13th Annual Festival of Fruit is this weekend
One of North Seattle’s best fall festivals is coming up this weekend, with the Festival of Fruit happening at Carkeek Park on Saturday, Oct. 5. The 13th annual festival takes …
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TONIGHT: Open house to learn about future plans for Interbay Armory
The fourth open house to discuss options for the redevelopment of the large National Guard Armory site in Interbay is tonight (Oct. 1) at the National Nordic Museum. The state-owned …
BurnCycle Ballard offers free classes to kids in October for bullying prevention month
BurnCycle, a local cycling studio, is recognizing National Bullying Prevention month by offering free classes to teens and raising awareness of bullying. This is the third year of BurnCycle Against …
Ballard Ave’s historic Hansen Building to undergo restoration
One of Ballard’s oldest buildings is about to be restored. The Hansen Building, built in 1905, will have its 13 original wood windows and storefront rehabilitated this fall. The building …
Seattle Bouldering Project to open Fremont location
One of Seattle’s most popular climbing gyms has announced they plan to open a new location in Fremont. Seattle Bouldering Project (SBP) opened nearly a decade ago in the Central …
D6 candidate debate at National Nordic this week
The next debate for our District 6 candidates is later this week, happening Wednesday, Oct. 2 at the National Nordic Museum. Seattle City Council candidates Heidi Wills and Dan Strauss …
Volunteers needed for West Woodland Elementary advisory committee
The City is considering zoning modifications for West Woodland Elementary School renovations, and they’re asking for local volunteers to serve on an advisory committee to determine whether changes should be …
PCC Ballard to open in November
Ballard will soon add another grocery store to the dozen or so shopping options in the neighborhood: PCC will open in the new Ballard Blocks II development near the Ballard …
B.F. Day playground renovation in the works
The B.F. Day playground will soon be renovated, and Seattle Parks is asking for input to determine the new design elements. Seattle Parks has created an online survey to gauge …
Ballard Locks large chamber restored to full service after transformer failures
The Ballard Locks is working at normal speed again, with the large lock returning to full lockage capacity after maintenance crews fixed a few failed transformers. The outage happened on …
Dog agility course and improvements at Golden Gardens off-leash area now complete
Ballard dogs are in for a treat: the off-leash area at Golden Gardens has had some major improvements over the summer, including a new dog agility course. The project was …
Peddler Brewing to celebrate Oktoberfest this weekend
If you missed the East Ballard and Fremont Oktoberfests, you’re in luck: Peddler Brewing is hosting their own fall beerfest this weekend. It’s called the PedFest Celebration, and will be …