Remember the Waste Management strike back in August, Ballard?
Mayor Mike McGinn just yesterday announced that the city has reached a settlement with Waste Management totaling $1.24 million over missed garbage, recycling and yard waste…MORE
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What Ballardites can expect out of the Mayor's proposed budget
Wed, 09/26/12
A number of items on the Mayor's proposed 2013-14 budget will affect the Ballard area.
The Ballard News-Tribune already reported on the mayor's proposed funding for the anti-youth violence programming initiative and extending high-capacity…MORE
WS Nursery and City Fruit holding cider press event 'Every Apple Has Its Day' Sept. 30
Tue, 09/25/12
West Seattle Nursery in cooperation with City Fruit is holding a benefit event for that organization called Every Apple Has It's Day! Sunday, September 30, 2012, from 12pm to 4pm They are billing it as "an Apple Harvest and Cider Press Event to…MORE
Wingdome restaurant in West Seattle junction closing Sept. 30
Tue, 09/25/12
Open for nearly two years, the Wingdome, in the West Seattle Junction is set to close its doors Sunday September 30. Here's our story about the opening.http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/10/11/news/slideshow-wingdome-get…
Katie…MORE
15th Ave W lane closure on Sept. 26
Tue, 09/25/12
Another traffic warning -- not only will a lane on the Ballard Bridge be closed Wednesday, Sept. 26, but a lane on 15th Ave W, from the Ballard Bridge to just south of the West Dravus Street Overpass, will also be closed.
The inside,…MORE
Ballard Bridge lane closure Sept. 26-28
Tue, 09/25/12
The Seattle Department of Transportation says they're nearing completion of their lighting upgrade project on the Ballard Bridge -- but lane closures aren't over yet.
Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the northbound outside…MORE
Nomination time for Seattle Parks and Recreation 'Denny' volunteer service awards
Tue, 09/25/12
Seattle Parks and Rec press release
Seattle Parks and Recreation is seeking nominations for the Denny Awards, which honor volunteer service to the city’s parks system. The deadline for nominations is Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.
The…MORE
Arbor Heights parents, teachers and students rally for improved school replacement timeline
Tue, 09/25/12
Holding signs that declared “Arbor Heights Can’t Wait” and wearing yellow t-shirts signed by the youth of Arbor Heights Elementary, well over 30 parents, teachers and students of the worn down West Seattle school made their case clearly to…MORE
Taking a stance on coal
Tue, 09/25/12
As election season closes in, ads circulate the television and people with petitions go around town, there is one question that is beginning to grow in the minds of Ballardites:
Does Ballard want coal?
Or, rather, does Ballard want…MORE
Annual summit for Pacific Islander Resources in Education happening Sept. 29
Tue, 09/25/12
The Annual Summit for Pacific Islanders Resources and Education (ASPIRE) - a statewide education summit at South Seattle Community College is set to take place Saturday, September 29.
Pacific Islander students, parents, educators, and…MORE
