Parks Department furlough days coming up
Some Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed on Friday and next Monday as part of the furlough program to fill the budget gap. All Parks facilities and offices …
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West Woodland’s new playground, rain garden dedicated
West Woodland Elementary at 5601 4th Ave. NW dedicated its improved playground and new rain garden this morning. Here’s the student choir singing. And here’s Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith shaking …
Library fines go up November 1
The Seattle Public Library will raise fines and fees on Nov. 1, to help offset budget cuts. The daily fine for an overdue book, CD, or DVD will change from …
Parks Department furlough day Friday
Seattle Parks and Recreation has more furlough days coming up this week and next, to help close its budget gap. City of Seattle employees are taking 10 days off without …
Dine out for literacy Thursday night
Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program is hosting its annual restaurant benefit, Dish Up Literacy, on Thursday. Eat at Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ or 12 other Seattle restaurants, and 20-percent of the …
Eyes on the City expanding to Ballard/Phinney
Eyes on the City, an optometry practice in Sammamish, is expanding to Lower Phinney/Ballard, to a brand new building at 603 NW 65th St. Dr. Leslie Craddock will be seeing …
Work begins on 8th Ave & NW 73rd crosswalk
Seattle Department of Transportation crews started work this morning on the new crosswalk across 8th Avenue NW and NW 73rd St. Here they’re creating a new curbcut that will make …
Normal garbage pick-up for Labor Day
Seattle Public Utilities will pick up garbage, yard waste and recycling like normal on Monday, despite the Labor Day holiday. If Monday is your regular pickup day, put your containers …
Track neighborhood art walks online
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata has launched a new online resource to track the city’s many neighborhood art walks, including Ballard’s Second Saturday Artwalk. Seattle Neighborhood Art Walks currently lists 13 art …
School supply drive at Bartell Drugs
All 58 Bartell Drugs locations, including Ballard (5605 22nd Ave NW) are collecting school supplies for needy kids. The 7th annual “School Tools for Kids in Need” program, which runs …
City giving away free trees to neighborhoods
It’s time once again for the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to give away free trees to almost anyone who wants one. Just get a group of neighbors (a minimum of …
Share the Road, it’s Bike to Work Day
Thousands more bicyclists than usual will be riding today, because it’s the annual Bike to Work Day. Cascade Bicycle Club has teamed up with a number of other businesses to …