The city is opening up grant opportunities for community groups interested in creating arts and cultural programs. The Office of Arts & Culture will open the 2016 Neighborhood & Community […]
Month: September 2015
Ballard real estate recap: average home sales at $626k
Long time Ballard resident and local Real Estate Broker Sharon Giampietro shares a regular post on My Ballard to keep readers informed about the local real estate market. Housing in all its aspects […]
Striking teachers to walk across the Ballard Bridge today
A group of striking teachers from nearby neighborhoods are planning to walk across the Ballard Bridge today after lunch. Negotiations over the weekend didn’t result in a contract agreement between the teacher […]
Teacher strike continues: options for childcare in the area
As the Seattle teacher strike continues, the city has been increasing options for students until school starts. Seattle Parks and Recreation has increased the number of children they can accommodate […]
What’s on this weekend
It could be the last summery weekend of the year, with temperatures in the 80s today and tomorrow and 70s on Sunday. There’s plenty of live music to choose from, […]
No picketing for teachers today – community service projects planned around the city
In observance of September 11, Seattle teachers and parents will be putting down their picket signs and will be doing community service projects instead. West Woodland teachers will be collecting […]
UW students to hold Ballard encampment design workshop
A group of University of Washington architecture students are holding a workshop to come up with ideas for how to design the Ballard homeless encampment site. It’s part of the yearly Seattle Design Festival, […]
BHS football to help raise money for Seattle high school athletics this weekend
The Ballard High School football team will play in the Second Annual Memorial Football Classic this weekend (Sept. 11-12), a special two-day event to celebrate and raise money for Seattle high school […]
Throwback Thursday: ‘old school’ Ballard
Even though school has been delayed due to the teacher strike, we thought we’d look back at Ballard schools of yesteryear for this week’s Throwback Thursday. A black and white […]
Nordic Soul’s anticipated Decibel Electronic Music Festival returns this month
Music festival season is in full swing in Seattle– Bumbershoot staked its ground again this past Labor Day weekend on the heels of Capitol Hill Block party with the month-long […]
Meet and greet with the new superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation
Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Jesús Aguirre will host a series of community meetings throughout the summer and fall to share his vision for the future of the department and […]
‘Mayor of Ballard’ to screen at upcoming film festival
If you haven’t heard, there’s a new mayor in town: his name is Odin, and he and his human David Tuthill have been featured in a short documentary made by […]
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