Danielle Anthony-Goodwin According to our sister blog Phinneywood.com, the Greenwood Walgreens at 87th and Greenwood will close for good on December 1. All prescriptions will be transferred to the Crown Hill Walgreens on NW 85th Street and 15th Avenue NW. Walgreens corporate headquarters confirmed the news with the following message: We can confirm that we plan to close our …
Seattle City Light is working on improving its website and is seeking local feedback via an online survey. “We are conducting a survey to better understand how to organize our website to make it easier to use. We would love your input as an important user of our site,” says the Seattle City Light web …
The talented team from Ballard High School Performing Arts will be presenting the score from the musical Rent on Thursday, December 1, and Saturday, December 3. In what promises to be an outstanding musical evening, local actor/singers Melissa Backstrom, EJ Ekello, Savana Masako Smith, and Marshall Link join alumni Aisha Carpenter and Gustavo Gutierrez, director …
Seattle University is administering the citywide 2016 Seattle Public Safety Survey and the team is on the lookout for feedback on public safety and security concerns from those who live and work in the Seattle area. Once the results are complied, a report will be provided to the SPD to assist them with making local neighborhoods …
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team rescued a 6-foot white sturgeon during the annual maintenance pump out at the Ballard Locks earlier this month. Each year, Corps natural resource and maintenance staff, fish biologists, scientists and volunteers go on a fish-rescue mission when the locks are drained. Although de-watering is done during low tide, some …
The popular twice-yearly Dine Around Seattle event is in its final days and is set to finish on Wednesday, November 23. This year, Dine Around Seattle is changing it up and offering three options for diners at menu prices of $22, $33 and $44. Each option will include three courses combined at the discretion of the restaurant. …
One application makes up today’s update from the City of Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections as posted in the Land Use Information Bulletin. Application: 1539 NW 60th St A Land Use Application has submitted to subdivide one development site into three unit lots. The construction of residential units is under Project #6552475. This subdivision of property …
Thousands of locals joined hands around Greenlake this afternoon in a peaceful protests against President elect Donald Trump. According to the Hands Around Greenlake Peaceful Protest Facebook page, the event was organized to “honor our community, our resilience as a nation, and the values we stand for: unity, freedom, equality, justice, kindness, love, resilience, compassion, and …
Enjoy the weekend in Ballard! FRIDAY, November 18 Live Music Eric Engerbretson at Egan’s Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market St) at 7 p.m. $8 cover. 200 Trio at 9 p.m. $10 cover. SATURDAY, November 19 Pancake Breakfast and Fair Trade Fair at Salmon Bay School (1810 NW 65th St) from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enjoy pancakes and pick up some fair …
The view at Ballard Locks is an interesting one this month as the Large Lock is completely drained for the crew to perform scheduled maintenance. The large lock at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks is closed to all marine traffic until 8 p.m., on Wednesday, November 23, for annual maintenance. The chamber is currently drained …
SDOT is advising travelers that there will be lane closures on Meridian Ave N between N103rd and N 112th streets today (Friday, November 18) from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crews working for SDOT will be lane striping on Meridian Ave N. This work is weather dependent. SDOT appreciates the public’s patience while this work …
It seems that the cold weather is now officially upon us, so the My Ballard team wanted to take a look back at some photos of Ballard winters in times gone by. The photo below features the home of John Nowicki at 6756 22nd Avenue NW taken in 1895 during a heavy fall of snow. …