A handful of Ballard restaurants are participating in the city-wide “Red, White, Unite” fundraiser tonight. Nearly 60 restaurants have agreed to donate 10-percent of tonight’s total sales to Peace Winds […]
Month: April 2011
Ladder flies through bus windshield
Updated: Sam sent us this photo of an accident on Tuesday morning on NW 85th St and 6th Ave NW involving a Metro bus on route 48, a truck and […]
Carnegie Library up for sale, price tag $3 million
The owners of the old Carnegie Library are selling the historic building. Karoline Morrison and Dennis Beals are asking $3 million for the 1904 building, our news partner the Seattle […]
Permits granted for proposed hotel on Ballard Ave
The owners of the Olympic Athletic Club have received the conditional use permit for the hotel they’re proposing on Ballard Avenue. “They don’t allow hotels outright in this zone,” Bryan […]
Empty Bowls is next week, volunteers needed
The third annual Seattle Empty Bowls fundraiser is Saturday, April 16th and organizers are looking for volunteers. The fundraiser dinner takes place this year at the Nordic Heritage Museum from […]
The Crown Hill ‘hum’?
Matt sent us the following email about a “hum” he’s been hearing in Crown Hill: I live up on the 105th and 9th and over the past couple of nights […]
Dinos have arrived at Woodland Park Zoo
The dinosaurs have arrived at the Woodland Park Zoo. Yesterday morning staff began unloading life-size animatronic dinosaurs for their latest spring and summer experience, “Dinosaurs. Real Close,” to debut April […]
Mayor wants vote on Ballard-West Seattle light rail
Back during the Mayoral elections, now Mayor Mike McGinn brought up the idea of a Ballard-West Seattle light rail line. According to Seattlest, McGinn is hoping for a public vote […]
Ballardite warns of gym thefts
Erin Axton, a member of the Olympic Athletic Club (5301 Leary Ave NW), this morning has a warning for gym users – thefts are on the rise. This morning on […]
Overcoming obstacles. Literally
On a rainy Friday night, ten young boys are flying off wooden blocks, swinging on metal bars, and, literally, climbing the walls. It’s a young boy’s dream in this garage-turned-gym […]
Man surrenders after assaulting elderly mother
Early this morning a woman says she was assaulted by a man at a house in the 11900 block of NW 105th. According to police, the victim told them that […]
Ballard boys lose to Woodinville in soccer
The Ballard High School boys’ soccer team suffered a heart-breaking loss on Friday night against the Woodinville Falcons at the Interbay Sports Complex. Despite controlling the game for most of […]
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