The Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct asked us to pass along the following contact information. SPD’s North Precinct is located at 10049 College Way N.; 206-684-0850. The North Precinct’s Community […]
Month: February 2011
New wine storage facility opens in Ballard
Wine enthusiasts now have a place in Ballard to store their wine. The final business in newly refurbished Kolstrand Building (4743 Ballard Ave NW) is now open. The Cellar wine […]
Bop Street Records – one of the best in the country
Ballard is home to one of the country’s best vinyl record shops, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal highlighted five stores across the country including Bop Street Records […]
Customer count at community centers begins today
In order to determine how people use the community centers, Seattle Parks and Recreation is starting a pilot project to count customers. Starting today, people heading to all 25 community […]
Seattle Magazine highlights Ballard’s 24th Ave NW
While downtown Ballard, old Ballard Avenue specifically, might be the gem of our neighborhood, this month Seattle Magazine takes a look at another thriving street – 24th Ave NW. The […]
Sailboat fire quickly extinguished at Shilshole
A large response of firefighters rushed to a sailboat fire at Shilshole Marina just before noon. The fire was contained to a single sailboat — it started in the engine […]
Norwegian-Americans wanted for Norske TV
It’s not just the Swedes that are looking for reality TV contestants, the Norwegians are, too! Ballardite Glenn Eriksen let us know that a crew from “Jakten på Kjærlighet” (“The […]
Ballardites propose ‘Backyard Barter’
During the summer do you find yourself with too many berries, more tomatoes than you can handle (except maybe last summer), or an expertise like canning that you can teach […]
Parks looking for ‘partners’ to fund wading pools
This summer local wading pools may once again be closed for the season, or for a few days each week, to make up for the budget shortfall. To keep the […]
Ballard Rotary names students of the month
Each month the Ballard Rotary chooses two students of the month. Here is a little about this month’s: Jordan Travis is a BHS senior with a 3.75 GPA. She is […]
Anonymous donor to match up to $10,000 to Food Bank
Your donation to the Ballard Food Bank food and cash drive could be doubled by an anonymous donor. Greenwood Ohlund CPA sent us this information: Greenwood Ohlund’s annual tax season […]
Armed robbery Wednesday night
Just before 7:30 Wednesday evening, Seattle Police were called to a business on the 7500 block of 15th Ave NW, Detective Mark Jamieson with SPD tells us. Jamieson says that […]
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