Danielle Anthony-Goodwin The final Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) workshop will be held tomorrow, February 21. This workshop is offered by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods for neighborhood groups who are interested in applying to the Large Projects Fund this May. It will be held from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Aliova at Thornton Place (450 NE …
Mayor McGinn will attend the Seattle Transit Blog Open House tomorrow night, February 20, to discuss the Ballard to Downtown Transit Study. The meetup will be held at Hale’s Ales in Fremont (4301 Leary Way NW) starting at 5:30 p.m. Seattle Transit Blog and Seattle Subway have teamed up to organize event. Mayor McGinn will …
(This is a sponsored story written by John Madrid, Managing Broker with John L. Scott Real Estate). “A house, a house, my kingdom for a house”. If you are in the market for a new home you can probably empathize with Shakespeare’s King Richard III. Single-family homes, townhomes, and even condos are all in short …
Ballard’s Paratii Craft Bar (formerly located at 5463 Leary Ave NW) closed last Friday February 15th. Owner Sam Hassan has a new distillery project underway and could not maintain both the project and the bar without additional investment. Paratii opened in 2011 and was well known for its tasty Brazilian cuisine. The bar was also …
By Bucky Beaver Ballard High School had all five of its winter programs make the playoffs for the first time since the mid 90’s. In addition to boys and girls basketball a number of student-athletes from wrestling, boys swimming, and gymnastics advanced to regionals and on to the state competition in their respective sports. Three …
Bastille’s Executive Chef Jason Stoneburner has been crowned Seattle’s Hottest Chef by Eater.com. Stoneburner beat 27 chefs from the area to claim the title, narrowly defeating runner up Adrienne Chamberlain of Etta’s by about 12 votes. The annual Seattle division of the competition, launched on Seattle’s Eater.com site, saw 27 reader nominated chefs put forward. …
Fitness enthusiasts have until Friday to claim one of the remaining spots in the 2013 annual Ballard Fitness Fest. The fest will take place at EDGE Personal Training Studio and is a three month long fitness competition that will challenge locals to stay in shape. EDGE Personal Training owner, Erik Hroncich, says that “it’s an …
By Nathan Ureta – UW Newslab The Ballard Boys and Girls Club is beginning a new era with director Shelley Puariea, who transferred from the Federal Way and Auburn Boys and Girls Club last year. Though the switch was officially announced in September, the Ballard area is already proving to be a welcoming neighborhood for …
Information from the Ballard Natural Drainage Project Open House is now available for the public. Our initial post discussed the open house before it was held on February 12th. Seattle Public Utilities thanked community members who attended the event and gave their opinions on the project. “We appreciate your time and your input as we …
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 canceled as UW is not in session. Metro Transit reminds passengers that services will also change as part of the regular yearly schedule beginning tomorrow …
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 born in November last year. The cubs and their 3-year-old mom Adia are scheduled to be on view in the lion shelter from 11:00 a.m. …
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 a “Walk Against Coal Trains” rally has been organized at Golden Gardens. The rally will begin at 11:30 a.m. in one of the two shelters …