Adams team wins ‘Battle of the Books’
Update: Two teams will advance to the next round of the reading challenge: Alki Elementary also emerged as a winner from Seattle’s final round. Adams and Alki will go on to …
Month: March 2012
Cedar Grove hosts neighborhood scavenger hunt
Starting this week, Cedar Grove Composting and Seattle Public Utilities are putting on a city-wide scavenger hunt in order to thank Seattle residents for composting over 125,000 tons of food …
Missing woman last seen in Ballard
A woman who was last seen in Ballard has gone missing, according to her cousin, Jenn Harowicz. Harowicz says Heather was seen in Ballard last week, on March 20. Harowicz says …
Fundraiser for “Girls on the Run” next week
Next week, Girls on the Run of Puget Sound will be putting on their annual auction fundraiser. On Thursday, April 5 at 6 p.m., the “No Sweat Event” will be …
Crews to work on Burke Gilman Trail this week
Starting Wednesday, March 28, the Burke Gilman will be closed temporarily in small sections while crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation remove 14 bollards between NW 43rd St. and …
Ballard teen writes gluten-free cookbook
A Ballard teenager who was diagnosed with Celiac disease has penned his very own gluten-free cookbook titled, “Eternally Gluten-Free.” Dominick Cura, age 13, started writing the cookbook last summer after …
Time lapse photography of skies over Seattle
Local photographer Joseph “Joe” Tobiason shared this time lapse video he made titled “Skies over Seattle,” including shots from our very own Ballard skyline. Thanks, Joe, for sharing!
36th District Elections: candidates rush in with Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson’s retirement
Update: Two more candidates have joined the list: Evan Clifthorne and Brian Holler. Holler is a Democrat, and “pro-education,” according to this Slog post. Clifthorne, also a Democrat, has been working …
New monorail expansion proposal to connect Ballard with West Seattle
The newly formed Century Transportation Authority, or CenTran, has unveiled a new proposal to expand the monorail to Ballard and West Seattle. The organization, formed by Elizabeth Campbell, is also looking …
Ballard High School robotics team wins regional competition
The Robotics Club at Ballard High School won big this weekend: they scored first place at the Seattle Olympic Regional FIRST Robotics competition. A couple weeks ago, we talked to …
Ima Norwegian
Funny guys Tim Hunter and Frank Shiers bring a little Scandihoovian humor to MyBallard in a weekly cartoon called Ima Norwegian. Ima Norwegian is a life-time Ballard resident who lives …
Late night car vandalism in Ballard
One of our readers told us that last night around midnight, a group of teenagers was spotted jumping and running atop parked cars on NW 56th St. The reader says …