Adams Elementary looking for auction items
Do you have connections? From gift certificates to getaways, outdoor equipment to cameras, experiences to evenings-out-no donation is too big or too small for the Adams Elementary Annual Auction. The …
Ballard
No decision yet on Edith Macefield’s house
Now that LA Fitness and Trader Joe’s are open for business, Edith Macefield’s old home still sits untouched, surrounded by the Ballard Blocks development. “Pretty soon I’m going to have …
Full moon rising and falling
We shot this photo of the moon over Phinney Ridge last night. And My Ballard reader Karen captured this shot of the moon over the Olympic Mountains early this morning. …
$9 million coming to Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Public Schools has received $9 million in grants for the Excellence for All plan that was approved by the school board in 2008. The plan was developed with community …
PNA soup kitchen still open
Last week we wrote that the Ballard Food Bank has decided to temporarily close the soup kitchen that serves lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Calvary Lutheran Church. In …
BAT lane enforcement starts this week
We want to remind you that the Seattle Police Department plans to begin enforcement of the BAT lanes on 15th Ave W. this week. As we reported, the new signs …
Power goes out at Fishermen’s Terminal
Homes and businesses along the Magnolia side of the Ship Canal lost power Monday evening, including Fishermen’s Terminal. Magnolia Voice reports that both Chinooks and Wild Salmon had to close …
Small lock closed for maintenance
It’s that time of year at the Ballard Locks: the Army Corps of Engineers closed the small lock today through March 20th for its annual maintenance. “The large lock will …
Seattle dodges snow bullet
Update 4:30 p.m.: While several inches of snow fell on the Eastside and in the North Sound (7 inches in Everett!), Seattle saw just a few flakes here and there. …
Ballard Ave. sidewalk repair nearly complete
If you stopped by the Ballard Farmers Market on Sunday, you may have noticed new sections of sidewalk along the east side of Ballard Ave. While there are a few …
Congregation at Ballard church all a Twitter
Tapping away on your iPhone is usually not encouraged at church, but Ballard’s Mars Hill Church encourages its members to Twitter during the service. It was the subject of a …
Planting party at Ballard Corners Park
The Ballard Corners Park is looking much more park-like after 40 or so volunteers blanketed the grounds in hundreds of plants on Sunday. “We planted somewhere north of 600 plants …