‘Ask the Mayor’ what’s on your mind
Tonight is the monthly “Ask The Mayor” show on the Seattle Channel hosted by C.R. Douglas. If you’ve never seen the show, Mayor Mike McGinn answers questions from the public …
Month: June 2011
Radio Shack closing Market Street location
After decades on Market Street, Radio Shack is closing this location. According to employee David Dewey, they will be reopening somewhere in Ballard in the next few months. The manager …
Artist(s) wanted for Burke Gilman Trail installation
The city is looking to add a little creativity to the Burke Gilman Trail with the help of Washington artists. The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the …
Sign up for next month’s Crown Hill Garage Sale
The fifth annual Crown Hill Garage Sale is coming up next month and sign ups are now open to get your sale on the map. It should be a busy …
Slippery crossing to be fixed for a safer Burke Gilman Trail
A rubber mat that was intended to keep bicycle tires from getting stuck in the railroad tracks is being removed to make the trail safer for cyclists. After hearing complaints …
Free summer meal program for children
The Seattle Human Services Department’s Summer Food Service Program will provide free meals and snacks for children 1-18 at about 90 sites across the city, including one in Greenwood and …
Nearby: Wallybug, car show, historic landmark
Here are stories making headlines in nearby neighborhoods: “Wallybug” sports a new coat of paint Volunteers sought to take water samples after potentially toxic algae spotted in Green Lake Owner …
Guerrilla art appears in ‘vacant lot’
A piece of guerrilla art has appeared in the “vacant lot” (in quotation marks because it’s less of a lot, more of a lake) just east of the Ballard Bridge …
Captain Sig and the F/V Northwestern make big screen debut
Ballard’s Captain Sig Hansen and his boat, the F/V Northwestern, made famous by the TV show, Deadliest Catch, are now on the big screen. Captain Sig voices “Crabby the Boat” …
Ballardites capture ATM robbery suspect
Sunday morning around 9 a.m. a man robbed a woman at an ATM near 21st and 56th with people in line right behind her, Seattle Police say. A 28-year-old man …
Caspar Babypants and Sunday scenes in Ballard
Mother Nature offered us a beautiful Sunday, and many Ballardites took full advantage of the sun. Down at the Sunday Ballard Farmers Market, you had your usual vendors selling flowers, …
Seattleite celebrates 103rd birthday in Ballard
Robert “Bob” Levy is celebrating a big birthday – 103. As a centenarian, he’s quite the character to talk to. Sitting in the garden at Picolinos (6415 32nd Ave NW), …