Chief defends firefighters in deadly blaze
Posted 1:50 p.m. Fire Chief Gregory Dean met with members of the media today to answer tough questions about how the department handled the tragic fire in Fremont yesterday. Many …
Month: June 2010
Community mourns loss of five in fatal fire
Updated 12:40 p.m. Family, friends, neighbors and many in Seattle’s Ethiopian community are mourning the loss of 4 children and a young adult in yesterday’s tragic fire in Fremont. The …
Five killed in Fremont apartment fire
Updated 10 p.m. Five people have died, four of them children, in an apartment fire at 41st. NW and NW Leary St. this morning. “All of sudden I heard, ‘Fire!’” …
Soundgarden spotted in Ballard photo shoot
The iconic Seattle band Soundgarden was spotted posing for photos in front of a grungy-looking building on 22nd Ave. in Old Ballard Friday evening. Our tipster, who sent us these …
Ballard tops KEXP’s ‘Hood to Hood Challenge’
KEXP’s summer fundraising drive is over (although you can still donate online), and it looks like Ballard has clinched the nonprofit radio station’s annual “Hood to Hood Challenge.” Ballard is …
Kids bounce away at Bounce Fest
Mother Nature cooperated in this afternoon for Bounce Fest at the Loyal Heights Community Center — always a favorite with the kids. Along with the bouncy houses, there were games …
Mid-year budget cuts coming Monday
We’ll soon know the fate of the Ballard and Loyal Heights Community centers. The mayor’s mid-year budget cuts will be announced on Monday (6/14), including any cuts to the city’s …
World Cup action around Ballard
The World Cup is officially underway and several Ballard establishments are making the most of it. Here are a few of the local places showing the games and having World …
Fishermen’s Memorial BBQ fundraiser next month
The Ballard Chamber of Commerce will officially kickoff Seafood Fest at a BBQ July 9th to benefit the Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial. From 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Ballard Elks …
Hawaiian-themed ‘Pub Run’ from SLU to Ballard
On Saturday expect to see a hundred or so people running from bar to bar in Hawaiian attire. The ‘June Pub Run’ starts at noon in the South Lake Union …
Meet Kate Endle and Caspar Babypants Saturday
Kate Endle and Chris Ballew are a very talented couple who you’ll be able to meet at the ArtWalk this weekend. They’re both successful artists using different mediums to express …
Bounce to exhaustion at Bounce Fest
Get the kids dressed in their Aloha-wear and take them to the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) where they can bounce to exhaustion Friday afternoon. Photo of …