Update: Click here to view the petition, as the original post was regrettably missing the link. Original: A group of Ballardites have signed a petition in support of the city’s […]
Month: August 2015
The greenest home in the city just sold in Ballard
Ballard just got a little more eco-friendly: the first Built Green Emerald Star home in the city is in our ‘hood at 1749 NW 61st St. It sold last week […]
Unattended candle causes house fire
An unattended candle caused a small fire inside a home on the 8300 block of 28th Ave NW late Sunday night. The family evacuated their home quickly and no one was injured. […]
Get ready for a Viking takeover this weekend
The time has come for Ballard’s annual Viking Days, happening this weekend, August 22-23. The festivities will kick off with the 2nd annual Run-Like-a-Viking 5k on Saturday, August 22, starting […]
Free trees available for city residents
The city is giving away free trees again: the Trees for Neighborhoods project is underway, and they still have several conifers that need loving homes. According to the reLeaf program, […]
Me N’ Mom’s is packing up – pick up your items at the end of the month
For those Ballardites who have goods on consignment at Me N’ Mom’s, there will be an opportunity to pick up your unsold items at the end of the month. The once-popular […]
Ballard Development Update: two subdivision approvals
Two subdivision approvals make up today’s development update from the City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) as posted in the Land Use Information Bulletin. 1549 NW 61ST ST Land Use […]
What’s on this weekend
Ballard events this weekend include an art exhibit opening, Library car care workshop, local author book signing, Greenwood tree walk and brewery events at Reuben’s and Populuxe! Get outside for […]
Ballard Locks electrical closure delayed last night; 2 week-long pile installation begins Monday
A scheduled electrical upgrade at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard was set back due to the extensive power outage in Ballard, caused by an underground cable failure during […]
Volunteers wanted for Seattle Summer Parkways event
The 12th annual Sustainable Ballard festival on September 19th will be paired with an inaugural Seattle Summer Parkways event to transform 7 miles of Ballard’s streets into open-street zones for […]
Nearly two thousand without power in Ballard
AUGUST 13th, 1:45 p.m.– Approximately 1864 Ballard residents in their homes and businesses are out of power due to a wide-spread outage. The outage started fifteen minutes ago at 1:31 […]
Book signings in Ballard include a family-fun, face-paint event Saturday
SATURDAY, August 15th, from 1–3 p.m., local author/illustrator Matthew Porter will celebrate the release of his new picture book, The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician. Festivities will be […]
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