Vehicle licensing fees up for public discussion
On Wednesday evening, the Seattle City Council, working as the Seattle Transportation Benefit District Governing Board, will hold a public hearing on vehicle licensing fee options that will go on …
Month: August 2011
Author donates hundreds of books to local non-profit
Page Ahead, a Crown Hill non-profit focused on children’s literacy, has two-hundred new books to give away. Keith Baker is pictured with Susan Dibble, Page Ahead’s Executive Director. Seattle author …
Whitman Assistant Principal gets promotion
Whitman Middle School has a new principal, but she’s not new to the school. On Monday, Dr. Susan Enfield, the Interim Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, sent out the following …
Photos of bank robbery suspects released
Police are still searching for the two men who robbed Key Bank on Holman Road on Monday. The FBI and police have now released photos of the two. The first …
Get free trees from the city
The city is offering free trees to Seattle residents for their yards or planting strip next to the street. Applications are now available for the trees as part of the …
Police searching for armed bank robbers
Police are searching for two men who robbed the Key Bank at gunpoint this morning on the 9700 block of Holman Road NW. Renee Witt with Seattle Police tells us …
Golden Gardens is ‘Park of the Month’
This month, Golden Gardens has been selected as the Groundswell NW “Park of the Month.” This August, Golden Gardens Park celebrates one year of stewardship under the Green Seattle Partnership …
BHS fall sports tryouts coming up
The Ballard High School fall sports tryouts start next week. August 15th: Football – contact coach Joey Thomas (coachthomas.bhs2@yahoo.com) for times and locations. Paperwork is due this Thursday, August 11th. …
‘Hiker social’ at The Noble Fir
Mountaineers Books is hosting a “hiker social” this Wednesday at The Noble Fir (5316 Ballard Ave. NW.) The Washington Trails Association and hiking guidebook author Craig Romano will be there …
Pedestrian hit crossing Market St.
A car struck a woman who ran across Market St. — outside a crosswalk — near 4th Ave. on Sunday night. The woman was transported to Ballard Swedish with abrasions …
Scruffy dog found along Market Street
Update: The dog is now home with its owners. Earlier: A scruffy little dog has been found near the intersection of 11th Ave NW and NW Market Street. “It walked …
New playground at Golden Gardens is now open
Kids now have a new place to play at Golden Gardens Park. Earlier today Seattle Parks and Recreation took down the fencing at the play area. From Seattle Parks and …