Shots fired near Ballard High
Police officers responded to a report of a drive-by shooting behind the 6700 block of 15th Ave, near Ballard High School, just before noon. One person sustained minor injuries, and …
Month: February 2008
‘Googie vs. Goliath’ airs on KCTS
Tonight (Friday) at 7:30, KCTS is airing a documentary on the Ballard Denny’s. “On the next KCTS 9 Connects, see how this former omelet outlet has become an unlikely icon …
Historic Greyhound terminal not a landmark
Seattle’s Landmark Preservation Board, which will vote later this month on whether the Ballard Denny’s is protected, concluded that the Seattle Greyhound bus station is not a city landmark. Workers …
Burke-Gilman trail to Golden Gardens
Good news for bicyclists and joggers. The construction project to extend the Burke-Gilman trail to Golden Gardens Park is very close to completion. We were down on Shilshole taking a …
Adams Elementary kids honor Joseph Skillings
Kids at Adams Elementary set out to fold 1,000 paper cranes tonight in honor of teacher Joseph Skillings, who continues his road to recovery at Harborview Medical Center. (Here’s the …
What’s a good name for ‘Ballard Canyon?’
It struck me how different Leary Way looks with all the construction going on just south of Market Street. Once a street lined with mostly single story structures, the buildings …
Memorial service for Toni Bukowski
A memorial service and funeral mass have been scheduled for longtime Ballard High teacher Toni Bukowski who died of cancer on Friday. The memorial service is this Friday from 4:00 …
Ballard girls lose heartbreaker to Roosevelt
The top two girls basketball teams in the Mountain Division met last night at Roosevelt, and the Ballard Beavers lost this time, 44-31. Now both teams are tied with 12-2 …
‘Il Giardino’ restaurant now open
We just drove by Il Giardino — the new Italian restaurant on 65th near 8th — and saw a “now open” sign in the window. We’ll try to visit in …
Push to keep Crown Hill School building public
The Crown Hill Project is aiming to buy the Crown Hill School to keep the building and surrounding grounds available to the public.  Here’s an early sketch that includes a skate park, …
You see the strangest things in Ballard
Photographer Paul Gibson (known as pdgibson on Flickr) captured this random sighting in Ballard. “What’s up with the giant yellow gnome?” he writes.
Longtime Ballard High teacher succumbs to cancer
Ballard High’s Toni Bukowski, who won the “Science Teacher of the Year” award in 2003, died of breast cancer on Friday. “She was one of those teachers: irrepressible, inspirational, energetic, …