Roadwork on 3rd Ave NW this week
As part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s annual arterial street maintenance program, roadwork is scheduled this week on 3rd Ave NW between NW 95th St and NW 97th St. …
Month: April 2011
Seattle’s Train Center to fill old food bank location
Two new tenants are moving into the former Ballard Food Bank location on 24th Ave NW. Kirk Holmes, the owner of Seattle’s Train Center, will be moving into the southern …
Ballard Bridge retrofit won’t adversely affect environment
Next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation plans to retrofit the Ballard Bridge. According to the SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) Checklist (.pdf): The project will add various structural strengthening …
Holman roadwork this week
The Seattle Department of Transportation is planning to work on Holman Road later this week. Here is the information from SDOT: Seattle Department of Transportation paving crews will work on …
Cupcake Camp comes to Ballard
It’s all things cupcake this Sunday at the second annual Cupcake Camp Seattle to raise money for Hope Heart Institute. “Cupcake Camp Seattle is an event for cupcake lovers,” Carrie …
Students gearing up for ’24-Hour-Plays’
Fifty Ballard High School students are getting ready to put six plays together in 24-hours. Victoria Shao sent us the following information: At the 24-Hour Plays, we write, direct, produce, …
First graders raise hundreds for Red Cross
On Friday afternoon, a group of first graders from Adams Elementary set up a bake sale outside Rain City Video (6412 32nd Ave NW) to raise money for the Red …
Updated: Ballard Locks to remain open for vessels if government shuts down, pedestrian access will close
Updated 7:45 a.m.: A budget agreement has been reached, there will be no government shutdown. Updated 4:45 p.m.: This just in from the Army Corps of Engineers: The current Continuing …
Crown Hill ‘Hood Hunt on Saturday
Grab some friends, some neighbors or come by yourself to the Crown Hill ‘Hood Hunt on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Here is information from the Crown Hill Neighborhood …
First graders hold bake sale for relief efforts in Japan
A group of first graders from Adams Elementary will be holding a bake sale today to raise funds for the Red Cross relief efforts for the Japan earthquake and Pacific …
Salmon Bay student awarded for documentary
When Leo Pfeifer was 3 years old, he got his first camera. When he was 10, he started his own YouTube channel. And now, at 13, he’s made his first …
Ballard Boys & Girls Club expansion nearly complete
After nearly six months of construction, the final work is being done on the Boys and Girls Club (1767 NW 64th St) expansion. A look at the expansion from NW …