Presidents Day Metro Service Update
On Presidents Day, Monday February 18th, King County Metro Transit will operate a regular weekly schedule. Peak fares will not be charged and some services in the U District will be …
Month: February 2013
Lion cubs debut at Woodland Park Zoo
Four three month old African lion cubs are ready to meet the public tomorrow at Woodland Park Zoo. They have been living in an off-view maternity den since they were …
Walk against coal trains rally set for Sunday
Update: Sunday’s rally was declared a great success with nearly 300 participants. Check out the photos from the event courtesy of Alex Garland Photography. Original Post: This Sunday February 17th …
Ballard District Council Talks Transit
By Amanda Morton – UW Newslab A survey on the new RapidRide buses was among topics discussed at Wednesday evening’s Ballard District Council meeting. Dennis Galvin presented the results and …
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Puget Sound receives $65,000 check at Ballard Fred Meyer
Representatives from Susan G. Komen for the Cure Puget Sound affiliate were presented with a check for $65,585.17 earlier this week. The presentation was held at Ballard Fred Meyer store, …
Ballard Basketball Seasons Come to an End
By Bucky Beaver Both the Ballard High School girls and boys basketball teams had Kingco playoff games Tuesday night at Juanita High School. Both faced Newport High School in back …
Central Ballard Residents Association meeting postponed
The monthly Central Ballard Residents Association meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed because of Valentine’s Day. It will be held next Thursday February 21st at 7 p.m. at Swedish …
Valentines Day road works scheduled on Ballard Bridge
Following up on our post yesterday, SDOT has confirmed that the road work will commence on the Ballard Bridge today. Crews are scheduled to work from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 …
Ballard Blossom ready to burst for Valentines Day
The team at Ballard Blossom (1766 NW Market) are gearing up for a busy day delivering flowers to valentines all over the local area. The business stores the valentines orders …
Ballard District Council meeting on tonight
Ballard District Council will hold their monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Ballard Library (5614 22nd NW). The meeting is open to the public and will be chaired by …
Volunteers plant native trees at Golden Gardens for Community Cares Day
This afternoon volunteers will remove invasive plants and replace them with native trees and shrubs at Golden Gardens. The invasive Himalayan blackberry and English ivy will be removed by volunteers …
East Ballard is rain garden ready
The East Ballard Greenstreet project team are seeking local homeowners who are interested in being involved in a neighborhood rain garden project. Project organizers will select a number of East …