Recession Sparks Entrepreneurialism in Ballard
While many small business in Ballard have closed due to the recession, many others have opened for the same reason. In our fourth installment in a series of stories by …
Month: June 2010
Benefit concert organized by a complete stranger
Allecia Clemons didn’t know Helen Gebregiorgis before the fatal fire in Fremont on June 12th. But since that day when five family members died, Clemons has helped raise money for …
Ballard could lose crime prevention coordinator
The people who work directly with our neighborhood in preventing crime could soon be out of a job. The six civilian crime prevention coordinators for the Seattle Police Department, including …
BHS sports paperwork deadline extended
Earlier this week we reported that the paperwork for fall sports at Ballard High School would be accepted until today, June 30th. Today’s deadline has been extended. According to the …
SeafoodFest July 11 & 10
You read the headline correctly, the Ballard SeafoodFest will be held on July 11th & 10th. We reported earlier that the dates for the annual festival were changing for the …
Seattle Police launch online crime map
The Seattle Police Department has a launched new tool for citizens to track crime in the city. The Police Reports Map has crime icons based on initial police reports taken …
Fire department to hold community meeting
In the wake of the deadly fire in Fremont on June 12th which killed five people, including four children, the Seattle Fire Department will hold a community meeting this week. …
Reported gas leak at hospital construction site
Updated at 12:45 p.m. A gas leak at the construction site near Swedish Hospital triggered the evacuation of two buildings late this morning, including the building under construction. The hospital …
Evening Magazine from the Ballard Locks
King5’s Evening Magazine will be showing off one of Seattle’s biggest tourist attractions on their show tonight. The crew of host Meeghan Black (in the pink) and photographer Darrell Benedict …
BHS sports paperwork accepted until Wednesday
To avoid the lines in August, Ballard High School is accepting fall sports paperwork until June 30th (that’s tomorrow.) If you have a student hoping to play a fall sport …
Spoke and Food benefit for Solid Ground tonight
Get on your bike and head out for dinner. Tonight is the inaugural “Spoke and Food” event. “Our top level goal is to influence the culture of Seattle. Our hope …
Get Ballard events and deals in your email
Just in time for summer, we’ve launched a new addition here at My Ballard: an email newsletter with a preview of weekend events, both here in Ballard and in surrounding …