Mayor McGinn to attend Seattle Transit Blog meetup tomorrow night
Mayor McGinn will attend the Seattle Transit Blog Open House tomorrow night, February 20, to discuss the Ballard to Downtown Transit Study. The meetup will be held at Hale’s Ales …
Where Are All the Homes for Sale?
(This is a sponsored story written by John Madrid, Managing Broker with John L. Scott Real Estate). “A house, a house, my kingdom for a house”. If you are in …
Paratii Craft Bar closes its doors for good
Ballard’s Paratii Craft Bar (formerly located at 5463 Leary Ave NW) closed last Friday February 15th. Owner Sam Hassan has a new distillery project underway and could not maintain both …
Ballard Student-Athletes Advance to Regionals and State
By Bucky Beaver Ballard High School had all five of its winter programs make the playoffs for the first time since the mid 90’s. In addition to boys and girls …
Bastille’s own voted hottest chef in Seattle
Bastille’s Executive Chef Jason Stoneburner has been crowned Seattle’s Hottest Chef by Eater.com. Stoneburner beat 27 chefs from the area to claim the title, narrowly defeating runner up Adrienne Chamberlain …
Fitness Fest entries filling fast
Fitness enthusiasts have until Friday to claim one of the remaining spots in the 2013 annual Ballard Fitness Fest. The fest will take place at EDGE Personal Training Studio and …
New Boys and Girls Club director has big plans for Ballard
By Nathan Ureta – UW Newslab The Ballard Boys and Girls Club is beginning a new era with director Shelley Puariea, who transferred from the Federal Way and Auburn Boys …
Ballard Natural Drainage Project Open House information now available
Information from the Ballard Natural Drainage Project Open House is now available for the public. Our initial post discussed the open house before it was held on February 12th. Seattle …
Presidents Day Metro Service Update
On Presidents Day, Monday February 18th, King County Metro Transit will operate a regular weekly schedule. Peak fares will not be charged and some services in the U District will be …
Lion cubs debut at Woodland Park Zoo
Four three month old African lion cubs are ready to meet the public tomorrow at Woodland Park Zoo. They have been living in an off-view maternity den since they were …
Walk against coal trains rally set for Sunday
Update: Sunday’s rally was declared a great success with nearly 300 participants. Check out the photos from the event courtesy of Alex Garland Photography. Original Post: This Sunday February 17th …
Ballard District Council Talks Transit
By Amanda Morton – UW Newslab A survey on the new RapidRide buses was among topics discussed at Wednesday evening’s Ballard District Council meeting. Dennis Galvin presented the results and …