Police make arrest with show of force
A few of you emailed us asking about the tremendous police presence at Market St. near 15th Ave. around 11:30 last night — 10 police cars and officers armed with …
Month: August 2009
Water main break floods Greenwood intersection
Updated 11:15 p.m. City crews have patched a water main break that turned Greenwood’s busiest intersection — 85th and Greenwood — into a brown, flowing river. The roadway is back …
Car crashes into building on Leary
A car plowed through the front of a business at 4012 Leary Way. It happened just before 6 p.m. Witnesses tell us that the black Honda was speeding towards Fremont …
Pedestrian injured in collision with car
A pedestrian was hit by a car at 8th Ave. and 49th St. this afternoon. Police detained the driver, placing him in handcuffs. A witness at a nearby business say …
Deadline extended for neighborhood survey
The city has extended the deadline to fill out the neighborhood survey. As we wrote yesterday, Ballard/Crown Hill had filled out nearly 200 surveys. Today, our neighborhood has filled out …
The blood, sweat and tears of a new restaurant
Tonight is the official opening of Delancey, the new pizza place on 70th, and it literally took blood, sweat and tears to get the place open. For the last few …
Girls on the Run looking for coaches
Girls on the Run of Puget Sound is looking for women to help teach the next generation about self respect and healthy living. The local non-profit uses a running curriculum …
Crowd enjoys music and dancing at Bergen Place
Tre Norske wow’d the crowd last night while the Friends of Bergen Place harvested the lavender in the downtown park. A couple dozen people enjoyed the music and some took …
Fire in abandoned house on 85th Ave.
Firefighters responded to a house on 85th and 6th Ave. a little after 1 a.m. Here’s a camera phone photo of firefighters on the roof of the house, which was …
Sign up for fall activities starting today
Registration is now open for fall activities at our local community centers. Seattle Parks and Recreation offers everything from pre-school activities to martial arts (I almost wrote marital arts, which …
Mutt mitts back at two local parks
Ballardite Sharon walks her Golden Retriever “Katie” around the neighborhood and uses the “mutt mitts” that the city provides to clean up after her dog. Recently, the bags were removed …
Teen pleads ‘not guilty’ in murder
The 17-year-old accused of killing Manish Melwani at the Pit Stop on July 26th pleaded ‘not guilty’ to first-degree murder charges. According to the Seattle Times, Elijah Hall was arraigned …