Spend a few hours making 14th Ave NW beautiful
We’ve written before about the efforts to make 14th Ave. NW more beautiful. The East Ballard Community Association is asking for neighbors to volunteer some time to make it a …
Month: August 2009
Sustainable Ballard looking for festival volunteers
Sustainable Ballard is looking for volunteers for the 6th annual Sustainable Ballard Festival. This year’s festival is coming up the weekend of September 26th and 27th from noon to 5 …
Three-way tie for mayor, bag fee rejected
As expected, the race for mayor is tight as ever, with Mayor Greg Nickels, Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan neck-and-neck in primary results. Meanwhile, the 20-cent bag fee initiative has …
Two cyclists injured in separate accidents
Updated: It was a dangerous day on Tuesday for bicyclists in Ballard. At 4:30 p.m., a woman and minivan collided on Market St. near 19th Ave. My Ballard reader Angelatini …
PATH receives world’s largest humanitarian award
PATH, the Ballard-based non-profit just north of the Ballard Bridge, has been given the world’s largest humanitarian award. It was announced today that they will receive the $1.5 million Conrad …
Interbay Whole Foods to open in October
The Interbay Whole Foods is scheduled to open October 14th. Queen Anne View is reporting that the anchor tenant is “on track” for their mid-October opening after a lawsuit with …
Delivery day at new Maritime brewhouse
It’s delivery day at the new Maritime Pacific brewhouse. The equipment for the new, larger brewhouse is being off-loaded at the new facility at 1111 NW Ballard Way. As we …
Ballard ballot box overflows
The ballot drop box at the Ballard Neighborhood Service Center has been emptied, but earlier today people had to literally stuff ballots into the box. Dale from PhinneyWood snapped these …
Summer isn’t over yet
After the cool and rain, some have been grumbling that summer’s over. Think again. According to the forecast, Mother Nature is giving us another few days of 80 and 90 …
Today is election day
Don’t forget that today is the primary and special election. Just a reminder that this is a mail-only election. If you haven’t voted and dropped your ballot in the mail …
Locks to close on Thursday
Both the large and small locks will be closed this Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The closure will allow dive teams to inspect an “Adult Salmon Exclusion Structure” …
New markings at intersection confuse drivers
The intersection where 17th Ave NW meets NW Leary is not a traditional one. NW 48th St. also feeds in here and their have been no markings to determine the …