Eight years ago this month, West Seattle's Judith (Escano) Davis, the "ultimate cat lady" as she was known to friends, and perhaps, felines, was stalking stray cats to rescue when the former High Point public-housing project was being bull-dozed…MORE
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Seattle City Light crews prep the Guadalupe site for gymnasium construction
Thu, 06/30/11
Seattle City Light crews were busy removing the tops of electrical service poles on the site of he 10,000-square foot Parish Life Center/Gymnasium to be built at Our Lady of Guadalupe at 7000 35th s.w. The work done today was to remove the…MORE
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra receives $90,000 grant to support SPS music programs
Thu, 06/30/11
Press release: Earlier this month representatives of The Clowes Fund announced that Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (SYSO) will receive a three year $90,000 grant to support its SYSO-in-the-Schools program. Developed in partnership with Seattle…MORE
Part of Burke-Gilman Trail closed for repair
Thu, 06/30/11
Tomorrow, July 1, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and the Ballard Terminal Railroad will work on a section of the Burke Gilman Trail located between NW 40th and NW 41st streets. The trail will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in…MORE
Scofflaw enforcements will hit hard for Ballard's homeless living in their cars
Thu, 06/30/11
Beginning July 5, 2011, vehicles in scofflaw status – those with four or more overdue, unpaid parking tickets – will get the boot.
The city is cracking down hard on those motorists who scoff at parking tickets as the city says $26 million…MORE
UPDATE: Mercer Island attorney charged with arson, domestic violence in West Seattle house fire
Thu, 06/30/11
Update for July 1: King County Prosecutors charged John C. Siegel with first degree arson and domestic violence in addition to felony domestic violence in violation of a court order on July 1.
Siegel is accused of intentionally setting…MORE
"Valley One" taggers arrested after over 50 businesses were vandalized
Thu, 06/30/11
Community police officer Scott McGlashan informed the Ballard News-Tribune that two men behind the "Valley One" graffiti marks on over 50 Ballard businesses have been taken into custody.
On Tuesday, June 28, Seattle police counted 37…MORE
Happening nearby: Police warns swimmers on Green Lake
Thu, 06/30/11
In the early morning hours of Thursday, June 30, Community Police Officers Scott McGlashan and Travis Testerman were out in a boat on Green Lake warning swimmers to stay out of the middle of the lake.
"We're not ticketing, just trying to…MORE
West Seattle Triangle open house displays plans for rezoning and street design
Wed, 06/29/11
Now is the time to express your opinions on the future of West Seattle’s Triangle as Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development heads into its final month of public comment, ending on August 1.
In the words of DPD, the area of land…MORE
Women in Black stand with Ballard's homeless community
Wed, 06/29/11
On Wednesday, June 29, WHEEL and the Church of Mary Magdalene stood in silent vigil on Bergen Place in recognition of the three homeless men that died in Ballard this spring and the additional 22 similar deaths that have occurred in Ballard in…MORE
