From a woman attacked while walking along 85th St. to a strange case of duck thefts, we discovered some interesting stories in Ballard and Crown Hill while going through the last few days of police reports.
This is the second blog post written by Rep. Reuven Carlyle, who represents Ballard and the rest of the 36th District. In his first post, he asked My Ballard readers for “your very best idea for an actual piece of legislation that I should introduce to benefit our community.” Dozens of you posted your ideas in comments. Now Rep. Carlyle reports back on your ideas, provides a Viaduct update and gives a frank assessment of the budget situation.
If Monday is your normal garbage day, get your cans out there. Even though it’s Presidents Day, a Federal Holiday, garbage collection is normal. But street parking in Seattle is free, so don’t pay those meters. Metro is operating some routes on a reduced schedule. Those closed for the holiday are banks, government offices and …
A My Ballard reader sent us photos of vandalism at a new, freshly-landscaped traffic circle at NW 64th and 22nd Ave NW. The plants were pulled out, and someone drove over the top of it, leaving large tire tracks. “It is very annoying to those of us who wanted the circle and especially those who …
The sign is up out front and they’re stocking the shelves and the deli case inside Take 5 Urban Market, located at the corner of 8th Ave. and 70th St. We wrote a week ago about the new market, which replaces the Wicker Basket. One new detail: it’ll also have espresso made from Phinney Ridge’s …
Earlier this month, we reported about an appeal by several businesses in the Ballard-Interbay Northend Manufacturing and Industrial Center to put a stop to the SDOT’s compromise plans to connect the “missing link” of the Burke-Gilman trail. Among the appellants was the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, which raised questions by some readers in the comments …
It’s a special Valentines Day Ballard ArtWalk tonight (Saturday), a perfect opportunity to treat your Valentine to dinner followed by a romantic walk through the neighborhood. As always, the walk runs from 6-9 p.m. Here’s the map with a list of the venues, artists and collections (.pdf).
Seattle Natural Veterinary Center at 65th and 8th Ave. here in Ballard is taking donations to help out the more than 600 dogs that have been rescued from suspected puppy mills in Skagit and Snohomish counties last month. All donations will be given to Saving Pets One at a Time (SPOT), a rescue organization in …
A few recent stories of interest from nearby neighborhoods: Magnolia: City grilled by Magnolia residents in hearing over Viaduct Queen Anne: 12-year-old students at McClure investigated for selling drugs Interbay: Seattle Storm moving headquarters to building in Interbay
There are new details on Seattle Public Schools’ efforts to create a new “student assignment plan,” reconfiguring the boundaries designating which schools students will attend. The new plan will assign each home, by proximity, to three schools: elementary, middle and high school. “We’re going to a have a lot of change,” said Torrey Volk, a …
Swedish Medical Center in Ballard has gotten approval from the Seattle Department of Planning and Development for a sizable addition on the north side of the building. Here’s the description on the permit request: Land Use Application to allow a 109,000 sq. ft. addition to an existing hospital (Swedish Medical Center, Ballard Campus). Project includes 35,060 …
It’s been a debate for decades: where do you draw the boundaries for Ballard? Is the area between 3rd and 8th Avenues, frequently referred to as Lower Phinney Ridge, really part of Ballard? How about closer to the water, where it’s sometimes called “Frelard?” The issue came up unexpectedly when the Ballard District Council considered …