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Recent news from around your neighborhood

Streetcar proponents kick off campaign to promote more lines
Streetcar advocates are campaigning again, and they may bring their bully pulpit to your neighborhood -- if it\'s a candidate for a new line.

Under The Needle: Nudists fight for rights at city pool
Seattle\'s nude swimmers see their cause for greater freedoms and access as a civil rights issue, albeit not as draped in history as race and gender struggles. Really, not draped in anything at all.

Rebate \'splurge\' on gas, food and bills
An informal survey of Seattle shoppers suggests that instead of going on spending sprees to energize the economy, most will use cash payments arriving today from the federal government to pay bills, the mortgage and even their taxes.

Seen/Scene: Record Store Day celebrates places like Bop Street
Record Store Day is about supporting places like Bop Street in Ballard.

Scat around in Ballard and soak in jazz
Now in its fifth year, the Ballard Jazz Festival has become one of the city\'s most distinctive annual events. It begins Wednesday and runs through the weekend.

Sleepy Ballard wakes up to disconcerting growth
So, what is happening to Ballard and why are people so worked up about it?

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