Swedish breaks ground on new Medical Center
This morning was the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new medical building at the Swedish Ballard campus. Doctors, board members and Seattle City Councilwoman Sally Clark all participated in the event …
Month: September 2009
Our Redeemers: ‘More than deeply saddened’
Over the weekend, a Level III sex offender was removed from the SHARE homeless shelter at Calvary Lutheran church. Pastor Steve Grumm of Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church, which oversees the …
Seahawk surprises Loyal Heights students
Hundreds of students at Loyal Heights Elementary gathered in the cafeteria this morning for a top secret assembly. Even the teachers were clueless, “What’s going on here?” one teacher asked …
Mary Ave NW sign changed to Mary Jane NW
The sign at the corner of 70th and Mary Ave NW has been painted over with a new name. We saw this sign this morning. Someone has painted over “Mary …
Police investigating racial slur after explosion
According to the Seattle 911 blog, fire crews responded to NW 63rd & 26th Ave NW last week after a small explosion. The blog cites a police report that says …
Soundview Playground gardening day
The Seattle Parks Department and Friends of Soundview Park invite the community to help spruce up Soundview Park. Join them today 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for some pruning, trimming …
Learn about Cub Scouts this Thursday
This Thursday night is recruitment night for Cub Scouts Pack 100. If you’ve got a son in first-fifth grade and have considered the Scouts, this is an opportunity for you …
MovieCycle is now open
MovieCycle, the entertainment buy/sell/trade store that we wrote about last week is now open at 2240 NW Market St. We spoke with the manager, Jeremy Keyes, who tells us that …
SHARE: Sex offender removed from shelter
A sex offender who has been living at the Calvary Lutheran homeless shelter in Loyal Heights has been removed, SHARE confirmed to My Ballard today. This weekend a My Ballard …
Ballard family attacked by raccoon
Update: We have an update on the warning we posted earlier this weekend about a raccoon who attacked a Ballard family in their backyard near 14th Ave. and 73rd St. …
Vandals knock off car mirrors
Neighbors on Dibble near 65th woke up this weekend to find their car mirrors torn off and pieces of plastic and glass strewn down the street. The driver-side mirrors on …
New design studio & showroom on Ballard Ave
A new design studio and showroom opens today on Ballard Ave, just in time for Saturday’s Art Walk. White Sage Studio opens in the beautiful, bright space that Greener Lifestyles …