Search party for missing Ballard woman today
As we told you earlier this week, Heather Braaten of Ballard went missing on March 20. There has since been a widespread effort to find her, and a search party …
Large retail and residential building to be built on NW Market St. near 24th Ave NW
The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has approved a land use application for a seven-story building at 2428 NW Market St, where Archie McPhee used to be. According …
Ballard High School jazz band to play at Paramount Theater tomorrow
Ballard High School will join four other Seattle high schools tomorrow night at the Paramount Theater for the “Hot Java Cool Jazz” concert, sponsored by Starbucks. Other featured schools are …
New osprey nesting platform built near Ballard Locks
You may remember last fall when we reported that an osprey nest was taken down from the train trestle just west of the Ballard Locks. After some research and consideration, …
Seattle Public Schools may delay Whittier Developmental Preschool move by one year
Seattle Public Schools  announced on Wednesday that it may delay by one year the planned move of the Developmental Preschool at Whittier Elementary to Viewlands Elementary. Last week we told …
New online coupon site offers discounts for boating community
Move over, Groupon: a new coupon website has cropped up recently, geared at delivering deals for the boating community. It’s called BoatPop, and this week, they’re offering 75 percent off …
Salmon Bay student wins national documentary competition
He’s done it again: for the second year in a row, Salmon Bay 8th grader Leo Pfeifer has scored big at a national documentary contest. Pfeifer’s video, titled “Who Owns …
“Microhouse” open house this weekend
Local architecture group Microhouse will host an open house this weekend to showcase their microhouse designs. Microhouses are small detached homes that share a lot with a primary residence. Sunday, …
Adams team wins ‘Battle of the Books’
Update: Two teams will advance to the next round of the reading challenge: Alki Elementary also emerged as a winner from Seattle’s final round. Adams and Alki will go on to …
Cedar Grove hosts neighborhood scavenger hunt
Starting this week, Cedar Grove Composting and Seattle Public Utilities are putting on a city-wide scavenger hunt in order to thank Seattle residents for composting over 125,000 tons of food …
Missing woman last seen in Ballard
A woman who was last seen in Ballard has gone missing, according to her cousin, Jenn Harowicz. Harowicz says Heather was seen in Ballard last week, on March 20. Harowicz says …
Fundraiser for “Girls on the Run” next week
Next week, Girls on the Run of Puget Sound will be putting on their annual auction fundraiser. On Thursday, April 5 at 6 p.m., the “No Sweat Event” will be …