The weekend events calendar
It’s a busy weekend in Ballard and it looks like the record-breaking heat is gone. Saturday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. the Hi-Life (5425 Russell Ave) is hosting […]
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School start time may shift this fall
School start times could be moved up by 10 to 15 minutes starting next school year. Based on feedback from teachers, principals and families, school district staff is proposing the […]
Todd Boettger could head home in a few weeks
Todd Boettger continues to improve after the brutal beating in Greenwood last month. His brother Forrest tells us that Todd “had the feeding tube removed yesterday (Sunday) and is now […]
See art proposals for Salmon Bay Natural Area
Groundswell NW invites you to look at five proposals for a “landmark art piece” that will be installed at the Salmon Bay Natural Area. The public is invited to provide […]
Makeover planned for Old Ballard building
For nearly 80 years, the Kolstrand Marine Supply Company worked out of this building just south of Ballard Hardware at 4743 Ballard Ave NW. Last summer, the building sold, and […]
Building replacing Sunset Bowl gets green light
After a two hour meeting, the Design Review Board unanimously approved the design (.pdf) for Avalon Ballard, the 233-unit apartment building replacing Sunset Bowl at Market St. and 14th Ave. […]
Rep. Carlyle’s update from Olympia
Representative Reuven Carlyle has emailed us a new blog post covering the flurry of activity in Olympia, especially surrounding the state budget. As is customary now, Carlyle is asking for your feedback on a wide range of issues — and he reads the comments. His post follows below:
In the waning days of the 2009 session in Olympia, legislators are debating, advocating, prodding, pushing and voting on major issues ranging from greenhouse gas emissions to education reform, domestic partnerships and job initiatives in cooperation with the Obama Administration.
Serving as a member of the state House has been a tremendous experience on a personal and professional level. The best part has been making a difference on profoundly important public policy issues that impact real people living real lives. The worse part has obviously been spending so much time away from my wife Wendy and our four children. I’m chomping at the bit to come home!
On the budget front: House and Senate budget negotiators are holed up in conference rooms in the Capitol forging a deal on how to address a $9 billion projected deficit in the $33 billion biennial operating budget. The central theme of the session has been jobs, jobs, jobs….
Ballard Corners Park weighs ‘corner store’ options
Ballard Corners Park on 17th Ave. and 62nd St. is coming together! Silver sent us this photo of the “living room furniture” which is nearly complete. It might look soft […]
Volunteer gardeners needed at the Locks
If the recent sunny streak has you itching to use your green thumb, check out the Carl English botanical garden at the Locks. There are only three paid staff that […]
Parents gather to learn about school boundaries
Anxious parents waiting to hear about the Seattle Public Schools’ student assignment plan gathered Thursday night at the Ballard High library. The plan will determine which school students will attend […]
Petition, upcoming meeting about BHS boundary
As we been reporting, Seattle Public Schools is working on a new student assignment plan which will reconfigure the boundaries of Ballard schools. The biggest change will likely impact Ballard […]
Market Street Landing wins design approval
First on My Ballard: Rhapsody Partners and architect Arthur Chang won approval from the Design Review Board on Monday night for Market Street Landing, a new condo/retail complex replacing the […]
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