Stroll the Salmon Bay Wildlife Corridor
Ballard is home to one of the few original shorelines left in Seattle and Seattle Parks and Recreation has a great urban adventure to experience the wildlife right here at […]
Search Results for: feed
Mayor proposes longer bar hours
Mayor Mike McGinn is considering a controversial proposal to cut back on rowdy behavior that sometimes erupts when Seattle bars close — let bars set their own closing times, even […]
Get your fill of pancakes for Seattle’s Bravest
This Saturday is The Hi-Life Benefit Pancake Feed from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The restaurant, located in the old Station 18 firehouse at 5425 Russell Ave NW, will serve buttermilk […]
Bees invade Ballard street during ‘Swarm Season’
For the second time in a week a swarm of bees has been removed from the area, which apparently isn’t unusual for this time of year. A swarm of bees […]
New Ballard park selected for sustainable initiative
The new 9th Ave NW Park is one of two Seattle parks selected to participate in a nationwide sustainable landscape pilot project. A drawing of the park design unveiled at […]
Roadside raingardens to be installed soon
Construction of the Roadside Raingardens project in Ballard is scheduled to begin in a few weeks. A total of 77 households will have gardens planted on the city-owned planting strip in front of their property, featuring a variety of plants and trees whose root structure is designed to hold stormwater long enough to absorb into the soil instead of pouring into combined sewer/stormwater pipes.
An example of a roadside raingarden along Linden Ave N in Seattle
Seattle Public Utilities employees were on hand during the final community planning meeting on May 12 to address any last concerns from residents affected by the project.
“It’s a new approach to dealing with sewers,” said SPU project manager Karen York. She said the area has an average of 12 Combined Sewer Overflows per year, when the federal EPA requires an average of one. CSOs happen in older areas of Seattle where sewer and stormwater lines are combined, and during large storms they will sometimes overflow into Puget Sound to prevent sewer backups into people’s homes.
County warns of raccoons with possible distemper
King County has issued a warning to pet owners in response to a suspected outbreak of canine distemper in raccoons. Photo taken in Ballard on Sunday from the deck of […]
Trashy fashionistas hit the catwalk
See the fashion treasures that are lurking in local dumpsters at the RE Store’s Trash Fashion Show on Saturday night. Little did you know that old construction fencing could be […]
Playground plans move ahead at Golden Gardens
The preferred location for the new play equipment at Golden Gardens Park has been selected, now schematic design alternatives for the play area are being drawn up. At last week’s […]
Sunset Substation project shows off three options
Three different options for the Sunset Substation Park project were released at the last community meeting. If you weren’t able to attend the meeting, organizers would still like your input. […]
Pancake Breakfast a success for Loyal Heights CC
Updated: The annual Pancake Breakfast at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St) was a success! On Sunday morning neighbors from around Ballard made their way to the […]
Help design a new Sunset Hill park tonight
Just behind Picolino’s at 65th & 32nd sits a little plot of land that the Sunset Hill Community Association is hoping will become the area’s newest park. Back in November, […]
Recent Comments