Learn more about Ballard’s newest park at a public meeting tonight. The park will run along two blocks of 14th Avenue NW from NW 59th Street and NW 61st Street. At tonight’s meeting, Mithun, the design consultant, will present three design options, talk about the history of the project and give a site analysis. One …
The Seattle Parks Department will show off its designs and construction drawings for the new play area at Golden Gardens. The community is invited to the final design meeting next Wednesday, October 13 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Golden Gardens Bathhouse. As we’ve reported, the play area will be moved from its current location …
About 100 neighbors in Whittier Heights gathered in Kirke Park on 9th Ave. NW and 70th St. last night to snack on popcorn and watch the movie “Up.” They also perused the final landscape design for the property. The design (below) features a p-patch, a secret garden (those concrete walls will be lowered to 3-feet …
Two new Ballard-area parks now have official names. The newly-named Kirke Park on 9th Ave NW The 1.71 acre park in Crown Hill located at Holman Road NW and 13th Avenue NW will appropriately be named Crown Hill Park. The park on 9th Ave NW between NW 70th and NW 73rd has a more unique …
We’ll soon know the fate of the Ballard and Loyal Heights Community centers. The mayor’s mid-year budget cuts will be announced on Monday (6/14), including any cuts to the city’s Parks and Recreation department. Ballard residents turned out in force back in May to fight to keep the centers open. The cuts being announced for …
Concern continues to grow about the future of both the Ballard and Loyal Heights community centers. Today, MyBallard learned the city’s Parks Department submitted its “budget papers” for 2011, which identify issues and potential service cuts. We’re told some facilities are on that list, but a spokesperson for the Parks Department could not provide any …
We didn’t even get a chance to ask you about the smoking ban in Seattle parks that was supposed to begin April 1 before the new rule was relaxed. The new language in the Code of Conduct: “Smoking, chewing, or other tobacco use is banned within 25 feet of other park patrons and in play …
East Ballard residents who have been working for years to revitalize 14th Ave. NW presented a new sketch of a proposed park boulevard to members of the Ballard District Council on Wednesday night. The preliminary plan would be to eliminate the median, move traffic to one side and use up to 40-feet in width for …
A few dozen people attended last night’s workshop to catch a glimpse of four concepts for the 39,000 square foot park on 9th Ave. between 70th & 73rd. From a formal garden (above) to open common grounds (below), the design group presented several ideas. (See larger versions here and here.) According to Ryan Bogden, one …
Neighbors, volunteers and politicians gathered Saturday morning to officially open Ballard Corners Park on 17th Ave. NW and NW 62nd St. “I now pronounce Ballard Corners Park open!” exclaimed volunteer David Folweiler as the ribbon was cut. He thanked a long list of volunteers, contributors and officials for making the park a reality. “Dozens of …
Although Ballard Corners Park on 17th Ave between 62nd and 63rd has been open since May, the official grand opening is on Saturday. Starting at 11 a.m., guest speakers such as Seattle Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher, State Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Director Stella Chao and King County …
In 2008 voters approved the Parks and Green Spaces Levy which provides $146 million over six years for neighborhood parks and acquisition of property. Meet with Groundswell Northwest and Seattle Parks and Recreation for a community forum to talk about the possibility of a new neighborhood park in the Ballard urban village. The meeting will …