They stay at the Hostel Seattle, an inconspicuous four-story building across from Ray’s Boathouse. “The first clue for me was the appearance of young people in backpacks walking slowly beneath […]
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Neighbors meet with church about homeless shelter
Last month a large group of neighbors packed Calvary Lutheran Church after hearing that the church was planning to house 20 homeless men. After the emotional meeting, five neighbors gathered […]
Happy St. Patty’s day
Today’s the day when everyone is Irish, no matter what your heritage. Here are a few places in Ballard to celebrate: “St. Patrick’s Day Party” at The Sunset Tavern, with […]
New businesses coming to Market St.
The Supercuts on Market St. near 22nd Ave. is packing up and moving, but not very far. They’ll open in a few days inside the same Ballard Square building, on […]
Source Salon hit by burglars three times
Source Salon on Leary Ave. is one of Ballard’s newest businesses, but it’s not receiving a very warm welcome to the neighborhood. Burglars have hit the shop three times in […]
One quarter of neighborhood ideas from Ballard
Traffic circles, sidewalks and landscaping were just a few of the ideas submitted for the city’s Neighborhood Projects Funds. Of the 160 applications received before the February deadline, an amazing […]
Winter isn’t quite over just yet
Update 9:30 a.m. After a couple hours of snow in many parts of Ballard, including some very big clumps, the snowfall has given way to rain. The scene at Woodland […]
Record turnout at legislative town hall
About one hundred people attended a Saturday morning town hall at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Association with Representatives Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle. “We haven’t seen a turnout for […]
Memorial removed, family wants photos and notes
The memorial for Kevin Black on 24th Ave. near 65th St. has been taken down — only a bicycling jersey and a few dried flowers remain — and the family […]
A look at the weekend events calendar
A few events worth dropping by this weekend: Art Up Greenwood-Phinney is Friday from 6-9 p.m. A total of 19 locations from 67th to 90th are participating in the art […]
Aurora & Fremont Bridge closures this weekend
Sunday morning’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash will take runners and walkers over the Aurora Bridge, closing both northbound and southbound lanes from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Northbound will be closed […]
Grease opens to sold-out crowd
The Ballard High School spring musical Grease opened last night to the first-ever opening night sell out, according to one of the parents. The musical runs tonight and tomorrow and […]
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