Po Dog hot dogs to open soon
As we teased nearly five months ago, Po Dog hot dogs will indeed be making their grand entrance into Ballard very soon. While they’d planned to be open much sooner …
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Ballard Senior Center’s upcoming “Spring for Seniors” Auction
The Ballard Senior Center is gearing up for its annual spring auction, called “Spring for Seniors.” The auction is still a couple weeks away (March 25), but the center is …
Nordic Heritage Museum to open new exhibitions this week
This week, Ballard’s Nordic Heritage Museum is opening two new exhibitions. On Friday, March 9, “Celebrating 75 years of the Seattle Weavers’ Guild” and “Here and There: Contemporary Nordic-American Ceramics” …
Japan memorial event at Golden Gardens on Saturday
This weekend marks one year since Japan was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, leveling entire cities and creating a large-scale nuclear crisis. On Saturday a relief group called …
Ballard’s newest viking in Shilshole
One of our readers sent us this shot from Shilshole. “Caught this little gem in Shilshole sunshine the other day…brick Viking in front of the Shilshole marina Leif Erikson statue!” …
Level 3 sex offender moves into Ballard
Robert Joe Childs, a level 3 sex offender, has moved into Ballard, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. According to his offender details on the King County Sheriff Office …
LED streetlight testing in Ballard
LED streetlight testing on 15th Ave NW will be underway this evening as a few hundred participants from our area help test out the alternative light source. The Northwest Energy …
14th Ave NW park meeting tonight
As we reported last week, tonight is the second meeting for the development of a park boulevard on 14th Ave NW. The meeting will be at St. Alphonsus School cafeteria (5816 15th …
The Hi-Life to host fundraiser for Adams Elementary
Ballard restaurant The Hi-Life has announced a “Chow Down Fundraiser” for Adams Elementary. The event is Monday, March 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., during which Hi-Life pledges to …
Teddy Bear donations for children at Bartell Drugs
From our neighbors at the Queen Anne View: Emergency responders and hospitals often give out free teddy bears to children involved in an emergency or frightening situation. Through the month …
Open enrollment for 2012-2013 school year ends Friday
This is the last week for open enrollment with Seattle Public Schools. Friday, March 9 is the last day for families to register their child to enter Seattle Public Schools …
Reminder: 15th Ave NW closed for testing
UPDATE: Tonight, 15th Ave NW will in fact be closed from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in order to ready the testing, which will happen Wednesday and Thursday. NEEA and …