About 80 neighbors gathered at Calvary Lutheran Church in Loyal Heights Wednesday night for a community meeting about the SHARE homeless shelter that’s moving into the building on May 30th. Our Redeemers Pastor Steve Grumm and a half-dozen SHARE members, with the help of a moderator, explained the shelter’s ground rules and fielded a wide …
According to neighbors, safety is an ongoing issue at Ballard Commons Park, Bergen Place Park and Marvin’s Garden. Last month, neighbors delivered a petition to the Parks Department that was signed by 80 businesses and residents. The petition calls for an exclusion zone for the area. “We have very heavy daily use of drinking, drugs …
Ballard has a new pet supply store. Mud Bay opened this week at the old Hollywood Video location at 5314 15th Ave NW. This is the second pet supply store to open in Ballard this year. All the Best Pet Care opened a few months ago on Market St.
Take a tour of the Sea Star, one of the boats from Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” that has just returned to Fishermen’s Terminal. The boat is at dock 9, and it’s open for public tours. Check out what it’s like being on a Bering Sea crab boat and hear stories from the fishermen you may know …
Just a reminder, tonight is the community meeting at Calvary Lutheran Church to discuss the controversial SHARE homeless shelter. Earlier this month, Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church, which manages the vacant Calvary Lutheran Church, decided to host the shelter without requiring sex offender background checks, a request made by many neighbors. The nighttime shelter of up …
Loyal Heights Elementary will have a new principal next year. Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson and Chief Academic Officer Carla Santorno have announced some principal appointments for the next school year. Cashel Toner, the current principal, is being moved to Leschi Elementary. While Toner has been principal at Loyal Heights, the school has been recognized as …
The Arbutus trees on 8th Ave. have become victims of our snowy, cold winter. Shawn, one of the neighbors living on 8th Ave., is concerned about the dying trees lining the street between 67th & 70th. “These trees are not only beautiful, but they have provided noise control and privacy for many home owners,” he …
The bear that ran through Ballard was spotted on the track at Kellogg Middle School up in Shoreline early this morning. Somehow, the bear made it across I-5. We’ve updated our tracking map here. And wildlife officials have now given the bear a name: “Urban Phantom.”
The Soundview wading pool at 1590 NW 90th won’t open this summer. Seattle Parks and Recreation is being forced to close eleven wading pools this summer, and modify the open dates for eight others. New federally mandated safety improvements require that owners of pools and spas install new drain covers and second anti-entrapment systems to …
East Ballard has some great things – a p-patch, local art and new parks. Saturday, June 13th is the June Day Out Event and organizers are planning a Walking Tour of East Ballard. Instead of highlighting things that most people know about, they want to hear about the lesser-known things that make East Ballard great. …
Update 10 p.m.: The black bear that ran through the middle of Ballard early this morning made a stop Monday afternoon in Twin Ponds Park in Shoreline, temporarily closing the park to the public. But a half hour later, it ran south a couple blocks and hasn’t been seen since. Here’s the latest version of …
Updated 11 a.m.: Seattle Police and Department of Fish and Wildlife officers spent most of the early morning hours trying to capture a small bear roaming the neighborhood. As first reported here on My Ballard, police first joined the chase near 15th Ave. and 77th St. just after midnight. The bear ran through yards and …