By Joe Veyera This Monday, we pay tribute to those who died while serving in the nation’s armed forces. Here’s what’s happening in Ballard this Memorial Day: The Ballard Elks […]
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Normal garbage pick-up for Memorial Day
By Joe Veyera While local, state, and federal offices will be closed on Monday, all garbage, food and yard waste, and recycling collections will be on normal schedule in Seattle […]
Funding available to support Seattle Night Out activities
Do you want to host an event in our neighborhood during the 30th Annual Night Out Against Crime on August 5? Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Small Sparks Fund is offering matching dollars […]
President Obama applauds Ballard celebration of Seahawks’ victory
During today’s speech honoring the Seahawks victory at the White House President Obama made reference to the amazing Seahawks fans in our ‘hood. The President gave a shout out to the Ballard […]
Have you seen a troll in Ballard?
During the Syttende Mai parade you may have seen a special little troll popping up in Ballard enjoying the festivities. That cute little guy has actually decided to permanently set up camp […]
Throwback Thursday: Syttende Mai in years gone by
We thought that this week’s Throwback Thursday post should take us back to the Syttende Mai celebrations of yesteryear. Celebrations have been held in Ballard since the late 1800’s and […]
KCTS9 features segment on Ballard’s Syttende Mai celebrations
My Ballard reader Paul emailed in to let us know about a fantastic segment about Ballard’s Syttende Mai celebrations that was featured on KCTS9. Syttende Mai festivities first started in […]
What’s on this weekend
Mother’s Day weekend has arrived and there is plenty to do in our ‘hood. Check out the list of events below: Friday, May 9: Taproot Theatre presents free music and […]
The Ballard Mother’s Day Roundup
This Sunday is that special day where we pay tribute to the fantastic mothers out there! And what better way to celebrate with Mom than heading out in Ballard? Check out the […]
SeaSub Theatre set to open “Creeps” on Market St this Friday
Local theatre group Seattle Subversive Theatre will be opening their latest play Creeps in a converted commercial space at 2220 NW Market Street this Friday, May 9. Creeps is an autopbiographical play by […]
Ballard Urban Design open house set for tomorrow night
The open house to inform the neighborhood about the DPD’s Ballard Urban Design project is set for this Wednesday, May 7, at Ballard Public Library (5614 22nd Ave NW). The […]
City partners with community to plan urban design framework for Ballard
There is no doubt that, over the past decade, Ballard has seen some significant change. Our neighborhood has, as we all know, become denser and has increased in population with younger […]
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