Demolition of Art Church
The Art Church is finally coming down, making way for townhouse construction at 2051 NW 61st St. My Ballard reader Dan’l Linehan sent us the below photo of the demolition. According to …
Month: January 2013
Golden Gardens restoration work party this weekend
On Saturday, Jan. 12, there will be a restoration party at Golden Gardens. The organizers say they need help removing invasive plants like ivy and blackberry that are taking over …
Ballard District Council meeting tonight
Tonight is the monthly Ballard District Council meeting, held at the Ballard Public Library meeting room  (5614 22nd Ave NW) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. …
BalMar to host trivia night to benefit YMCA
On Thursday (Jan. 10) BalMar will be hosting a trivia night with proceeds benefitting the University Family YMCA. The trivia will start at  7:30 p.m. and will be hosted by Jet …
BHS baseball preps for new season
Baseball season is just around the corner, and Ballard High School is getting ready for the season with new coach, Doug Montgomery. He’s put together an outfield preview on the …
Loyal Heights Elementary teacher Sally Moneda dies
Sally Moneda, Loyal Heights Elementary teacher, died on Thursday (Jan.3) after a 2-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 47. According to our news partners, The Seattle Times, she spent her …
Beavers transforming north end of Golden Gardens park
Beavers have been making some big changes to the north end of Golden Gardens park. One of our readers, Chris Hellstern, sent us this photo of one of the trees …
Snow could hit Seattle on Wednesday night
There’s a chance of snow on Wednesday night in Seattle, but it will likely only fall in higher elevations around the city. According to our news partners, The Seattle Times, …
Soup & Cinema at Nordic Heritage Museum tomorrow
Tomorrow, the Nordic Heritage Museum will be hosting an afternoon of Nordic cinema and soup. They’ll be showing the film, “Jóhannes,” which is a comedy from Iceland. Here’s a movie …
A look at BHS sports this week
Kids are back at school today after the holidays, and Ballard High School athletics are off to a busy start with basketball, wrestling, swim and dive, and gymnastics match-ups this …
City to study land use in Ballard-Interbay corridor
The city of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has launched a comprehensive land-use study of the corridor along Elliot Ave W and 15th Ave NW from Interbay to …
Owner of Ballard Smoke Shop has passed away
We’ve received word from a reader that the owner of the Ballard Smoke Shop, Tom Economou, passed away a few days ago. He was the owner of the Smoke Shop …