The long-awaited opening of Hotel Ballard (5216 Ballard Avenue) is finally here after seven years in the making. The hotel, owned by Debera and James Riggle, has been under construction […]
Author: Meghan Walker
Enjoy local artists on Saturday for Ballard Art Walk
This Saturday is the monthly Art Walk in Ballard, during which artists open their studios to the public and businesses host local art on their walls. This Art Walk will […]
Earthquake preparedness drill on Saturday
On Saturday, May 11, several Seattle neighborhoods will be taking part in an earthquake preparedness drill. From 9 a.m. to noon, neighborhoods across the city will test their emergency radio […]
Central Ballard Residents Association meeting tonight
Tonight is the monthly meeting for the Central Ballard Residents Association at 7 p.m. at the Ballard Swedish Hospital. The meeting tonight will include a roundtable discussion on public safety […]
14th Ave NW park boulevard’s $3M price tag worries some residents
The park proposed for 14th Ave NW has a $3 million price tag, and that’s irking some residents. The park will replace the parking median down the middle of 14th, […]
District Council meeting recap: land use changes coming to Interbay, and greenways are underway
While the sunshine kept most people away, a group of about a dozen gathered for last night’s Ballard District Council meeting, which covered several changes coming to the neighborhood, including […]
Herons relocating nests due to eagle predation, local group asks for help with observations
The local great blue heron population has been relocating their nesting sites due to an increase in eagle predation, and a local group is asking Ballard and Magnolia residents for […]
Telephone town hall tonight with 36th District legislators
If you’re in the 36th District, you’ll be getting a phone call tonight to weigh in on the telephone town hall. In the telephone town hall format, thousands of constituents […]
String of break-ins, thefts in east Ballard
One of our readers wrote to tell us of a string of break-ins over the past few nights on her block in east Ballard. Nicole writes that for the past […]
Monthly Ballard District Council meeting tonight
Tonight is the monthly Ballard District Council meeting, held at the Ballard Public Library meeting room (5614 22nd Ave NW) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. […]
‘Voices of Ballard and Beyond’ tells the stories of Pacific Northwest Nordic Community
The stories of Ballard’s rich Nordic history are now immortalized in “Voices of Ballard and Beyond,” a book about the growth of the Nordic community in the Pacific Northwest. The […]
Ballard Youth Soccer Club registrations now open for fall
One of Ballard’s longest running youth soccer clubs has opened registrations for their fall season. Ballard Youth Soccer Club is for kids ages 4-18 and registrations are open until June […]
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