The Seattle teachers union has agreed to start school on Thursday as they review the tentative agreement reached with the union. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) executive board and representative assembly […]
Author: Meghan Walker
Ballard Development Update: one subdivision application and one approval
One subdivision application and one subdivision approval are in this week’s development update, as posted in the City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Land Use Information Bulletin. Applications: […]
Summer Parkways and Sustainable Ballard Fest this weekend
Ballard will experience one of the biggest block parties ever this Saturday, with the city shutting down seven miles of streets. It’s part of Summer Parkways, the city’s new event to allow […]
Anderson’s Books closing, selling all books for $1
Update: Mark Anderson wrote to let us know their last day will be October 11, after the Antiquarian book fair (unless they sell all their books before then). Original: Anderson’s Books is […]
Tentative agreement reached – school may start Thursday
The city and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement just before 7 a.m. this morning, which means the strike may be over and classes could start as early as […]
Loyal Heights Elementary zoning change meeting rescheduled
The city has postponed a meeting to discuss the zoning change for Loyal Heights Elementary. The meeting was supposed to be tonight (Sept. 15) but due to the teachers strike is now postponed […]
City offering grants for arts and culture community programs
The city is opening up grant opportunities for community groups interested in creating arts and cultural programs. The Office of Arts & Culture will open the 2016 Neighborhood & Community […]
Ballard real estate recap: average home sales at $626k
Long time Ballard resident and local Real Estate Broker Sharon Giampietro shares a regular post on My Ballard to keep readers informed about the local real estate market. Housing in all its aspects […]
Striking teachers to walk across the Ballard Bridge today
A group of striking teachers from nearby neighborhoods are planning to walk across the Ballard Bridge today after lunch. Negotiations over the weekend didn’t result in a contract agreement between the teacher […]
Teacher strike continues: options for childcare in the area
As the Seattle teacher strike continues, the city has been increasing options for students until school starts. Seattle Parks and Recreation has increased the number of children they can accommodate […]
What’s on this weekend
It could be the last summery weekend of the year, with temperatures in the 80s today and tomorrow and 70s on Sunday. There’s plenty of live music to choose from, […]
No picketing for teachers today – community service projects planned around the city
In observance of September 11, Seattle teachers and parents will be putting down their picket signs and will be doing community service projects instead. West Woodland teachers will be collecting […]
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