BHS film students win big at local film festival
Ballard High School is turning into a mini Hollywood; video production students took home 14 awards at the recent Northwest High School Film Festival. Photo courtesy BHS There were 354 productions …
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Donate your old bikes at Ballard High School this Friday
The Ballard High School Earth Service Corps is putting on a Bike Drive this Friday, May 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the high school’s upper parking lot. Rafael …
Thaiku to “pop-up” at Copper Gate
Thaiku, the popular Thai restaurant that closed in December due to a property dispute, is setting up a pop-up restaurant at its sister venue, Copper Gate (6301 24th Avenue NW) on …
Update on transit improvements on NW Market St.
If you’ve traveled down NW Market St. in the past few weeks, you’ve surely noticed the gaping holes on either side of the road at both 11th Ave NW and …
Ballard Boys & Girls Club has new pre-kindergarten program
The Ballard Boys & Girls Club has started a new pre-kindergarten class, called Jumpstart to Kindergarten. The program is for 4 1/2- to 5-year-olds, and is intended to help them …
Ballard High School hosts plant sale all week
If you’re trying to get your garden going and want to help support local education, visit the Ballard High School Greenhouse for vegetable starts. All the proceeds will benefit the …
Ballard Health Club to host community bike ride
This weekend, on Saturday, May 26, the Ballard Health Club (BHC) will host a bike ride for club members and friends. Jade Dahle, a BHC manager and trainer, says it …
Nordic Heritage Museum exhibit to feature famous Finnish architect
This week, the Nordic Heritage Museum will unveil their new exhibit featuring one of the most famous and influential architects of the 20th century, Eero Saarinen. The exhibit is titled, “Eero …
Man shot at Greenwood-Ballard car wash Sunday morning
From our sister site, Phinney-Wood: Seattle Police say a man was shot at The Carwash Palace at Northwest 85th Street and 8th Avenue NW Sunday morning. From the SPD Blotter: On …
Emergency preparedness meeting tomorrow in Whittier Heights
Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 22) night is the second meeting for emergency preparedness planning, held at Whittier Elementary. The Whittier Heights Community Council says the purpose is to, “encourage block-by-block planning …
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery opens today
As we told you earlier this month, Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery has been gearing up for their first brick-and-mortar location. The store was softly open over the weekend, with …
Ballard’s musical and bicycle takeover
Today in Ballard, music was playing all day long with KEXP’s Hood-to-Hood broadcast and at 4 p.m., the Bike to Work after party joined the fun, setting up booths and …