Romanza Gifts is reopening this weekend after closing for a month while they remodeled the store. Photo courtesy Romanza “The dust has settled and the paint brushes have been put […]
Month: September 2012
‘Ski for Light’ fundraiser on Saturday
This Saturday is a dinner and dance fundraiser to benefit “Ski for Light,” a non-profit group to help sight-impaired people enjoy skiing. The fundraiser will be held at the Leif […]
Central Ballard Residents Association meeting Thursday
Tomorrow (Thursday, September 13) is the next meeting for the Central Ballard Residents Association. The meeting will be held in conference room A at the Ballard Swedish Hospital at 7 […]
Update on Ballard Greenways
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is still in the planning stages of the Ballard Greenways project. After a well-attended open house hosted by SDOT in July, a number of […]
Ballard filmmakers using Kickstarter to fundraise for ‘America’s Fighting Dinosaur’
A Ballard-based film group is currently trying to fund their new movie, “America’s Fighting Dinosaur,” throughKickstarter. The film is a, “short faux-documentary about the military career of Pvt. “Little” Sammy Vogel, a […]
Ballard District Council meeting tonight
Tonight is the Ballard District Council meeting, held at the Ballard Public Library meeting room (5614 22nd Ave NW) from 7 to 8:40 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. 7 […]
Masked man robs US Bank in Ballard
Just before 3 p.m. this afternoon, a man robbed the US Bank at NW 61st St. and 15th Ave NW. Police say it was a takeover-style robbery, after which he […]
Large alcohol retailer BevMo! could be coming to Ballard
The large alcohol retailer BevMo! is planning a move to Ballard, according to the Seattle Met. They are reporting that BevMo! has filed a liquor license application for 840 NW […]
Mark Hendricks accepts director position at Federal Way Boys & Girls Club
The longtime Ballard Boys & Girls Club executive director Mark Hendricks has accepted the position as director of the Federal Way club, according to the Boys & Girls Club of […]
Ballard organizations nominated to receive grant money from Chase Bank
There’s one week left to vote for the Ballard area organizations that have been nominated in the Chase Community Giving program, in which Chase Bank donates thousands to 196 organizations […]
Lane closures this week on Ballard Bridge
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) tells us that crews plan to close the outside, northbound lane of the Ballard Bridge today, September 11, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for […]
Community rally in support of Boys & Girls Club director Mark Hendricks draws big crowd
At the Ballard Baptist Church on Monday night, a woman held a big blue sign reading, “We love Mark” as cars drove by, many honking their horns. They were showing […]
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