FAA not changing airspace over Ballard

The Federal Aviation Administration has informed Senator Patty Murray’s staff that there will be no changes in the floor of the airspace located over northwest Seattle.   Well over one hundred people showed up at a Community Club meeting last November to express concern about the proposed change that would have lowered the floor from 3000 …

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Group submits petition to FAA regarding airspace

The Magnolia Community Club reports that it has collected and forwarded 74 pages of petitions to the FAA  in opposition to the proposal to lower the Class B airspace over Magnolia and parts of Ballard and Queen Anne.  Well over one hundred people showed up at a Community Club meeting last November to express concern …

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Locks closed to boats Tuesday morning

Both the large and small locks at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will be closed to all marine traffic from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. tomorrow. The closure is needed so that dive teams can inspect the salmon exclusion structure immediately upstream of the locks. The Corps of Engineers, which operates the locks, installed an …

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36th District town hall meeting

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson and Rep. Reuven Carlyle will host a town hall meeting to talk about the 2010 Legislative session and what future steps our state should take. The town hall will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 19th at the Q Café. “For the past two legislative sessions, …

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Lane closures on Ballard Bridge

On Monday and Tuesday there will be lane closures on the Ballard Bridge in order for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to install conduit under the structure. From 8a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day, SDOT crews will first close the right lane northbound and then re-open the lane before closing the southbound right lane, …

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Flag football this spring at Interbay

Are you ready from some football? Registration is now open for the MVP Sports League men’s and coed flag football and games will be played at Interbay Athletic Complex (3027 17th Ave. W.) Formerly known as the Imperial Flag Football League, the group has changed their name to MVP Sports League for their second season. …

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Helicopter over car accident near 20th on 64th

Kiro 7 sent their chopper to the scene of a car accident at 2031 NW 64th St. this evening. They reported that a truck was on its side and flipped upright just about 5 p.m. Pictures from Chopper 7 show it was a black or dark colored truck. More than a dozen fire units were dispatched …

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Big crowd for J.P. Patches statue unveiling

Hundreds of Patches Pals flocked to Fremont today for the unveiling of the J.P. Patches statue, “Late for the Interurban.” There were lots of people who grew up in the Seattle area who loved watching JP Patches during the show’s run on KIRO from 1958 to 1981. Governor Gregoire, Congressman Jim McDermott, King County Executive …

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