Prepare for road closures Saturday
More than 25,000 runners are expected to hit the streets during Saturday’s Rock’n’Roll Marathon. The race will have a major impact on drivers from Tukwila to north Seattle. Both directions …
Month: June 2010
Next Door Media partners with MyGreenLake
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with MyGreenLake.com, one of Seattle’s best neighborhood news sites. Edited by Amy Duncan, My Green Lake is teaming up with Next Door Media’s …
Sign up for the Crown Hill garage sale
The fourth annual Crown Hill Neighborhood Association garage sale will be held on July 24th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you’re interested in participating, you can sign up …
Reminder: Trolley bus open house tonight
Last week we reported that Metro is considering replacing the city’s warn down fleet of electric trolley buses with diesel ones, which are cheaper to produce and thus less of …
Small and simple grant deadline approaching
Applications for the Neighborhood Matching Fund Small and Simple grant program are due by 5 p.m. July 12th – that’s three weeks away. Greg’s Garden P-Patch Upgrade received $3,000 earlier …
Chamber wins award for new ‘buy local’ campaign
The Ballard Chamber of Commerce is working on a new “buy local” campaign thanks to the Office of Economic Development. The Chamber and four other business organizations throughout the city …
Crosswalk improvements for Leary Ave NW
This summer the Seattle Department of Transportation will spend about $35,000 to improve the crosswalk on Leary Ave NW between 20th Ave NW and NW Market. Changes include ladder style …
New wayfinding signs along the Burke Gilman Trail
Getting from one place to another along the Burke Gilman Trail is getting easier thanks to new signs put up by the Seattle Department of Transportation. SDOT has just installed …
Naked bicyclists take warm up ride through Ballard
As is customary, hundreds of naked bicyclists from the Fremont Solstice Parade took a warm up ride through Ballard just after 11 this morning. They rode down Market St., surprising …
Father’s Day concert at the Locks
Each weekend during the summer groups perform at the Ballard Locks. This weekend the Nordic Heritage Museum Children’s Dance will perform on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. On …
$5,000 stolen from North Beach home
A homeowner in North Beach (2300 block of NW 99th Street) got an unwelcome surprise when he opened his safe this week. He called police after finding that someone had …
Emotional memorial for fire victims
Hundreds of people, including family members, public officials, firefighters and complete strangers attended the emotional memorial today at Key Arena for the five victims of last weekend’s tragic fire in …