Nola Ahola shares a studio with two other artists in the basement of the historic Curtiss Building on Leary Way. She has worked in a series of old Ballard buildings since the 1970s, many of which have since been gentrified.
"I saw one of…MORE
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The Kenney 'is going green'
Mon, 09/22/08
A new spirit of action, conservation and creativity is coursing through The Kenney, West Seattle's only continuing care retirement home on Fauntleroy. The theme is conservation and the color is green.
"The Kenney is going green," said Amy…MORE
Some plastics can't be recycled because there is not a market
Mon, 09/22/08
More than 100,000 tons of plastic were tossed in the landfill in 2006, according to the King County Solid Waste Division web site, yet Seattle residents are unable to recycle several kinds of plastics that are in fact recyclable.
Seattle…MORE
Protest at church over spanking
Mon, 09/22/08
Last Friday local protestors gathered at both West Seattle and Ballard campuses of Mars Hill Church to protest author Ted Tripp who spoke at a Biblical Parenting Conference over the weekend.
The conference was designed to give practical…MORE
Mayor extends fight to end hunger in city
Mon, 09/22/08
The City of Federal Way has a long history of taking a single day in September to help with a citywide food drive that benefits the Multi-Service Center's Federal Way Food Bank.
This year Federal Way Mayor Jack Dovey wanted to go a step…MORE
Plan updates move to full council
Thu, 09/18/08
A Seattle City Council committee has approved legislation to update the city's 38 neighborhood plans created a decade ago, and neighborhood's gaining more mass transit service will likely go first.
In 1999, the Seattle City Council…MORE
New Admiral Safeway plan revealed
Thu, 09/18/08
The proposed design for the new Admiral Safeway store was presented Thursday night at the Hiawatha Community Center. Nearly 30 attended. Representatives from Fuller Sears Architects, the firm retained for the project, Steve Johnson and Bill…MORE
Correction
Wed, 09/17/08
In the Sept. 10 issue of the Ballard News-Tribune ("Pay parking coming to Fremont"), Seattle Department of Transportation spokesman Richard Sheridan was misquoted. The correct quotation is, "It's an obstacle for community members to collect…MORE
Bridge art to be reinstalled, expect lane closures
Tue, 09/16/08
Public art that was removed in 2006 will be restored to the Ballard Bridge Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
Seattle Department of Transportation crews will reinstall eight sculptures on the 15th Avenue Northwest approach to the Bridge.…MORE
