Three great events this weekend
There are three terrific events on the calendar for this Saturday evening, and all three of them are helping good neighborhood causes. The first is the Empty Bowls fundraiser for …
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Get ready for a new garbage day
In an effort to divert 60 percent of waste to recycling or composting by 2012, the city is making changes to garbage collection. Starting next week, the city will be …
Application deadline today for neighborhood funds
Today’s the last day to submit an application with the city to request funding for small-scale (up to $90K per project) street or parks improvements. Some examples of funded projects …
Flurry of email over reported sex offender sighting
Email warnings are circulating around Ballard about another reported sighting of a man who matches the description of a level 3 sex offender. A parent reported seeing the man one …
Pay parking meters installed in Fremont
As planned, SDOT has begun installing pay parking meters in Fremont. The electronic meters cover 70 parking spots in Fremont’s business core — the first paid parking to come to …
Emotions run high at homeless shelter meeting
A large crowd packed Calvary Lutheran Church on Thursday night to hear about a controversial plan to move an emergency shelter of 20 homeless men into the vacant facility as …
Woman’s body discovered at Golden Gardens
Updated: A woman walking her dog at Golden Gardens Park Thursday morning discovered a body face down the sand at Meadow Point, Seattle Police say. Detectives first treated the death …
Homeless shelter meeting tonight
Just a reminder that neighbors near Calvary Lutheran Church on 23rd Ave. and 70th St. are invited to attend a public meeting tonight about a homeless shelter that’s moving into …
Snow snarls morning commute
9 a.m. update: About an inch of snow fell between 4 and 6 a.m., delaying Seattle Public Schools by two hours and throwing a wrench into the morning commute. Most …
Store closing sale at Hollywood Video
Hollywood Video on 15th just south of Market is closing. The liquidation sale started today. Everything in the store is currently 20% off the sticker price as they try to …
Sign goes up at O’Shan Sushi
Ballard’s newest sushi restaurant is one step closer to opening. Brown paper still covers the windows, but the sign is now up at O’Shan Sushi on 24th Ave NW. This …
Statues stolen from Ballard front yards
In last week’s batch of police reports, we discovered two cases of stolen lawn statues in Ballard. And this week, My Ballard reader sjblackford says someone stole a concrete gargoyle …