Ballard apartment boom could hold risks down the road
The apartment construction boom in Ballard could hold some risks for the neighborhood, according to a business report from our news partners, The Seattle Times. Our neighborhood is seeing a …
St. Alphonsus Parish School culminates month-long food drive
Ballard’s St. Alphonsus Parish School has collected over a thousand non-perishable food items to donate to a local food bank. Their November food drive, which culminated over the Thanksgiving weekend, …
El Camion to open in old Zesto’s location
The popular Mexican food truck, El Camion, will be opening up a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the location formerly occupied by Zesto’s, and more recently, Roro’s BBQ. El Camion owner Scott …
Meet authors and shop local at Ballard Writers Collective event tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon, the Ballard Writers Collective is hosting the “Big Event,” where local writers and businesses will be setting up shop at the Sunset Hill Community Association (3003 NW 66th …
WildLights kicks off at Woodland Park Zoo tonight
Tonight, the Woodland Park Zoo is opening up their annual WildLights display. Photo credit Ryan Hawk, Woodland Park Zoo WildLights, which will be open nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 …
Turkey Trotters take to the streets for the Ballard Food Bank
The annual Turkey Trot this morning had a great turnout, as hundreds and hundreds of Ballardites participated in the 5k that benefits the Ballard Food Bank. “Vivian’s first Turkey Trot!” …
Multiple vehicle crash on Ballard Bridge this afternoon
Update: Kyle Moore from the Seattle Fire Department tells us there were six vehicles total involved in the crash, with multiple airbags deployed. Firefighters examined two young kids who had …
Donate toys and supplies to benefit local nonprofit
Next week kicks off the 3rd annual toy drive at EDGE Personal Training to benefit Ryther, a local nonprofit that provides behavioral health services for children and their families. The …
Annual Turkey Trot is tomorrow
Tomorrow is the annual Turkey Trot, where thousands of people take to the streets to walk or run 5k to raise money for the Ballard Food Bank. Photo from last …
Thanksgiving holiday city service changes
This Thanksgiving holiday, some city services will adjust their schedules. King County Metro is reducing schedules for Thursday and Friday. Thursday’s schedule will be on the Sunday operating schedule. Friday …
Boy Scouts to start selling Christmas trees this weekend
This weekend, you can get your Christmas tree and help out some local Boy Scouts at same time. Troop 100 be setting up their annual Christmas tree sale at St. …
BHS video production students win at regional film festival
The Ballard High School video production team is at it again, winning at Fresh Film Northwest, a Portland film festival. Four productions by students were winners at the festival, which …