Sunset Hill awarded grant to study vacant land
The Sunset Hill Community Association has been awarded nearly $15,000 from the Department of Neighborhoods Small and Simple Matching Fund. Robert Drucker, the president of the SHCA, says the $14,985 …
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Traffic cameras planned for Ballard
Construction crews are working at the intersection of 15th Ave. and Emerson this week to install a traffic camera, and we’ve learned it’s one of many new cameras planned the …
The weekend events calendar
“Rain at times” is what the local meteorologists are saying about this weekend’s weather, so plan accordingly. At 9 a.m. Saturday Groundswell NW is hosting a Salmon Bay/Burke Gilman Trail …
Packed house at Ballard school boundary meeting
Nearly 200 people packed Ballard High School’s library Wednesday night to participate in a community meeting about the controversial proposal to create Seattle school boundaries. “I thought it was going …
Savour to open on Market St.
A new specialty food store is getting ready to open on Market Street. Savour is opening in the space that Best Regards left earlier this summer. According to their website, …
Mobile chowdown on Saturday
Food on wheels is the hot trend around town these days. We’ve written about several wagons serving food in Ballard, such as Parfait and Maximus Minimus (shown here on Ballard …
School attendance area boundary maps released
The Seattle Public Schools has just released the proposed attendance area boundary maps. Here’s a link to find all the attendance areas by school. Here is a link to Ballard …
The weekend events calendar
It’s a busy weekend in Ballard and it looks like mother nature might cooperate for the outdoor activities. Tonight is the Whittier Heights Salmon Feed from 5:30 p.m. to 7: …
Assignment Plan boundary map to be released
As part of the Student Assignment Plan (.pdf), the Seattle Public Schools will release the new attendance area boundary maps on October 6th. The plan, which was approved in June, …
Flyer warns of raccoon attack
There have been raccoon sightings pretty regularly around here. Even most recently in a parking lot along Market Street. We received an email from a neighbor who lives near 73rd …
Decision made for bike lane on Ballard Bridge
At the end of July the Department of Transportation met with a group of freight, bicycle and pedestrian advocates to come up with a plan for the south end of …
New markings at intersection confuse drivers
The intersection where 17th Ave NW meets NW Leary is not a traditional one. NW 48th St. also feeds in here and their have been no markings to determine the …