Swedish Medical Center announced that the first baby of the new year was born at Swedish/Ballard at 4:34 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1.
The 6-pound, 13-ounce baby boy, named Christopher William, was born to first-time parents Connie and Justin…MORE
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On the Go - Week of 1-2-12
Mon, 01/02/12
Discovery Shop 4535 California Ave. S.W. 206 9377169 In the new year we will start double stamps on customer cards for our Early Bird shoppers every Monday from 10 to noon. All men's wear is 50% off marked priced from Sunday, January 8th through…MORE
Seattle City Light offers power outage tips
Mon, 01/02/12
Press release
An unexpected windstorm knocked over power poles and left customers without power along S.W. 152nd Street in Burien and in Tukwila on Christmas day.
Seattle City Light trimmed trees along 450 miles of power lines in…MORE
Tukwila iFly donating portion of proceeds to foundation led by ex-Mariners pitcher
Mon, 01/02/12
Press release
iFLY Seattle, located in Tukwila, is kicking off the New Year by continuing its monthly charity partnership program in January with The Moyer Foundation.
The indoor skydiving facility will donate 10 percent of sales…MORE
Normandy Park, south Burien move to Patterson’s County Council district
Mon, 01/02/12
Residents of Normandy Park and parts of southern Burien are now part of King County Council District 5, represented by Councilmember Julia Patterson.
The changes are a result of a shift in boundaries to the nine King County Council…MORE
Tacoma plume arsenic is Sustainable Burien topic on Jan. 8
Mon, 01/02/12
Press release Sustainable Burien will hold its monthly gathering on Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Burien Library multi-purpose room, 400 S.W. 152nd St. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. with the gathering running from 2-4 p.m.
Elizabeth Weldin,…MORE
Sound Transit riders get tips for winter ‘snow-how’
Mon, 01/02/12
Press release With weather forecasts predicting another “La Nina” winter, Sound Transit riders are urged to prepare for winter commutes by taking proactive steps to increase their “snow-how” for riding Link light rail, Sounder commuter rail, and…MORE
New year, new medium
Mon, 01/02/12
Dear Readers,
Today we launched a new Ballard News-Tribune medium, The Ballard News-Tribune BLOG.
The Ballard News-Tribune already has a presence online, in print, and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, as well as mobile platforms. This…MORE
Local artist to be featured in global art exhibition
Mon, 01/02/12
Ballard artist Jonathan Wakuda Fischer has been selected by a jury of international art experts to participate in the 2012 Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.) Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan.
Fischer’s work will be shown with 32 other artists…MORE
Refreshing start to the new year
Sun, 01/01/12
Hundreds of Seattleites dove towards a refreshing start to the new year on January 1, including two dozen plungers at the Ballard Elks club.
While New Year's Day dives took place at various locations in the city, at the Ballard Elks Club…MORE
