Slippery crossing on Burke Gilman Trail to be fixed Friday
A small part of the Burke Gilman Trail will be closed on Friday so crews can fix a slippery crossing where the trail meets rail road tracks at NW 41st …
Month: June 2011
Family picnic and bike parade tonight
Bring your picnic and decorate those bikes, trikes and wagons at the Family Picnic and Bike Parade tonight at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St.) Decorating supplies …
Blue Glass restaurant applies for outdoor seating
Blue Glass has applied for sidewalk seating for its restaurant at 704 NW 65th St. Comments on the application will be accepted through July 15 by email or snail mail: …
All-City Band looking for alum for 60th celebration
As the Seattle All-City Band gets ready for a summer full of performances in Seafair parades and other community celebrations, they are also on the lookout for alumni. The All-City …
Free painting supplies offered to cover up graffiti
The city is offering free supplies to cover up graffiti in our neighborhoods. A spray-painted smiley face on Larsen’s Bakery in 2009. For the next two months, groups and individuals …
Seattle Police North Precinct reports 85 residential burglaries in June
The Seattle Police Department’s North Precinct reports 85 residential burglaries from June 1-28. Crime Prevention Coordinator Terrie Johnston said 45 of those were non-forced entry, meaning a door or window …
‘Walk Bike Ride Challenge’ starts Friday
The city is encouraging drivers to get out of their cars and start walking, biking or riding transit. This cycle of the Walk Bike Ride (WBR) Challenge runs the months …
Outdoor Movie Night returns to King’s Hardware
This summer, King’s Hardware (5225 Ballard Ave NW) will celebrate Mondays with outdoor movies. There will be free popcorn and 28-cent hot wings, as well as film-appropriate food and drink …
Developer to renovate old Ballard building
This old, worn down 1927 building at 5309 22nd Avenue NW is about to get a new life. Over the next six months, the Henry Whyte Building will be transformed …
Bold burglar steals cash from register
The owner of Enlighten Cafe (5424 Ballard Ave NW) tells us that a man came in and took nearly 200 dollars from the cash drawer on Saturday while the shop …
Abduction and rape suspect arrested in Ballard
A very observant bar employee led police to a suspect in last week’s Greenwood abduction and rape incident. Surveillance photos of the suspect released by Seattle Police Here are details …
Beautiful Ballard sundown
With dark clouds in the sky, the sun was able to peek through just before sundown on Tuesday. Steven Thompson sent us these photos. “The Ballard waterfront looked so colorful …