Dining Out For Life on Thursday
It’s that time of year again: the 18th annual Dining Out For Life event, in which 150 Seattle area restaurants will donate portions of their proceeds to the Lifelong AIDS …
Month: April 2011
Dive team investigates sunken vessel near Locks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sending its dive team to look at the remains of a 165′ light ice breaker Coast Guard Cutter Onondaga that is under 25 feet …
Nominate a busy mom for a Mother’s Day makeover
Many moms are so busy taking care of other people that they don’t have time to think about themselves. That’s why Susan Grace of Ballard’s Suite 300 Skincare (5424 Ballard …
Loyal Heights Elementary honored for overall excellence
Loyal Heights Elementary is one of ten schools in the Seattle School District honored this morning for winning the statewide Washington Achievement Award for overall excellence. The schools were selected …
Point Hotel site facing foreclosure
It looks like one of the proposed hotels for Ballard isn’t going to happen. According to our news partners, the Seattle Times, Columbia State Bank filed notice last week that …
Officers injured in fight disturbance at 2 Bit Saloon
Two officers were injured on Monday night after a bar fight in the 4800 block of 17th Avenue NW. According to police, a call came in that someone was fighting …
Nearby: Gumshoe, ‘glass house’, transfer station
Here are stories making headlines in nearby neighborhoods: Puppet Center in Maple Leaf features marionette opera by Haydn Annual Gumshoe 5k walk set for August 5 to 14 Queen Anne …
Murray talks about workforce legislation
Senator Patty Murray is working on two new bills to help workers get and retain jobs. “I hear from business owners all the time, who want to hire, that they …
Unique items up for grabs at annual Auktion
Organizers are busy putting the final touches on the annual Northern Lights Auktion, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Nordic Heritage Museum. Many auction items carefully labeled and …
El Camión wants to be ‘Seattle’s Top Taco’
Get your appetite ready. This Saturday is the 107.7 The End “First Annual Top Taco Truck Challenge” and Ballard’s El Camión (5314 15th Ave NW) is ready for the competition. …
Savour applies for outdoor café permit
Once the sun comes out, the owner of Savour (2242 NW Market St) wants to add outside seating. “The outdoor café is a chance to expand our seating area, at …
Ballard company fined more than $80,000 by Department of Ecology
A Ballard furniture-stripping business is facing an $82,200 fine by the Department of Ecology for improperly storing and disposing of hazardous waste. On two dates in May of last year …