Today, as usual, many events and celebrations for the 4th of July will involve fireworks. It is important to keep your pets safe and prepare them for the noise. Here are some tips for your pets: Keep your pet indoors. The noise from fireworks can be frightening to animals and may cause them to seek […]
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Fireworks light up the night
It was quite the fireworks display at Shilshole Saturday night. The 30-minute show got started at 10 p.m. for the Tenold-Jordan wedding reception. Many people gathered at Sunset Hill Park to watch. “Folks of all ages took in the show from Sunset Park,” Tom wrote on the MyBallard Facebook page. “Was quite neighborly ;-)” (Thanks […]
Fireworks to light the sky Saturday night
A couple throwing their wedding reception in the area will be having a fireworks display on Saturday night. According to the FederalRegister.gov the Tenold-Jordan wedding will be held on July 23, 2011 in Shilshole Bay. Orion Pyrotechnics is producing the display and is required by the City of Seattle to alert neighbors: On Saturday the […]
The best Lake Union fireworks show ever?
Wow, what a show! First, the rain soaked thousands of people to the bone (including us) at Gas Works Park. Then just before 10 p.m., the rain stopped, the skies cleared, and the fireworks lit up the night. Photo from Joey Anchondo, Seattle Times. See more photos here. “That was the best ever!” said KING […]
Preparing pets for the fireworks
I’ve always enjoyed the fireworks on July 4th. The lights, the noise, it all seems spectacular to me, and mesmerizing. But for pets and other animals, the celebration has quite the opposite effect, often traumatic. Every year, pets go missing, running sometimes great distances and doing unusual things in a panic to get away from […]
Your guide to fireworks and zombies
If you’re planning to head over to Gas Works Park this Sunday to watch the fireworks show, then we recommend reading My Wallingford’s fireworks guide featuring the schedule, parking, road closures and other events in the area. Updated: Meanwhile, thousands of zombies took over Fremont on Saturday evening in an attempt to reclaim a world […]
Mystery fireworks take over the North Beach sky
A fireworks show near North Beach had people wondering what was going on Saturday night. Many people emailed us that they heard booms and had watched the show. “We just watched half an hour of amazing fireworks over Puget Sound from a barge out from somewhere between Carkeek and Golden Gardens. Really wonderful!!” a reader […]
‘Save the Fireworks’ drive reaches $500,000 goal
It seems that the show will go on! Just 24 hours after Tom Douglas and Dave Ross announced a pledge drive to raise money to save the Family 4th Fireworks show on Lake Union, the goal of $500,000 has been reached. Both Microsoft and Starbucks agreed to each pay $125,000 if other businesses and citizens […]
Citizens trying to save fireworks show
Update: Microsoft and Starbucks have donated $125,000 each. Earlier: As the realization started sinking in that Seattle’s only 4th of July fireworks show has been canceled, some local celebrities and businesses are donating money to save the annual tradition. On the Dave Ross show this morning, restaurateur Tom Douglas started the campaign to save the […]
Fireworks canceled, no show this Fourth of July
The annual Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza over Lake Union has been canceled after the organizer was unable to find a title sponsor. The Elliott Bay show was canceled last year, so this is the first time in 46 years that Seattle will not have a fireworks show on the Fourth. My Wallingford has the […]
Best place to watch fireworks?
Asks Gooner in the forum, “With a young one at home, we can’t go downtown or even camp out anywhere near Lake Union. So is there anywhere in Ballard that has a decent view (albeit far away) of the fireworks?”
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