Crown Hill is closer to getting a new, state of the art fire station. This morning, firefighters, neighbors and city officials gathered for the groundbreaking of the new station 35. The new two-story building will replace the 1920 structure that was built when fire equipment was horse-drawn. This new facility is funded by the Fire …
Primp, prep and preen your pooch for the first Wuff Da! Dog Day of Ballard. It all started when Jules posted a simple idea in the MyBallard forum, “After seeing everyone’s adorable pics of their pooches online, I say we have a Cutest Dog in Ballard Contest.” For the last three weeks she has been …
avallidis posted this picture in the forum. It seems that “Cutie Pie,” as she calls the cat, has adopted her. “She wants to come live in our house, but we already have three and can’t go there. I took her to The Family Pet this morning to see if she is microchipped because it seems …
Say goodbye to summer with your neighbors tomorrow night at the Loyal Heights Community Center. Mindy emailed us to say that there will be field games and a bouncy house for kids. They will serve up a complimentary “simple summer dinner” to everyone who shows up. The event starts at 6 :30 p.m.
Homestreet bank has become more than just a bank. It’s also home to a p-patch for its employees. Terri Silver of Homestreet emailed us this photo of Dean KiloDavis, a mortgage loan officer, with his crop of veggies. Last year the branch transformed some of their flower beds into vegetable gardens. This year they expanded …
Tomorrow is the deadline to let the Seattle Planning Commission know your thoughts on the neighborhood. Ballard/Crown Hill continues to lead the city with filled out Neighborhood Surveys. As of yesterday, 738 people had answered the questionaire. You can fill out the survey here.
There has been concern in the MyBallard forum about the condition of the old Ballard Library on 24th Ave NW. bamm314 started the conversation by saying, “Since the Abraxus has moved out the Old Ballard Library has become a bit of an eye sore… Yesterday I counted 7 homeless carts in front of the front …
There has been discussion in the forum about people speeding on both the main drags and on the side streets of Ballard. Running errands today we saw this sign on 11th Ave NW. Apparently the homeowner isn’t happy with drivers speeding down this tree-lined street. No one answered when we knocked on the door so …
We’ve written before about the efforts to make 14th Ave. NW more beautiful. The East Ballard Community Association is asking for neighbors to volunteer some time to make it a reality. According to their blog, SDOT is willing to give them 30 planters removed from downtown. To get those planters installed, the EBCA is applying …
Sustainable Ballard is looking for volunteers for the 6th annual Sustainable Ballard Festival. This year’s festival is coming up the weekend of September 26th and 27th from noon to 5 p.m. at Ballard Commons Park. The group is looking for people to be festival greeters, part of the clean & green crew, assist at the …
As expected, the race for mayor is tight as ever, with Mayor Greg Nickels, Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan neck-and-neck in primary results. Meanwhile, the 20-cent bag fee initiative has been rejected by a wide margin, and Susan Hutchison and Dow Constantine will battle it out in November for King County Executive. You can get …
Updated: It was a dangerous day on Tuesday for bicyclists in Ballard. At 4:30 p.m., a woman and minivan collided on Market St. near 19th Ave. My Ballard reader Angelatini posted the story in the forum, and we received an email from the woman’s friend, Kyla. “She’s OK,” she writes. “She suffered only a sprained …