Councilmember Phillips wants HOV lanes on 15th
King County Councilmember Larry Phillips is asking Mayor Mike McGinn to convert the current bus-only lanes on 15th Ave West to HOV lanes. Our sister site, MagnoliaVoice, reports that Phillips …
Month: January 2010
Emerald City Orchids to open retail space
A new retail space for orchid enthusiasts (and wanna be orchid enthusiasts) is opening in the old Il Giardino location on NW 65th St. Emerald City Orchids has been a …
Bounce into the new year
Kids and kids at heart (yep, adults can bounce) are invited to Bounce Fest at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St). Numerous bouncy houses, jump ropes and …
Nearby: Coyote, Mr. Rogers’ spirit, oldest house
Here are stories making headlines in nearby neighborhoods: MagnoliaVoice: Coyote injures dog; may be two coyotes in area MagnoliaVoice: Melt Cafe now open QueenAnneView: 18-wheeler stuck on the counterbalance QueenAnneView: …
Final beam placed atop new Swedish building
Less than four months since the groundbreaking, crews have placed the final steel beam atop the new Swedish building on Tallman Ave. Hospital officials, project designers and workers and representatives …
A sneak peek at Ballard’s new QFC
Boxes are everywhere and employees are busy getting Ballard’s new QFC on 24th Ave NW ready for the grand opening on Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. “We’re really excited to …
New weather station in Ballard
No need to wait for the 5 o’clock news to find out about the weather, Ballard has a new weather station that you can check 24-hours a day. Tracy emailed …
Top 2009 movie rentals for Ballardites
It seems that Ballard loves Milk. At least that was the top-rented Netflix movie in the 98107 and 98117 zip codes last year. The New York Times took data from …
Ballard crack dealer gets a decade in prison
A 33-year-old man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison on Friday for dealing crack out of his Ballard Apartment. According to the Seattle911 blog, police found more than …
Donate to the Adams Elementary auction
The Adams Elementary auction is right around the corner, and organizers are looking for donations. Sarah Brands, the auction procurement chair emails, “We are looking for experiences (do you work …
Beautiful sunrise over Ballard (Sunday morning)
In case you missed the beautiful sunrises this weekend, here’s a look at the sun coming up over Ballard on Sunday morning. DDF sent us these pictures taken from Indianola …
Eggs thrown at house, break front window
At one o’clock Saturday morning several eggs were thrown at Julia Kuskin’s house on 27th Ave NW, breaking this front window. She emailed us this photo and says, “The cops …