Small boat fire in Shilshole Marina
Update & Correction: Kyle Moore from the Seattle Fire Department says it was a small electrical fire coming from the instrument panel on a large sailboat, and the occupant of …
Lost chicken ends up in guest room
During yesterday’s windy, stormy weather, a Ballard woman ended up with an unlikely houseguest. She found a hen with an injured claw in her neighbor’s yard, and took in her …
Join a planting party at North Beach Park this weekend
If you’re looking to work off some of that turkey dinner, here’s your chance: there will be a planting party at North Beach Park on Saturday. Luke McGuff, who is …
BHS hires Doug Montgomery to take over as head baseball coach
Doug Montgomery, Ballard High School’s new baseball coach, says he wouldn’t want to coach anywhere but Ballard. After all, his pride for the neighborhood runs deep; he even tells people …
Heavy rains expected through Thanksgiving
It’s looking to be a very wet week, as the Weather Service is warning of heavy rains that could put low-lying sections of roadway underwater today around the Puget Sound. …
Check out the salmon as they return to Piper’s Creek
It’s the time of year when salmon return to our rivers and streams to spawn, and Piper’s Creek at Carkeek Park is having a celebration to welcome them home. On …
Body at Ballard Commons Park
Updated 11 a.m. A Seattle Parks employee discovered a dead body in Ballard Commons Park this morning, said Seattle Fire spokesperson Kyle Moore. Firefighters and police responded to the scene …
Kick off the holidays with Yulefest this weekend
This weekend is the annual Yulefest at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Yulefest, on Nov. 17-18, is a Nordic Christmas celebration and will include hand-crafted gifts, Scandinavian music, and Nordic treats. …
Help light Ballard for the holidays
The In Ballard Merchants Association is taking donations from residents and businesses to help decorate downtown Ballard for the holidays. They say they have enough money pledged to light Bergen …
Advisory committee forming for proposed Urban Rest Stop in Ballard
An Urban Rest Stop is in the plans for the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) project at  2014 NW 57th Street, and an advisory committee is being formed to look at the details …
Fishing boat fire early this morning at Fisherman’s Terminal
A 58-foot commercial fishing boat moored at Fisherman’s Terminal caught fire this morning due to a faulty electrical outlet in the galley, according to the Seattle Times. No one was …
Sound Transit and city to study new rail service to Ballard
Sound Transit and the city of Seattle have agreed to study a new rail service that would serve Ballard. Sound Transit’s board approved the study, which will look at creating …