Lane closures on Ballard Bridge and 15th Ave W today
Traffic in and out of Ballard could get a little hairy tomorrow, as light replacement work on the bridge and landscaping maintenance on 15th Ave W will close lanes in …
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Utilities customers to receive $10 credit for waste pickup strike
From our sister site, PhinneyWood. The City of Seattle has reached a $1.24 million settlement with Waste Management over its Teamsters Union drivers’ eight-day strike last month. That means residential …
Scandinavian Classes start next week in Ballard
Fall is officially here which means the Scandinavian Language Institute is starting up its fall quarter. Classes for Svenska, Norsk, Dansk and Islanska start the week of October 1 at …
106th annual Leif Erikson Bazaar coming up next month
Coming up in just less than a month is the 106th annual Leif Erikson Bazaar, a festival for all things Nordic. The festival will be on October 20 and 21 …
Meet the 36th District candidates tonight
Tonight is the open forum for the 36th District candidates in Greenwood at the Taproot Theater, 204 N. 85th St. The forum, hosted by the Greenwood Community Council, starts at 6:30 …
BHS athletics and Homecoming this week
It’s Homecoming this week at Ballard High School, which means you may see some costumed high school students walking around the neighborhood. They’ve chosen television channel themes for each day, …
Ballard Boys & Girls Club gets help during United Way Day of Caring
Over the weekend, the Boys & Girls Club got some help with painting, cleaning and work projects from the R.J. Reynolds Company. Friday, September 21 was the United Way Day …
One more week before Metro rolls out new changes
Metro Transit has some big changes coming to the area’s bus service, a number of which will affect Ballard. Â In addition to a couple discontinued routes, Metro is adding a …
Beavers offense explodes in victory Friday night
Bucky Beaver The Ballard High School Beavers football team was looking at an 0-4 start Friday night when they hosted the cross town rivals Garfield High School Bulldogs in their …
36th District candidates forum next week
From our sister site, PhinneyWood. The Greenwood Community Council is hosting a candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Taproot Theater, 204 N. 85th St. Here’s the agenda: 6:30 – Welcome and …
Car prowler at Loyal Heights Elementary
Yesterday morning at Loyal Heights Elementary, a number of cars were broken into while parents were dropping their kids off at school. Here is a note sent to parents of …
Woodland Park Zoo to begin fall and winter hours Oct. 1
The Woodland Park Zoo is getting ready to switch over to their fall and winter hours, and with that comes new programs for visitors. The new hours, which start October …