The Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle has awarded $4,000 in scholarships and donations to Ballard High School. BHS Senior Molly Barnes At their annual end-of-year banquet, the group presented two […]
Month: June 2011
Salmon Bay School simulates Oregon Trail
On Friday, the 4th and 5th grade class from Salmon Bay School walked from Ballard to Magnuson Park to give the kids a feeling for what it felt like to […]
New exhibition at Nordic Heritage Museum
The Nordic Heritage Museum has unveiled a new exhibition titled “17 Swedish Designers,” featuring recent work by women working in contemporary industrial and interior design. In an email, Hilda Cullen from […]
Elephant seal beached at Golden Gardens
Yesterday afternoon, the Seal Sitters responded to a call about a beached seal at Golden Gardens. The sitters set up a perimeter around the seal, where it stayed until about […]
Whittier Heights garage sale tomorrow
Tomorrow is one of the biggest garage sales of the year; nearly 50 families have signed up to be part of the Whittier Heights annual neighborhood garage sale. The sale […]
Twilight “Crit” in Ballard tomorrow
On Saturday, the annual Second Ascent Twilight Criterium will take over Old Ballard. Photos from 2010 criterium The race kicks off at 3:30 p.m., and bikes will be flying through […]
House damaged in late-night shooting
Here is information on a late-night shooting in east Ballard from the SPD Blotter: On June 2nd at approximately 11:11 p.m. officers responded to the 1400 block of NW 64th […]
Shuttered movie house to reopen with new focus
The Majestic Bay Theatres (2044 NW Market St) is one of the few remaining independent movie houses in Seattle. Uptown Theatre in lower Queen Anne and the Neptune Theater in […]
Beach naturalists’ first day at Golden Gardens
Out for the first time this year, a crew of Seattle’s beach naturalists today were out wading through tide pools of eel grass at Golden Gardens, educating a group of kids […]
Ballard High School biotech students win big awards
A group of biotech students from Ballard High School won thousands of dollars at the Imagine Tomorrow competition titled “Energize the Planet” at Washington State University last week. Photo by […]
Ballard Senior Center’s rummage sale
In a small room upstairs at the Ballard Senior Center, Bea Castona and Pat Fleury have been working hard for the past few months. They’ve been organizing donated clothes, glassware, […]
Help Seattle Parks re-think our community centers
Seattle Parks and Recreation is working on developing new ways to operate community centers, and the department now wants to hear from the public on several options suggested by a […]
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