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 25% of them came from Ballard. Most of the applications were aimed at curbing speeding cars with speed bumps or traffic circles, and several others …
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 Park up on Phinney Ridge. We saw lots of joggers and dog-walkers braving the weather this morning.
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 a town hall like this in… forever,” Dickerson said to the crowd. The issue on the minds of many at the town hall is funding …
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 is hoping the pictures and notes haven’t been thrown away. Michelle, Kevin’s ex-wife, had planned to take everything down last Sunday but just couldn’t bring …
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 walk. More details here. As we mentioned earlier this week, Representatives Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle are holding a town hall Saturday at 10 …
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 between the Western Avenue off-ramp from the viaduct to N. 39th St. at Fremont. Traffic will be detoured off at Western Avenue. Southbound Aurora will …
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 again next Thursday, Friday & Saturday (March 19, 20 & 21.) Tickets are $12, available through the school office or at the door. Box office …
About 40 people gathered at the Loyal Heights Community Center Thursday night to talk about ways to curb crime in the neighborhood. “Both of our cars were stolen within a week of each other,” said one neighbor. “I watched a drug deal go down right in front of me,” said another, who said it happened …
Back in January, Metro Transit asked Ballard residents for their suggestions on where the new RapidRide buses should run: up 15th Ave. or 24th Ave. And now it looks like 15th may be the route. At last night’s Ballard District Council meeting, Craig Benjamin, who is on the RapidRide advisory panel, gave an update on …
Come meet our state legislators this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at a town hall meeting. Representatives Mary Lou Dickerson and Reuven Carlyle invite the community to join them for a discussion of the 2009 legislative session at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Association (6615 Dayton Ave N., community hall, brick building). The event …
First Romanza was hit by a burglar, now merchandise inside the Market St. shop has been damaged. In an email to us, owner John Sterlin told us that nightgowns, shirts, jackets and bathrobes had been stabbed, causing nearly $750 in damage. “We were just heart-sick that someone would do this. In this difficult economy where …
The boarded up building at 1753 NW 56th is an eyesore and transient hangout, and the owner of the land knows it. In fact, they’d like to tear the place down, but a lack of financing has put a stop to their plans. Rick Friedhoff, executive director of The Compass Center, says that no matter …