Loyal Heights hosts school boundary meeting
Loyal Heights Elementary will be hosting a meeting on the Seattle Schools’ new school boundary maps and I-1033 Tuesday night from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. School Board members Peter …
Lock cut, bike stolen at apartment building
Mo emailed us: I just had my bike stolen from a bike rack in front of my apartment building (the Curtiss, at Leary & 20th NW). The cable lock was …
East Ballard receives $14,576 grant
The East Ballard Community Association has visions of a more beautiful 14th Ave NW and now it’s getting financial help from the city. Dawn Hemminger of the EBCA learned over …
Color added to the Adams playground
The kids at Adams Elementary have a few new games on playground thanks to the Department of Neighborhoods grant and some weekend volunteers. During the work party, “we added hopscotch …
The Field House mercantile opens on Leary
Ballardite Nicole Miller is passionate about her business. She owns Blackbird men’s shop, Birgitta women’s shop, the new candy shop just off Bergen Place and now the newest Ballard mercantile, …
The aftermath of the Greenwood fire
Burned-out businesses, a relief fund and rescued cats up for adoption are all themes of PhinneyWood’s wall-to-wall coverage of the aftermath of Friday morning’s devastating fire in Greenwood. This is …
No decision yet on homeless shelter checks
It’s been nearly six weeks since a sex offender was removed from the SHARE homeless shelter at the vacant Calvary Lutheran Church, and neighbors are growing increasingly impatient for a …
3-alarm fire destroys Greenwood businesses
Seattle firefighters are mopping up after a 3-alarm fire at 208 N 85th in central Greenwood that has destroyed two businesses. The first call came out just after 4 this …
New bar ‘Shelter’ opens on Leary
Friends and family members packed Shelter on Thursday night, a “soft launch” for a new bar on Leary Ave. launched by longtime Ballard resident Kevin Carlson. Located in the space …
Mini-grants to encourage walking/biking to school
The Seattle Department of Transportation is giving away up to $1,000 mini-grants to schools, PTAs or other school-related nonprofit groups that encourage students to walk or ride their bikes to …
Ballard High concerts next week
The Ballard High School Fall Instrumental and Choir Concerts are next week. All are invited to the three evenings of music by the award winning Ballard High School groups. Tuesday, …
Mayoral candidates address the ‘Missing Link’
Updated: We recently asked My Ballard readers what questions you’d ask the mayoral candidates for the KING 5 and Seattle Times debate. We recorded three questions on camera, and tonight …