Last year, PARK(ing) Day landed on kind of a drizzly day, but it didn't stop the Ballard News-Tribune from playing Battleship with quirky local Marcia Wiley on 22nd Ave NW outside of the Ballard Starbucks.
But besides the Battleship/snack…MORE
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Suspicious woman seen casing houses
Thu, 08/15/13
A reader reported to us that a suspicious woman was seen at around 10:45 a.m., Aug. 15, casing houses on 7th Ave NW and NW 70th St. The reader, who we happen to know isn't the bashful sort, confronted her after she exited a neighbor's driveway.…MORE
Mayor: I want to give Seattle better Internet
Thu, 08/15/13
By Mayor Mike McGinn
Editor's note: Central Ballard has been included as one of the first 14 neighborhoods that will be connected to fiber broadband via Gigabit Squared, which will bring speeds up to 1 gigabit per second for $80 a month.…MORE
Tarleton addresses transportation, environment, revenue
Tue, 08/13/13
About 15 locals packed out the conference room in the Ballard Coffee Works on Market St to get a chance to chat with Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-Ballard) this morning.
Tarleton addressed some of the biggest issues facing Washington state in the…MORE
SDOT beginning work to enhance transit along Aurora
Tue, 08/13/13
From Seattle Department of Transportation
This week, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has begun work on improvements to Aurora Avenue North to enhance transit speed and reliability, prepare for King County Metro’s RapidRide…MORE
'Guns and Coffee' event a flop in Ballard
Mon, 08/12/13
When the unofficial gun rights event, "Guns and Coffee" was promoting people to show up to Starbucks last Friday, Aug. 9 and openly carry their guns, news media ate it up.
In Seattle, it was reported on seattlepi.com, The Stranger, King 5…MORE
Peters, Estey face off in heated school board race
Mon, 08/12/13
With the Aug. 6 primary votes tallied up, the word is in: the Seattle School Board race in District 4, which covers part of Ballard, Magnolia and Queen Anne, is shaping up to be a heated race.
The contest is now boiled down to the two…MORE
Hang with Gael, Ballard's state rep
Fri, 08/09/13
Have you been meaning to meet Gael Tarleton, the 36th District's latest representative who lives right here in Ballard? Well, you'll get your chance this summer.
Tarleton is hosting three community get togethers around the 36th District to…MORE
A full decade in, debate on Burke-Gilman Missing Link continues
Fri, 08/09/13
A full decade ago, in 2003, the Seattle City Council adopted a plan to close the Missing Link, the nonexistent section of the Burke-Gilman Trail stretching from the Ballard Fred Meyer on 11th Ave NW and 45th to the Ballard Locks on 30th Ave NW.…MORE
Missing Link open house tonight at Ballard High School
Thu, 08/08/13
Tonight, the Seattle Department of Transportation will be holding an open house on the Missing Link, the gaping hole of the Burke Gilman Trail between the Ballard Fred Meyer and the Ballard Locks.
It will take place in the Ballard High…MORE
