed

The Seattle PI's discussion of investigative journalist Jack Hamman's book, On American Soil

The personal story of Samuel Snow, one of the two court-marshalled soldiers still alive today

 

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