In July, Seattle Subway published stories advocating for Sound Transit to study a direct rail corridor connecting North Seattle to the Eastside via a crossing of Lake Washington. This Sand Point Crossing would connect Ballard, the University…MORE
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Seattle Fire Fighters Union, Local 27, Raise $50,000 during annual Fill the Boot Drive
Fri, 09/26/14
Members of the Seattle Fire Fighters Union, Local 27 raised $50,000 during the annual Fill the Boot drive on September 18th and 19th to benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the Seattle area.
“For six decades,…MORE
Kitchen fire in Magnolia; mother treated for smoke inhalation
Wed, 09/24/14
At approximately 11:30 a.m. Seattle Fire Department dispatched 22 units to a house fire at 2609 36th Ave. W. in Magnolia.
According to SFD, while cooking on the kitchen stove on the main level of the home, the resident thought she had…MORE
Woodland Park Zoo celebrates Elephant Appreciation Day; More than 5,000 join the herd to help end the ivory trade
Tue, 09/23/14
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To help put the spotlight on the imperiled future of elephants, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed today, September 22, to be Elephant Appreciation Day. Widely recognized, Elephant…MORE
Mayor, Council launch new affordable housing effort
Tue, 09/23/14
Mayor Ed Murray and members of the City Council today launched an effort to develop new policies to encourage more affordable housing in Seattle.
“Now that we’ve successfully increased Seattle’s minimum wage, housing affordability is the…MORE
BNT readers respond to Mars Hill Church congregation consolidation in Ballard
Tue, 09/23/14
Last week the Ballard News-Tribune reported that two Mars Hill Church (MHC) congregations would be closing and congregating at the Ballard MHC location: http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2014/09/16/news/two-mars-hill-congreg…. The two MHC…MORE
Seattle Fire Fighters looking to raise over $105,000 for muscular dystrophy
Tue, 09/23/14
On September 18 to 19 Ballard Fire Fighters held signs and carried boots for donations from citizens as part of the 2014 Fill the Boot campaign.
The campaign was a fundraising event hosted by the Seattle Fire Department/ International…MORE
Much of SDOT’s annual street maintenance work is now completed
Tue, 09/23/14
With fall beginning and rain becoming more frequent, the Seattle Department of Transportation is winding down its annual preventative maintenance and street paving programs that require dry weather. Microsurfacing and crack sealing are the…MORE
Murray proposes 2015-16 budget
Mon, 09/22/14
Today Mayor Ed Murray presented to the City Council his proposed budget for 2015-16 that brings more transparency, more innovation, better organization and better performance to City government.
Murray outlined several major reform…MORE
Ballard Development: Subdivision into three parcels and decision to grant a variance
Thu, 09/18/14
The Department of Planning and Development announced an application and a decision for land action. The application is for a subdivision into three parcels. The decision is for a variance in design for a deck.
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