A little color added to 14th Ave NW
A little bit of color has been added to the planters on 14th Ave NW. On Saturday a group of volunteers worked to spruce up the street. As part of …
Month: April 2011
Tax day rally on Market Street
Today is April 18th – tax day for 2011. (We hope this isn’t news to anyone.) Around noon today people gathered in front of the Bank of America branch at …
Ballard High School’s new football coach
After three losing seasons, John Bowers resigned as Ballard High School’s varsity football coach. Joey Thomas has been named as Bowers’ replacement. Here is the release from the school district …
The changing face of our classrooms
A few years ago, changes were made to the English Language Learner (ELL, formerly ESL) program in Seattle Public Schools. These changes have taken non-native speakers out of one classroom …
More on the closure of 5 Corner Market & Kitchen
Last week we wrote that 5 Corner Market Bar & Kitchen had closed. This morning we received a note from the PR company that helped them launch. A message from …
Neighbor says at least four homes broken into
Rachael sent us this note on Sunday: My husband and I were at a movie last night and came home to find that our house had been broken into. We …
The weekend events calendar
The events are starting to pile up for the weekends, a sign that spring is (supposed to be) here. Photo of the art created by St. Alphonsus students courtesy Dawn …
Syttende Mai celebration costing thousands more this year
The annual Syttende Mai celebration is about one month away and organizers say they’re being hit hard financially. The cost for the day-long celebration is going up $5,000 this year. …
Aurora Traffic Safety patrol catches 677 violations
Updated with new number of violations: Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. and running through the rest of the day on Thursday, April 14, Seattle Police Department and Washington State Patrol …
5 Corners Market & Bar ‘currently closed’
The 5 Corners Market Bar & Kitchen, which replaced Lombardi’s at the corner of 22nd Ave NW and NW Market Street, is closed. “I went by there last night at …
Saying goodbye to life at the Locks
Colonel Anthony Wright is saying goodbye to his manicured garden and waterfront home for good. He’s ending his three-year tour of duty as the operator of the Ballard Locks for …
Caught in the hail
Not to relive the painfully cold weather we’ve been having, but we wanted to share this photo. Kevin sent us this shot of people caught in Wednesday’s hail storm at …