The fall monsoon will be upon us any day now — and when those first autumn rains hit, some 20,000 miles of drainage pipes and ditches and hundreds of thousands of street drains in King, Snohomish, Kitsap and Pierce counties will be put to the…MORE
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Celebrate Arbor Day with the City of Seattle
Mon, 10/13/14
Urban foresters from five departments of the City of Seattle will celebrate Arbor Day with local residents in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 18th. Everyone is invited to participate.
What: Arbor Day celebration and…MORE
Swedish Receives Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corporation
Mon, 10/13/14
Swedish announced today it has received the 2014/2015 Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corporation. The annual award recognizes hospitals across the country for the highest quality and best reputation among area consumers.
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Emerson overpass girder replacement started, 12 week detours planned
Mon, 10/13/14
On October 10 Seattle Department of Transportation nipped a potential problem in the bud, literally.
Using what SDOT calls a “nipper,” Staton construction crews deconstructed the damaged northern most girder of the West Emerson overpass…MORE
Driver does doughnuts in busy intersection in Ballard
Sat, 10/11/14
A Youtube video was posted last night that shows a reckless driver doing doughnuts in the intersection of NW Market Street and 15th Ave NW.
Reports from comments on YouTube say that the incident in the video was the second or third time…MORE
SDOT to pave NW 87th Street, Greenwood to Phinney
Thu, 10/09/14
Paving crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation plan to pave Northwest 87th Street between Greenwood Avenue North and Phinney Avenue North on Oct. 16 and 17, weather permitting. The street will remain open for local access and through…MORE
Ballard Development: Three subdivision applications and two decisions
Tue, 10/07/14
The Seattle Department of Planning and Development announced that there are some new land use applications in the works in Ballard. There are applications for three new subdivisions and also two decisions for previous applications. Comments may…MORE
Fisherman drowns at Shilshole Marina
Tue, 10/07/14
The Port of Seattle Police have concluded their investigation in what happened to a man that was pulled from the water in Shilshole Marina near Dock R on the evening of September 29.
Robert Doug Schrecengost, a member of our Shilshole…MORE
SDOT to repair West Emerson Overpass
Tue, 10/07/14
The Seattle Department of Transportation advises travelers of upcoming construction on the West Emerson Overpass above 15th Avenue West on Thursday, Oct. 9. This overpass will be completely closed to all traffic for approximately 12 weeks.
…MORETrident Seafoods takes progressive strides in employee healthcare
Mon, 10/06/14
Trident Seafoods Corporation, one of the nation’s leading seafood companies, has upgraded their health care program to provide a unique new benefit to 600 regional employees, 400 of whom work in Ballard at the corporate office. Combined with…MORE
