After almost four years, the Ballard Library is bringing back its popular once-monthly Sunday board game days. The library halted its board game events during the pandemic and hadn’t restarted […]
Author: Meghan Walker

Seattle holiday boat parades coming soon—register to join the parades
There are two upcoming holiday boat parades happening soon, and there’s still time to register your boat if you want to join in on the fun. 8th Annual Parade of […]

Ballard Bridge repaving project design now complete, construction to start soon
SDOT has completed the final design for the 15th Ave NW and Ballard Bridge paving project. The final design includes more safety improvements, including bike and pedestrian signals and new […]

Photos with Santa at Ballard HolidayFest in Marvin’s Garden Park this weekend
The annual Ballard HolidayFest is happening this weekend in downtown Ballard. Organized by Visit Ballard, the Ballard HolidayFest is a free event at Marvin’s Garden Park (5400 Ballard Ave NW) […]

Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link: First look at SDOT’s design for Leary Ave NW and NW Market St
Early designs have just come out for the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link connection that would complete the trail along Leary Ave NW and NW Market St in Ballard. Completing the […]

Shooting near Ballard High School on Sunday leaves one person injured
A shooting on Sunday in the 1400 block of NW 67th St left one person injured. Seattle Police say they arrested the suspect in the shooting, which took place Sunday […]

Final design complete for Route 40 corridor project to improve bus and freight traffic
The Seattle Department of Transportation has completed the final design on the Route 40 corridor, which promises to create a safer and more reliable bus route through downtown, Westlake, and […]

Carkeek Park play area renovation coming soon—check out the new design plans in early Dec.
Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting an upcoming design meeting to show the public their plans for the new play area at Carkeek Park. The public meeting will be on […]

Used bookstore Ballard Books opening soon on 20th Ave NW
A new bookstore is coming to the neighborhood: Ballard Books is opening soon at 5416 20th Ave NW. Owner Nils Dickmann, says opening a bookstore has always been a dream […]

Help design the official pin for the 50th annual Syttende Mai parade
The organizers behind the Syttende Mai (17th of May) parade in Ballard are looking for help designing the official pin for the event. The 17th of May Seattle Committee says […]

Upcoming design review meeting for three-story pickleball facility
Plans to construct a pickleball facility with are rolling ahead, with a design review meeting planned for early December. The property where the facility has been proposed is at 3435 […]

Julefest returns to the National Nordic Museum this weekend
The 46th annual Julefest event is returning to the National Nordic Museum this weekend in Ballard. Julefest is an outdoor holiday event in the National Nordic Museum’s parking lot behind […]
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