Big crowds packed Golden Gardens Sunday afternoon to escape the heat. They also came to witness canoes arriving from all over Washington and British Columbia as part of “Tribal Journeys 2009.” With the parking lots packed, traffic is diverted at the entrance. And with a smog watch in effect, no fires are allowed on the …
A driver with a camper got a big surprise today when everything came to an abrupt halt under a train bridge at the entrance to Golden Gardens. It happened a little before 1:30 p.m., and a tow truck responded a short time later. My Ballard reader Susan saw the scene shortly after it happened. She …
For the past few days beach-goers have enjoyed some pretty cool tide pools. Patricia sent us this picture of her kids checking out the exposed sea creatures. Beach Naturalists from the Seattle Aquarium were out with the crowd answering questions and doing some show-and-tell. We spoke with Belinda at the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center …
Seattle Police say a drunk driver ran into two parked cars at Golden Gardens just before midnight last night. When witnesses called 911, they said they saw the driver run from the scene with a rifle and hide it in the bushes. When officers arrived, they said they took two suspects into custody — the …
Updated: We have more information now on the stabbing at Golden Gardens Park last night. Police say they responded to a call in the parking lot furthest to the north shortly before 11 p.m. Investigators say the suspect approached a man in a car, jumped on the hood, broke a window with a beer bottle …
We stopped by Golden Gardens this May 1st afternoon and found the beach full of people thawing out from our long winter.
For the last two weekends, car rallies have descended on Golden Gardens Park, slowing traffic along the way. Last weekend it was the Northwest Nissan BBQ and car show (photos here), and this weekend it appeared to be a Honda event, with suped-up cars driving up and down Seaview. “Took me 30 minutes to get …
The Medical Examiner’s office says the 34-year-old woman who was discovered Thursday morning in the sand at Golden Gardens Park had killed herself. Our condolences go out to the woman’s family.
You may remember a few months ago when a briefing paper from the Department of Parks and Recreation floated the idea of banning beach fires at Golden Gardens and Alki. In a swirl of controversy, the idea was tabled. The parks board has asked for an update, and it was released today. “No action is …
After being closed for more than a year, Golden Gardens Drive opened today. Record rainfall in December of 2007 caused a portion of Golden Gardens Drive to collapse, leaving the road impassable. During its closure, the only route to Golden Gardens Park was on Seaview Avenue. We took this picture last week after construction crews …
We walked down to the slide area on Golden Gardens Drive to see how the repairs are progressing, and we discovered the roadway is nearly complete: SDOT says they expect the roadway — which has been closed just over a year now after a washout — will reopen in mid-January. Here’s the roadway in January …
Just a few days ago, SDOT said the weather had delayed reopening Golden Gardens Drive until mid-February. But work crews are making faster-than-expected progress, and SDOT now says the roadway will reopen in just a few weeks, in mid-January. “Crews working to finish the reconstruction of the washed out area are making significant progress and …