Seattle Parks and Recreation will provide information about the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy and discuss the opportunity for a new neighborhood park in the Greenwood urban village at a community forum on Monday, Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the…MORE
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Council candidates stumped, mayoral hopefuls absent
Fri, 10/16/09
The Oct. 15 candidate forum at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center opened with a disappointing announcement: Both mayoral candidates had cancelled their scheduled appearances.
Six out of the 10 scheduled candidates managed to make it to the…MORE
Shoreline restrictions proposed for Angle Lake
Thu, 10/15/09
Angle Lake waterfront resident will face more restrictions when they rebuild their homes or docks if SeaTac's draft shoreline management plan is adopted.
Mayor Ralph Shape pointed out that if a home that is less than 75 feet from the lake'…MORE
Chance for city-funded pedestrian improvements
Thu, 10/15/09
Three years after the first cycle of neighborhood improvements, Ballard residents have another chance to compete for city funds for needed pedestrian improvements.
The Neighborhood Street Fund Large Projects started in 2007 and is funded…MORE
Weekend work, Monday lane closure on West Seattle Bridge
Thu, 10/15/09
This Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, The Seattle Department of Transportation will be removing and replacing markings in the bus lane eastbound on the West Seattle Bridge from the Avalon Way on-ramp, adjacent to the old steel mill, to the…MORE
Local Samoans send money, medical team to help tsunami victims
Thu, 10/15/09
As we reported here, some local Samoans belonging to the Samoan American Pacific Organization lost loved ones in the Sept. 29 tsunami that hit the South Pacific islands of Samoa and American Samoa. The group meets twice a week at the South Park…MORE
Industrial rezone could lead to more jobs, noise complaints
Thu, 10/15/09
The rezone of three industrial areas in Ballard could lead to more jobs and housing in the neighborhood. But, some fear it will also lead to an increase in noise complaints and conflict between residents and industries.
Andrea Petzel,…MORE
City Budget Director: 2010 bad, 2011 will be worse
Thu, 10/15/09
(Editor’s note: This article comes from our sister publication the Ballard News-Tribune.)
The last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 were the worst ever for sales tax returns in Seattle, which is having a dire affect on the…MORE
City Budget Director: 2010 bad, 2011 will be worse
Thu, 10/15/09
With things looking as grim as they do for Seattle's 2010 budget, it was probably best for City Budget Director Dwight Dively to start off with a little levity during his Oct. 14 presentation to the Ballard District Council.
"I'm going to…MORE
Parents sound off against proposed boundary changes
Thu, 10/15/09
During a meeting at Ballard High School Oct. 14 more than 100 parents crowded into the library to let the Seattle School Board hear their reactions to plans that would draw new school boundaries.
School Board members said the plan will…MORE
