A group of Ballard High School astronomy students watched today as their science experiment launched into space on board the Shuttle Endeavour. Led by their teacher, Eric Muhs, the students combined biology with astronomy and created an experiment. They want to know how being in space affects bacteria. With that in mind, they’re sending E. […]
Author: Meghan Walker
Reopening an old school, a look at Viewlands Elementary
Nestled just above Carkeek Park, Viewlands Elementary is slowly coming back to life. Since its closure four years ago, the school has stood empty. But now, with a new principal at the helm, Viewlands is planning for its reopening in the fall. Guiding the renovation and planning is Lisa Escobar, the new principal of the […]
‘Healthy’ chocolates made in Ballard
Last New Year’s Eve, Mike Arcuri made some pretty normal resolutions: exercise more, eat healthier, and take more vitamins. And, he’s kept those resolutions. Only, he tweaked them a little. “What I found is a couple months went by and I wasn’t taking the vitamins. And I thought, that’s the easiest one on the list!” […]
Shilshole Marina home to a piece of history
Nearly two years ago, a sailboat named Orion began its journey north from San Diego to Seattle. Only, it didn’t make it all the way. Almost 200 miles into the trip, after poor weather revealed a leaky deck and eroded fuel tanks made it impossible to go on, Orion’s captain Kevin Campion loaded her onto […]
ACME Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co. leaving Ballard
After 35 years, the ACME Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co. is packing up their Ballard store this weekend. They will reopen at 1620 NE 179th Street in Shoreline. Owner Chris Browne says he received notice his building had sold in January. He’s been with the company since Steve Lally opened it in 1976. Browne even […]
Saying goodbye to life at the Locks
Colonel Anthony Wright is saying goodbye to his manicured garden and waterfront home for good. He’s ending his three-year tour of duty as the operator of the Ballard Locks for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The “Colonel’s Residence” at the Locks “I’m proud to say I have the best yard in Ballard,” Wright joked […]
Private development boom expected in Ballard
Ballard can expect a large influx of new residents in the next two years, according to Barry Hawley of Hawley Realty. At the Ballard District Council meeting on Wednesday night, Hawley said a number of new apartment buildings are going to be built in the area. A new sign hanging on the fence at 15th […]
Meet Ballard’s new Police Team Officer
Scott McGlashan has been with the Seattle Police Department for 21 years, and now he’s Ballard’s new Community Police Team Officer. McGlashan said during Wednesday’s Ballard District Council meeting that he’s already been pretty busy in his first two months in Ballard. “A typical day is giving a presentation to Daisy Scouts at a local […]
Salmon Bay student awarded for documentary
When Leo Pfeifer was 3 years old, he got his first camera. When he was 10, he started his own YouTube channel. And now, at 13, he’s made his first winning documentary. Pfeifer is a seventh-grade student at Salmon Bay Middle School in Ballard. Late last year, he decided to enter C-SPAN’s StudentCam Documentary Competition […]
Mayor McGinn’s Town Hall Meeting
Mayor Mike McGinn and a panel of city officials held a Town Hall meeting at Ballard High School on Wednesday night. McGinn opened the forum with statements about the Ballard’s transportation issues, saying, “I know Ballard. All three of my kids have gone through Salmon Bay. I know what it means to travel to Ballard, […]
Overcoming obstacles. Literally
On a rainy Friday night, ten young boys are flying off wooden blocks, swinging on metal bars, and, literally, climbing the walls. It’s a young boy’s dream in this garage-turned-gym on the Ballard/Fremont line: for two hours, these kids get to fly around the room like spider monkeys in a zoo. “I feel like I’m […]
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