Nearby: Mystery man, missing boy, Troll, arson
There have been lots of interesting news stories in our nearby neighborhoods over the past couple days. Here are a few headlines… – Mystery man who wondered out of Discovery …
Month: August 2009
The weekend events calendar
Expect clouds and low 70’s this weekend. Here’s what’s on tap around Ballard: Tonight is the “Goodbye to summer” BBQ at the Loyal Heights Community Center. Field games, food and …
Nickels concedes mayor’s race
Two-term Mayor Greg Nickels conceded this morning after trailing Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan since the primary election on Tuesday. Although King County still has around 30,000 ballots left to …
Transformation begins at the future ‘Credo Square’
The interior demolition of Edith Macefield’s old house is almost complete. We talked with Greg Pinneo, the new owner, who says that they plan to renovate the house and bring …
Groundbreaking for Crown Hill Fire Station 35
Crown Hill is closer to getting a new, state of the art fire station. This morning, firefighters, neighbors and city officials gathered for the groundbreaking of the new station 35. …
Ballard is going to the dogs
Primp, prep and preen your pooch for the first Wuff Da! Dog Day of Ballard. It all started when Jules posted a simple idea in the MyBallard forum, “After seeing …
Black cat found in Ballard
avallidis posted this picture in the forum. It seems that “Cutie Pie,” as she calls the cat, has adopted her. “She wants to come live in our house, but we …
Goodbye summer bbq tomorrow
Say goodbye to summer with your neighbors tomorrow night at the Loyal Heights Community Center. Mindy emailed us to say that there will be field games and a bouncy house …
Homestreet employees harvest veggie crop
Homestreet bank has become more than just a bank. It’s also home to a p-patch for its employees. Terri Silver of Homestreet emailed us this photo of Dean KiloDavis, a …
There’s still time to fill out neighborhood survey
Tomorrow is the deadline to let the Seattle Planning Commission know your thoughts on the neighborhood. Ballard/Crown Hill continues to lead the city with filled out Neighborhood Surveys. As of …
Fence goes up around old Ballard Library
There has been concern in the MyBallard forum about the condition of the old Ballard Library on 24th Ave NW. bamm314 started the conversation by saying, “Since the Abraxus has …
A neighbor asks drivers to ‘slow down’
There has been discussion in the forum about people speeding on both the main drags and on the side streets of Ballard. Running errands today we saw this sign on …