At a time when major charities are seeing a decline in contributions (major charities reported an 11% decline in donations last year) the success of one local agency is remarkable since it is not only thriving but actually expanding.
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Nordic Heritage Museum announces Yulefest 2010
Thu, 10/21/10
The Nordic Heritage Museum invites everyone to begin the holiday season at this year’s Yulefest on November 20 and 21. This Nordic Christmas celebration offers hundreds of hand-crafted gifts, a jubilee of Scandinavian musical performances and…MORE
Halloween events at Seattle Parks and Recreation
Thu, 10/21/10
Seattle Parks and Recreation dishes up some ghoulish fun for Halloween. Here's where to celebrate around Ballard.
Ballard Community Center 6020 28th Ave. N.W. 206-684-4093 Halloween Carnival Join us for a fright fest of activities games…MORE
Trick or treat
Thu, 10/21/10
Ballard has been ranked second-best neighborhood in Seattle for trick-or-treating this Halloween, as reported by Zillow, a real-estate website.
According to Zillow, Ballard doesn’t hold back to pull off a spook-tacular Halloween.
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‘Awful’ accident on 15th Ave. sends three to hospital
Thu, 10/21/10
Three people were hospitalized after a three-car collision Oct. 21 on 15th Avenue Northwest. Witnesses described the scene simply as “awful, awful, awful.”
At approximately 6:15 p.m., a man was driving his black Ford sedan northbound on…MORE
Special Community Meeting: New Lincoln Park South Parking Lot proposal for Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control
Thu, 10/21/10
A special community meeting has been called for Nov. 1 to get public input on the potential of a stormwater management facility or CSO proposed for the south parking lot at Lincoln Park.
CSOs are discharges of untreated stormwater and…MORE
Firefighters and Police are at it again - all for a good cause!
Thu, 10/21/10
On Monday, October 25, from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Joeseppi's Italian Ristorante located at 2207 North Pearl St. in Tacoma, South King Firefighters Foundation will take the restaurant over and bring folks in to eat a dinner with food proceeds going…MORE
Don't forget the local contests in the General Election shuffle
Thu, 10/21/10
On a Nov. 2 general election ballot that includes a U.S. senatorial race and numerous state initiatives, local Highline contests may be overlooked.
But some Highline voters will have a hand in selecting a new King County Council member and…MORE
Ballard Authors and Neighbors event a success
Wed, 10/20/10
It was standing room only at last night’s Ballard Authors and Neighbors event at Sunset Hill Community Club.
The event brought together 35 Ballard writers in all genres—self-published, poets, comic books and more. The only unifying factor…MORE
Fairmount Park Playground gear to open Oct. 29: Renovations complete
Wed, 10/20/10
The Seattle Parks Department has completed the final inspection at the newly renovated Fairmount Playground at 5400 Fauntleroy Way s.w.
There are a couple of minor items to be fixed before the site can be opened, but these should all be…MORE
