In his public safety address to the Seattle City Council last week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray detailed a series of ‘Find it, Fix it’ Community Walks, focused on several crime hotspots.
At the walks, community residents, police, and city…MORE
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Sailboarder loses control; Rescued by good Samaritan
Mon, 06/30/14
Eight units, two being water rescue vessels, were dispatched to Golden Gardens after a 30-year-old male lost control of his sailboard.
Seattle fire department officials said that the border lost control of his board and fell in the water…MORE
Google funds summer STEM programs for the Seattle Public Library
Fri, 06/27/14
Starting June 23, The Seattle Public Library’s summer of learning program “Zone In!” will feature a new focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math skills, thanks to funding by Google, The Seattle Public Library Foundation and U.S.…MORE
Windermere mends beaver mayhem at Golden Gardens
Mon, 06/23/14
By Erin Bosetti
On June 20, Windermere Realty Ballard gave back to the community in a big way by giving Golden Garden’s beaver problem some much needed attention.
Twenty years after the beautiful wetlands area at the north end of…MORE
Two Swedish Emergency Departments Recognized with National Nursing Award
Tue, 06/17/14
Emergency departments at Swedish/Ballard and Swedish/Edmonds hospitals are among only 17 hospitals nationwide to be honored with the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 2014 Lantern Award. Swedish was the only hospital system in Washington State…MORE
Mayor Ed Murray, for-hire representatives reach historic agreement
Mon, 06/16/14
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray was joined today by Seattle City Councilmembers and for-hire industry representatives to announce a historic agreement that provides a framework to enable all parties in the for-hire industry to compete fairly to serve the…MORE
Ballard poet Shin Yu Pai finds home in Seattle, nominated for The Stranger’s Genius Award
Mon, 06/16/14
By Emile Monte
The Stranger is notoriously supportive of the arts, profiling up-and-coming artists and putting together a schedule of the entire city’s events related to local artistic production every week. This attention culminates in…MORE
Federal Police Monitor submits Seattle Police Department’s training plan to court
Tue, 06/10/14
Information provided by the Seattle Office of the Mayor
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced today that two major training programs developed by the Seattle Police Department, endorsed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Seattle…MORE
Magnolia Bridge lane closurenow scheduled for Tuesday, June 10
Mon, 06/09/14
Roadway Structure Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation now plan to make repairs to the deck of the Magnolia Bridge tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This change is due to a favorable weather forecast for…MORE
Where will the LIHI Urban Rest Stop reside?
Mon, 06/09/14
June 4 – Over 50 concerned citizens attended the public meeting at the Ballard Community Center to make their opinions heard on whether a Low Income Housing Institute's (LIHI) Urban Rest Stop should be established at the currently being…MORE
