Danielle Anthony-Goodwin Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW) will be hosting the 330th meeting of the “It’s About Time Writers’ Reading Series” this Thursday, April 13, from 6 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. The series is held at the Ballard branch every second Thursday of the month. This month’s presentation features readings from Julene Tripp Weaver, David Fewster and …
The Salmon Bay Eagles will host their 70th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 16, at Salmon Bay Park (2001 NW Canoe Pl). The egg hunt starts promptly at 1 p.m. Two simultaneous egg hunts will take place, one for ages 0-4 and one for ages 4-10. A very special guest, The Easter Bunny, …
Sunset Hill Community Association (3003 NW 66th St) will host Ballard Historical Society on Wednesday, April 19, for a special event focusing on the role of the Lake Washington Ship Canal over the past century. Author David B. Williams will inform locals about what drove civic leaders to plan a waterway in a city already surrounded by water.Williams is …
The talented folks in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program have done it again! Three shorts by twelve students in the program have won honors at the Dominique Dunne Film Competition in Colorado Springs. Maya Konz, Nolan Baker, Bailey Wall and Kajsa Woolford won 1st Prize in the Documentary category for 9066, a film about the interment of …
This Saturday, April 8, locals will be able to have their Goodwill donations delivered directly via Uber pick up. Donors can open the app between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. tomorrow and request a pickup for their donations to be delivered directly to Ballard Goodwill free of charge. Locals simply click on the donate option inside the …
Make a Clean Sweep with this spring’s recycling and donation event at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church (NW 85th Street and 25th Ave NW) on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Event organizers are encouraging locals to clean out their basements and garages and get rid of all those unwanted electronic items, metal, styrofoam …
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is hosting workshops for community groups interested in learning more about the Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF). This year, NMF will award $3.2 million dollars to community-led projects that strengthen our communities such as cultural festivals, community space improvements, public art, community organizing, and much more. Several enhancements have been made to …
Woodland Park Zoo celebrated its 60th Humboldt penguin chick birth since 2010 and the newest little resident finally has a name. The public had the choice between three Spanish possibilities, Diamante (diamond), Sesenta (which means 60) and Amor (love). After much decision making the chosen name has been revealed as Diamante. At the moment, little Diamante …
The Seattle Public Library’s Greenwood Branch (8016 Greenwood Ave N) will reopen at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 17, after being closed for nine weeks for refurbishing. The 12-year-old branch closed on February 13 for improvements that support the changing ways that patrons are using libraries. Improvements included adding a laptop bar in the teen area, combining service …
SPD SWAT officers seized a cache of rifles, handguns, and pot still in its retail packaging, and arrested a 16-year-old robbery suspect at an Everett apartment who was wanted for an armed hold up in late February at a marijuana dispensary near Carkeek Park. Read the full details in the SPD Blotter post below: Back on February 21st, …
Volunteers are needed for the Fall work party at Ballard Corners Park (17th Ave NW and NW 63rd St) this Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. rain or shine. The team will be weeding, spreading wood chips, cleaning debris and possibly planting some new plants. “Many hands make light (and lighthearted!) work and anyone who is interested is …
The team at Ballard Sunset Toastmasters is encouraging locals to improve their public speaking skills by attending their weekly Thursday meetings from 7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. at Ballard Baptist Church (2004 NW 63rd St). Check out more information from the Ballard Sunset Toastmasters below: Want to improve your public speaking skills? Does talking in front of …