City removing unused surveillance cameras
Five years ago, the West Seattle Blog broke the story about a new network of Seattle Police cameras and WiFi boxes installed along the Elliott Bay and Ship Canal waterfronts …
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Hundreds of 1970s Ballard photos added to Seattle Municipal Archives
Update: Um, it seems we’ve crashed the Municipal Archives site with all the traffic. So you may have a little trouble clicking the links below for a bit. Earlier: If …
‘Salt & Straw’ founder returns to Ballard to open new shop next week
Seven years ago, Kim Malek sold her Ballard home, held a garage sale and moved to Portland. Together with some cash from her 401K, she scraped together enough money to …
Juveniles ‘possible suspects’ in Magnolia arson, not connected to other fires
About a week ago, we told you about a fire set in an abandoned building on Fort Lawton in Discovery Park. It was the latest in a series of unsolved …
School board approves draft boundary map, but makes 2 changes for Ballard High
Friday update: The district has shared the official Ballard High School map, which reflects our earlier reporting below. And here’s the citywide high school map. Updated 1:45 p.m. The Seattle …
‘Don’t Ballardize Bellingham’ becomes rallying cry for neighborhood group
Ballard has become a verb for some residents in Bellingham who are urging their city to take a measured approach to growth. “Here in Bellingham we want to learn from …
Missing Link gets the green light in city ruling
The city hearing examiner has ruled in favor of the city, clearing the way for plans to build the 1.4-mile Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail. (Read the .pdf ruling …
School bus drivers planning to strike tomorrow
Thursday update: The strike is underway. Earlier: The union representing school bus drivers in the city of Seattle say they’re planning to strike tomorrow (Thursday) over “unfair labor practices.” “This …
Ballard food blogger launches ‘Not Without Salt Shop’ and her own video show
It’s hard to tell how Ballard entrepreneur Ashley Rodriguez finds time to do it all. She created a very popular food blog (Not Without Salt), wrote a book (Date Night …
Ballard High Film Festival set for Feb. 10th
One of the best high school filmmaking programs in the country, Ballard High School has scheduled its annual film festival. The Feb. 10th screening will feature short comedies and dramas, …
27 car prowls reported over the last week
Neighbors in the My Ballard Facebook Group have reported several car prowls, the most recent theft involved two cars at 67th St. and 6th Ave. (pictured) and another three cars …
Sound Transit holding first ‘open house’ for Ballard light rail on Feb. 15
Ballard light rail is arguably the biggest development project planned for the neighborhood since the construction of the Ballard Locks and the Ballard Bridge. And now Sound Transit is ready …