Learn about the proposed rezoning of Ballard
Tonight’s Ballard District Council meeting will discuss several topics of interest (agenda here). The first will be a presentation by the city’s budget director Dwight Dively on Mayor Nickel’s proposed …
Month: October 2009
Traffic note: Lane closures on 15th Ave
Construction crews will be working along the 15th Ave W/NW corridor this week and next. A contractor for the Seattle Department of Transportation will be installing conduit to prepare for …
Ballard non-profit event for school in Costa Rica
Project Ganas, a Ballard-based non-profit, is working to help kids in neglected regions of Central and South America by providing them with educational opportunities. This Friday is their first-ever Project …
Serial burglar targets dental office gold, drugs
Several Ballard businesses have been hit by a serial burglar or burglars who are targeting dental and medical offices, taking drugs and dental gold, including gold crowns, Detective Mark Jamieson …
School attendance area meeting tonight
Tonight is your chance to voice your opinion on the recently released proposed school boundary map. Here’s a link to find all the attendance areas by school. Here is a …
Savour to open on Market St.
A new specialty food store is getting ready to open on Market Street. Savour is opening in the space that Best Regards left earlier this summer. According to their website, …
Roadside raingarden meeting tonight
Designs for the proposed roadside raingardens are almost complete. Seattle Public Utilities is holding a community meeting tonight to discuss the plans, which will affect an area of Ballard. The …
Thank you for mayoral debate questions
As we posted last night, the Seattle Times and King5 are hosting a mayoral debate next week and asked us to provide questions. I met King5 producer Mike Cate and …
Locks Deli reopens as ‘Sharif’s’
Locks Deli at the corner of 28th & Market closed last Thursday and Sharif’s has already opened in its place. Sharif’s is the new store owned by Steven Saleh, who …
Man injured in house fire
One man was taken to the hospital tonight after a house fire on the 8300 block of 23rd Ave NW. The fire was called out just after 11:15 p.m. and …
Your questions for the mayoral candidates
The Seattle Times and KING 5 are hosting a mayoral debate later this month, and they’ve asked us to provide questions for the candidates. Since My Ballard is neighborhood-powered, we’d …
New Interbay Whole Foods opens Tuesday
Today was preview day for the new Whole Foods in Interbay. The pumpkins are stacked out front, the shelves are stocked, even the cupcakes are frosted and ready for tomorrow’s …