Golfers raise $130,000 for Ballard High School
More than 240 golfers took to the tee box earlier this month to raise money for the Ballard High School Foundation. The 11th annual Golf Classic held at the Golf …
Month: August 2011
An explanation of North Beach outages
Last evening we wrote about the power outages that some North Beach residents have been experiencing the last couple of days. We wrote: According to John Gustafson with Seattle City …
Nearby: Viewlands, job fair, Ship Canal Trail
Here are stories making headlines in nearby neighborhoods: Community tour of re-opened Viewlands Elementary today How to comment on Northgate Station Area development Job fair this weekend in Wallingford for …
Explosive device found after train/pedestrian fatality
Updated: Seattle Police tell King5 that the pipe bomb and pedestrian are not related. The woman is believed to be in her 50s – her name has not been released. …
Work underway on new Crown Hill Park
Work is underway on the new Crown Hill Park. Crews broke ground last week on the $1.2 million project. According to the park’s website, the new park will feature a …
Public charging stations up and running in Ballard
Charge up while you shop. Fred Meyer is home to Ballard’s first electric vehicle charging stations. Two Blink stations were installed earlier this week on the south side of the …
North Beach has third power outage in 24 hours
For the third time in 24 hours, North Beach neighbors are without power. According to John Gustafson with Seattle City Light, the cause is the warm weather. He tells us …
Chicken wire monsters run across empty storefront
A pack of chicken wire monsters will soon fill the empty storefront next to U-Frame-It (5601 20th Ave NW.) Eva Funderburgh is working on her first U.S. public art installation. …
Whittier Elementary Beautification Day
This Saturday is the Whittier Elementary Beautification Day. The school has recently won a grant through the Neighborhood Matching Fund for a new reader board in front of the school. …
Ballard leading the pack in the Walk Bike Ride Challenge
With just a couple of weeks left in the summer Walk Bike Ride Challenge, Ballard is overwhelmingly ahead of other neighborhoods. As of August 5, Ballardites have saved nearly 11,000 …
Commercial filmed in Olympic Manor
On Friday, neighbors were given notice that a film crew would be coming in to take over part of the neighborhood on Tuesday evening. Last night the crew came in …
Kindergarten ‘play dates’ at elementary schools
The school year starts very soon, which means anxious kindergartners are getting ready for their very first day of school. In order to make those first-day jitters a little more …