Old Ballard High class ring found in garden
A Greenwood family discovered a gold Ballard High School class ring in their garden, and they’re looking for the original owner. It was dated 1974 with the name Brian ______. …
Phinney Ridge-Greenwood
News and events for Seattle’s Phinney Ridge and Greenwood neighborhoods.
The weekend events calendar
This weekend is the annual Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade. The parade kicks off at noon on Saturday at NW 36th and 3rd Ave. More details here. (Photo of last …
Mural can be saved, but will the city pay?
Last month the city painted over a beautiful mural by the Woodland Park Zoo, sparking outrage from neighbors. But now a Bellevue company with an innovative technology — a spray …
Streetcar forum to be held in Ballard
The Seattle City Council has announced a series of public forums to talk about the possibility of extending the South Lake Union Streetcar to key Seattle neighborhoods, including Ballard and …
Ballard housing growth off the charts
In just three years and three months, Ballard has skyrocketed 174 percent of its 20-year housing growth target — the most of any of Seattle’s 38 urban villages, reports the …
Why no bus route along 65th?
That’s the question from Dave O’Hern in the PI’s “Getting There” section. The answer: “The physical constraints of the roadway, particularly the narrow intersection of North 65th Street and Phinney …
The weekend events calendar
– Today (Friday) is the weekly Phinney’s Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., at the Phinney Neighborhood Association. Information here. – The Ballard Senior Center is having its annual Huge …
Aggressive tagger hits U-Haul truck
You know graffiti is getting a little out of control when you see stories like this one. According to a police report, a woman rented a U-Haul truck and parked …
Bizarre rollover accident on 7th Ave.
We heard the sirens around 9 p.m., so we drove to 7th Ave. and 62nd St. moments after police and medics arrived. But oddly, there were no smashed up vehicles …
Plans to de-uglify townhouse designs panned
City of Seattle planners are looking at ways to improve townhouse design, but some are saying the suggested solutions are worse than what we have now. City planners say the …
City paints over popular mural
You know the mural in the underpass on 57th on Phinney Ridge, near the entrance to the zoo? The one of the monkey, elephant and giraffe? The city painted over …
Introducing the My Ballard forum
So it’s been a little slow in the neighborhood over the last few days, which means it’s a good time to officially introduce the My Ballard forum. After a quick …