Former oil terminal cleanup planned next to Salmon Bay
There’s a plan in place to clean up a former oil terminal on the south side of Salmon Bay, and the Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public feedback on …
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Massive two-story mural in the works for old Ballard Blossom building
The former Ballard Blossom building has become covered in graffiti, so the Ballard Alliance is organizing to have it wrapped in murals. The Ballard Alliance and the Ballard Public Art …
East Ballard traffic detours in place next to Fred Meyer
As the Ship Canal Water Quality project continues, new traffic patterns have been put in place on NW 45th St in East Ballard. Seattle Public Utilities says crews are removing …
Town hall with Dan Strauss: race, politics, and police in D6
Tomorrow (Tues. July 21) there will be an online town hall discussion with D6 Councilmember Dan Strauss and Dmarkis Wigfall, founder of Justice for Black Lives and organizer of the …
Swedish Ballard to close birth center on Aug. 31
The Ballard Swedish will be shutting down their birth center on August 31. The hospital says it will continue to provide pre-delivery obstetric and midwifery services at the Ballard campus, …
Firefighters knock down 4-plex fire on 9th Ave NW
A morning fire caused severe damage to a 4-plex on the 5000 block of 9th Ave NW. Seattle Fire says there were no injuries, and are working to learn the …
Judge rules against Missing Link plans—again
The years-long effort to connect a missing portion of the Burke-Gilman Trail—aka, the Missing Link—is yet again delayed. For over a decade, the City has tried to connect the missing …
Stay Healthy Streets survey extended to July 22
Seattle now has 27 miles of city streets closed for recreation, and the City has launched a survey to determine which streets should be permanently closed to thru-traffic. Last month, …
Ballard P-Patch is $300k away from being able to purchase garden
The effort to raise money to save the Ballard P-Patch from development is nearing its goal, with $300,000 left to raise before the end of the month. The P-Patch fundraising …
Ballard Scout Troop helps collect 4,600 pounds of food for Ballard Food Bank
A group of scouts have collected thousands of pounds of food for the Ballard Food Bank. Organized by boy scout Casey Rogers, the Eagle Scout Project for Troop 100 in …
Ballard groups join Seattle business alliance to slow down police defunding plan
A group of businesses and district councils around the city are asking Seattle councilmembers to reconsider their police defunding plan. A majority of Seattle city councilmembers last week proposed a …
Gov. Inslee extends pause on reopening plan as COVID-19 cases rise
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that the state’s reopening plan is being paused for another two weeks. In early July, Inslee said that no counties would advance to the next …