Ballard - News

By Maggie Nicholson

Art Bowman sang with his older sister on the radio when he was a little boy. The year was 1928. Art had a clear tenor voice. He sang at funerals in Swedish and at both of his daughters’ weddings. He was born to Swedish…MORE

The Ballard District Council meets tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Ballard Branch Library (5614 22nd Ave NW).

It looks to be a full slate of items. Both Rep. Reuven Carlyle and Councilmember Sally Bagshaw are showing up. There will be…MORE

Update

Mayoral Candidate Sen. Ed Murray issued a statement clarifying his position on the Missing Link.

In the statement, he still supports the current Environmental Impact Statement process to take a "second look" at the route,…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Lockhaven Apartments, north of Market Street between 30th and 32nd Ave NW has seemed frozen in time for years. The three-story apartments are separated by courtyards, like an off-street campus. Despite some 180…MORE

Obituary courtesy of the family

Olaf Kvamme died peacefully on Sept. 27, 2013, in his sleep in his home at Horizon House in Seattle surrounded by his loving family. A remarkable man, he demonstrated charm, wit, integrity and intelligence…MORE

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, supported by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, has started a petition to keep the Ballard Commons Honey Bucket past its takedown date, Oct. 11.

The petition reads: "This honey bucket serves a critical public…MORE

In another sign of the times, the Foss Maritime shipyard located near the Ballard Bridge (660 West Ewing Street) is moving up to Everett.

The shipyard has been at its current location since 1974, when it moved up from Tacoma.

The…MORE

As the oldest continually operating business in Seattle, Bonney-Watson has helped a lot of families celebrate the lives of the people they loved. But over those 145 years, the way in which people hold funerals and memorial services has changed.…MORE

For the first time in his tenure, Mayor Mike McGinn has unveiled a $4.4 billion budget that features new expenditures and no cuts.

The news comes at an opportune time. Now he finally gets to unleash a goodybag full of expansions, just in…MORE

Update, Oct. 17

With the end of the government shutdown, the Ballard Locks has reopened to the public today.

The Senate voted yesterday 81-18 and the House voted 285-144 on a measure to avert a U.S. Default.

It should be…MORE