Construction has begun on the Loyal Heights Play Area, located at 2101 NW 77th St. The play area is expected to be finished in early May 2021. The renovation project will bring new play structures and equipment to the area, including slides, swings, and climbing features. There will also be new picnic tables, benches, accessible […]
Author: Avrelle Harrington
Ship Canal Water Quality Project update
The Ship Canal Water Quality Project is still underway with some new updates to begin the year. The concrete pour for the 14-foot-thick and 87-foot-wide floor in Ballard has been completed. This was the largest concrete pour of the project, check out the video of it here. Secant pile walls in Queen Anne and Fremont […]
National Nordic’s new virtual exhibit features experimental selfies from Seattle high schoolers
The National Nordic Museum has opened a new virtual exhibit this month that features the work of more than 50 high school students from the Seattle area. The students’ contributions are featured in an exhibit called Experimental Selfies: Students Respond to Edvard Munch’s Photography. It features the work of AP Photography students from Seattle’s Ballard […]
Mayor Durkan seeks members for four Landmarks Preservation Board positions
Mayor Jenny Durkan is looking for four new members to join the Landmarks Preservation Board. These positions are for the at-large, urban planning, history, and real estate sectors. The Landmarks Preservation Board is made up of 12 members who review physical alteration or renovation proposals of designated features for landmark properties. The Board also makes […]
Sockeye salmon hit another record low in Lake Washington
Lake Washington’s sockeye salmon count has hit a record low yet again at the end of 2020. After the sockeye’s decline in 2019, the trend was expected to continue its decline but this is worse than imagined. In the sockeye salmon migration to Cedar River in 2020, only 3,000 fish have returned out of the […]
NoLIta restaurant opening in former Pasta Bella location
15th Avenue has welcomed a new restaurant to its line-up of cuisine. NoLIta, named after New York’s “North of Little Italy” area, is the brainchild of three New Yorkers—Corona, Fulvio, and Neal—who found their way to Seattle. Corona Sacramento is heading up the kitchen; he was previously chef at Carmine’s in Bellevue. Born in Mexico, […]
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