Buffalo Exchange officially opened today on Market Street. The popular buy-sell-trade clothing shop announced last month that it would be taking over the 2,500 square foot space where SuperCuts used to be. We stopped by this afternoon and the shop was full of shoppers. One of the employees said that the place has been busy …
Updated: Thousands of people packed into Fremont today to watch the popular Solstice Parade, the beginning of the Fremont Fair. The most popular attraction is the naked and (mostly) painted bikers, who kicked off the beginning of the parade and also took a quick swing through Ballard. For complete coverage of the parade and this …
With just a few hours left in the school year, it seems that some students at Salmon Bay School may have the H1N1 flu virus, more commonly known as “swine flu.” David Tucker of Seattle Public Schools confirms that the principal sent an email alerting people to the news. Erica sent us the following note: …
Lots going on in Ballard (and Fremont!) this weekend and it looks like the overcast, drizzling weather is going to stick around. Celebrate Midsommar! Friday evening at the Swedish Cultural Center. Starting at 6 p.m. typical Swedish food of sill and potatoes will be served and there will be dancing around the midsommarstång. Saturday morning …
On Wednesday evening we learned that 57 recently laid off teachers would be getting their jobs back. This morning we’ve learned that only six of the 21 laid off from Ballard-area schools will be returning. David Tucker of Seattle Public Schools sent us the breakdown of numbers: Two teachers from both Ballard High School and …
Students on a field trip from North Beach Elementary discovered a loaded Glock pistol on the beach at Carkeek Park today. “I picked it up, thinking it was a toy gun,” 10-year-old Vidal Glassman told KOMO TV. “No, it was really heavy so I put it down.” The kids alerted a teacher, and police were …
Just days after hosting a Crown Hill crime prevention meeting, Catherine Weatbrook of the Crown Hill Business Association sent us the following note: Seems we have two groups of prowlers making the rounds up here – one group has a skeleton key or other means of getting in without triggering alarms or breaking windows. The …
When Sharon Feliciano’s aunt survived a fight with breast cancer, she realized the impact the disease can have. “Her bout with cancer made me think about the several scares my own mother has had and what that meant for me and my family,” Feliciano says. Instead of worrying about the disease, she is doing something …
The Seattle School Board has approved the final recommendations for the Student Assignment Plan, which will determine where a student attends school based on their home address. Parents have voiced concern that the boundary lines will force some Ballard high school-aged students to Ingraham while Magnolia and Queen Anne students will be assigned to Ballard. …
The finishing touches are being put on Ballard’s newest French restaurant. In between the stacks and stacks of black wooden chairs being loaded into the restaurant, owner Deming Maclise tells us that Bastille is on track for their June 29th opening in Old Ballard. Seattle Magazine’s Lorna Yee recently took a tour with chef Shannon …
After laying off over 150 teachers and staff in May — 21 from Ballard — Seattle Public Schools has announced that it’s giving 57 of those teachers their jobs back. “As we had hoped, increased enrollment, recent clarity from the state about stimulus funding and savings from the hiring freeze implemented last December combine to …
Just before 3 p.m., medics responded to an accident at 8th Ave. and Market. A witness on the scene tells us that there are at least two injuries. One patient was extricated from their vehicle and another was put onto a backboard. No word on the cause of the car accident. (Thanks Rob for the …