Amanda Lorenzo is an eclectic, colorful children’s author who lives right here in Ballard. She just released two books for kids between six and ten years-old. Both books in the […]
Month: October 2009
Have a voice in new development
The city is looking to appoint twelve new volunteers to the Design Review Board, one of several citizen-led groups the Mayor and City Council have put in place to review […]
Thursday is last day for ‘The Fridge’
After ten years at the corner of 28th and Market, the Locks Deli & Grocery, commonly called “The Fridge” by neighbors, is closing. We spoke with the owner who said […]
Weigh-in on budget priorities tonight
The city is looking at a $72 million budget shortfall in 2010 which means cuts will have to be made. Tonight is your opportunity to voice your opinion on where […]
Mobile chowdown on Saturday
Food on wheels is the hot trend around town these days. We’ve written about several wagons serving food in Ballard, such as Parfait and Maximus Minimus (shown here on Ballard […]
A look at Seattle’s new snow plan
Last winter was, well, snowy to put it nicely. It was rough, cold, wet, white, frozen and miserable on the roads. Mayor Greg Nickels gave the city a “B” for […]
School attendance area boundary maps released
The Seattle Public Schools has just released the proposed attendance area boundary maps. Here’s a link to find all the attendance areas by school. Here is a link to Ballard […]
Students to take the ‘walking school bus’
Some students at West Woodland Elementary will be taking the “walking school bus” on Wednesday as part of the International Walk to School Day. West Woodland organizer Malva emails that […]
Interbay Whole Foods to open in one week
The Interbay Whole Foods will open one week from today, October 13th, a day earlier than originally announced. “Yes we are opening one day early as we are so organized!” […]
Community members ask the candidates
The Mayoral candidates and City Council candidates came together last night for a community forum, held in the Ballard High School auditorium. Put on by the Ballard and Magnolia/Queen Anne District Councils, community members were invited to ask the candidates questions about their policies and future plans. Moderated by Seattle Channel’s C.R. Douglas, the forum was comprised of questions submitted beforehand by the community, audience queries and a series of “lightening rounds,” where candidates held up one of three cards: “Yes,” “No,” and “Waffle” (Literally. The card showed a picture of waffles).
First up were the eight City Council candidates. Beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m., each candidate was given one minute to summarize why they wanted the position. Some topics of particular interest included the Viaduct construction, the proposed tunnel, and whether or not these projects should come before or after critical and much-needed maintenance of other citywide infrastructure, such as the Magnolia Bridge.
The candidates also discussed a recent statistic stating that violent crime in Seattle went up 22 percent in the first six months of the year, debating over how the city should expand it’s law enforcement programs – if and how the numbers should be increased, if the city should revamp the way it utilizing its officers, and whether money should be taken from other programs to fund an increase in law enforcement.
Neighbors: Make changes at homeless shelter
More than a hundred neighbors who live near the Calvary Lutheran homeless shelter say they want sex offender background checks or the shelter must be relocated or shut down, according […]
Mayoral and City Council candidate forum tonight
Reminder: Tonight is the Seattle City Council and Mayoral candidate community forum, where candidates will discuss issues relevant to the neighborhood, including access and cost for the SR-99 corridor and […]
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