The Ballard Boys & Girls Club got some special treatment on Friday during the United Way Day of Caring. There were over 50 volunteers who helped with projects such as […]
Author: Meghan Walker
Community meeting to discuss home burglary prevention next Monday
The number of home burglaries in Ballard is on the rise, and a local group is offering a community meeting help residents learn how to prevent more incidents. The meeting […]
Salish Sea Trading Cooperative to hold meeting on Monday
The Salish Sea Trading Cooperative is planning a community meeting for Monday, Sept. 23 for a mid-season check-in. The Ballard-based program is designed to deliver locally produced goods around the […]
Tool library to start in Ballard, organizers looking for volunteers
A group in Ballard is starting a tool library, and they’re asking the community for volunteer help. A tool library is a lending library for common tools, typically community-run. The […]
Oktoberfest to take over downtown Fremont this weekend
It’s that time of year again, when beer lovers descend on Fremont to partake in the annual Oktoberfest. This year’s event is Sept. 20-22, taking place in downtown Fremont. There […]
Apartment building slated for NW 59th St.
Developers have applied to construct a three-story apartment building onto a single-home lot at 1762 NW 59th St, just a block away from the “apodment” construction that gained attention last week […]
BHS football team honors teachers
The Ballard High School football team took the time to honor their teachers at their last football game. The teachers donned the BHS football jerseys and posed on the field […]
North precinct police station to move locations
The Seattle Police Department’s north precinct police station will be moving, according to the city of Seattle. The SPD says they’ve long outgrown their current north precinct location at 10049 College […]
Ballard parking spaces to become temporary parks for national Park(ing) Day
Friday, Sept. 20 is national Park(ing) Day, in which parking places become small parks for the day. There are a few locations that will set up temporary parks for the […]
Ballard-wide scavenger hunt coming up soon
A local group is organizing a Ballard-wide scavenger hunt, the funds from which will go to benefit the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation. Registration is open for the Adventure Race for Parkinson’s, which […]
Mike’s Chili Parlor to host BHS drama fundraiser
On Friday, Sept. 20, Mike’s Chili Parlor will host a fundraiser for the Ballard High School drama department. “Come to Mike’s Chili Parlor anytime between 3 p.m. and closing, and […]
Home burglaries reported over the weekend
We received reports of home burglaries from two readers over the past few days in Ballard. One was unusual, with the burglars stealing clothes and leaving theirs behind. In the […]
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