Whitman students perform for last time this school year
It’s the end of the school year and the music students at Whitman Middle School (9201 15th Ave. NW) are putting on their final performances this week. The orchestra performance …
Month: June 2011
With a year under his belt, an interview with Ballard High’s new principal
When Keven Wynkoop graduated from Ballard High School in 1994, he had no idea he’s be running the school one day. After getting his teaching degree, he returned to BHS …
Mini-B Passive House tour on Saturday
On Saturday, June 11, the Sunset Hill Community Association and Phinney Neighborhood Association are co-sponsoring a two-hour presentation and tour of “Mini-B,” a passive energy bungalow from 10 a.m. to …
Ballard 5k run/walk just on Sunday
Just a reminder that the 1st Annual Ballard 5K Run/ Walk is coming up on Sunday, June 12th at 8:30 a.m. The route starts at the Golden Gardens park overflow …
Burglar arrested in Whittier Heights
Early Sunday morning, someone called 911 to report a suspicious man in the 7500 block of Dibble Ave NW. The call came in around 6:40 a.m. and officers located the …
Salmon Bay Natural Area is the park of the month
This month Groundswell NW has selected the Salmon Bay Natural Area as their “park of the month.” Here is information from Groundswell: OK, it’s not technically a park, in that …
Locks closed to marine traffic Tuesday
From the Army Corps of Engineers: Both the large and small locks at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will be closed to all marine traffic from 7:30 a.m. …
Take a tour of Bastille’s rooftop garden
Bastille (5307 Ballard Ave NW) has an incredible rooftop garden where greens, herbs and tomatoes are grown for the restaurant. Colin McCrate of Seattle Urban Farm Company designed the garden …
36th District Town Hall this Saturday
The three lawmakers in the 36th Legislative District – which includes parts of Phinney and Greenwood – are hosting a town hall forum at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, …
BHS music gets Gold Rating
Submitted by Wayne Lennon Ballard Music Boosters Congratulations to the Ballard High School Concert Choir and Treble Choir conducted by Courtney Rowley – and the Ballard High School String Orchestra …
Scenes from the ‘Twilight Crit’ in Old Ballard
If you ventured into Old Ballard last night, you discovered Ballard Ave. transformed into the Second Ascent Twilight Criterium, one of Seattle’s most thrilling bicycle races. Ballard videographer Keith Bubach …
American Heart Association offers CPR/AED practice at Ballard Farmer’s Market
At Sunday’s Ballard Farmer’s Market, the American Heart Association and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (Seattle Chapter) set up a booth for people to get hands-only CPR and AED experience. Cherish …