Project underway to replace old sewer pipes
The major siphon project to replace a pair of 75-year-old sewer pipes that run under Salmon Bay is underway. The old wooden pipes convey about 60-million gallons of sewage to …
Month: August 2011
Ballard’s Li’l Beaver stopped in its tracks
Updated: We’re told that a crane is being brought in to move the engine. Ian sent us this photo. Earlier: The Ballard Terminal Railroad engine dubbed “Ballard’s Li’l Beaver” is …
Today is election day!
Today is the primary and special election. Remember to have your ballots stamped and postmarked, or dropped in a ballot drop box by today. . The closest local ballot drop …
Waning moon shines over Ballard
The view of the waning moon (originally said full moon) illuminating our East Ballard street: Click for a larger view.
Fire extinguished at Ballard warehouse
Firefighters rushed to the corner of Russell and Ione Place — a block away from Swedish Hospital — on Monday night for a smoky fire inside a warehouse. The blaze …
Totem pole returned to the Red Mill Totem House
The historic totem pole is back up at the Red Mill Totem House. For the last two-and-a-half months, artist Greg Colfax, a member of the Makah Tribe, has been working …
Lifeguard saves unconscious woman
A quick-thinking lifeguard saved a woman’s life this afternoon at the Ballard Pool (1471 NW 67th St.) The call came out around 12:45 p.m. According to Dewey Potter with Seattle …
Beautiful pictures of Ballard’s Osprey family
The family of Osprey nesting on the railway bridge just west of the Ballard Locks are spreading their wings. Photographer Cecil Tyler gave us permission to post the photos and …
Salmon Bay School sign vandalized
The newly-refinished sign at Salmon Bay School has been destroyed. Jennifer Millen, the Salmon Bay Gardening Committee Chair, tells us that someone tore the letters off the sign and smashed …
Council to approve $20 car tabs to save Metro service
Crisis averted. Changes to King County Metro service that could have cut up to 600,000 service hours of bus routes, heavily-affecting routes in Ballard will not happen. The Metropolitan King …
Field House reinventing itself
By Karen Watson With butcher paper over the windows and display shelving out on the sidewalk, The Field House on Leary Avenue is undergoing an overhaul. Staff members inside the …
Whitman teacher takes second place for original screenplay
By Karen Watson Christopher King, the Media Literacy and TV Production teacher at Whitman Middle School, won 2nd Place in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s 2011 literary contest for his …