Update, April 18
If you missed the Open House last week, you can find the presentation and display boards on SDOT’s project website (http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/ballardgreenway.htm).
The folks at SDOT are now starting the…MORE
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Slideshow: Ballard District Council, 25 years of service
Thu, 04/11/13
Last night, the Ballard District Council (BDC) celebrated 25 years of existence. Along with the usual crowd of familiar faces, old faces showed up to the meeting, with memories stretching back to the very beginning of BDC's history.
BDC…MORE
City Arborist chit-chats about trees, slams BNSF
Thu, 04/11/13
If it's one thing Seattle has a lot of, it's trees. Counting just street trees maintained by SDOT, Seattle has 40,000. And that's not including trees in parks or on private property.
City Arborist Nolan Rundquist dropped by the Ballard…MORE
Mayor announces proposal to fund study for Ship Canal crossing
Wed, 04/10/13
No doubt about it, there are a lot of problems crossing the Ship Canal.
It's why Mayor Mike McGinn is proposing in a supplemental budget request to start a study for a new Ship Canal crossing. It would be a possible remedy to relieve two…MORE
Ballard District Council tonight: Learn about tree regulations and celebrate 25 years of BDC
Wed, 04/10/13
Did you know that the Ballard District Council has existed for 25 years?
It's true. In April of 1988, approximately one dozen civic leaders in the Ballard district came together to create a District Council to help represent the interest…MORE
Bill that would revise outdated gender language passes House
Wed, 04/10/13
While gender neutral language has been required for all laws since 1983, many laws passed before that year are still stuffed with sexually outdated terms.
Well, not anymore, if Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Belltown) has her way. With Senate…MORE
Ballard vendors remain stalwart as Real Change jumps price to $2
Wed, 04/10/13
By Elizabeth Wang
“Rain, sleet, sun or snow,” said Terry Cunningham, the top Real Change vendor.
No matter the weather, Cunningham has been standing at his corner in front of the Ballard Bartell Drugs for the past 10 years, selling…MORE
Man fights off medical treatment, threatens police with rifle
Tue, 04/09/13
If you were in the North part of town this morning, you may have seen Linden Ave N and N 85th St blocked off by police. Well, that was because of a rather combative and possible armed man who simply did not want medical attention.
SPD…MORE
Woman hurt, home damaged in Ballard multiplex fire
Mon, 04/08/13
Update, April 8, 10 a.m.
At 4:38 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department received multiple calls from neighbors saying flames were shooting out the windows and front door of the Ballard multiplex, said Kyle Moore, spokesman for the Seattle Fire…MORE
Holes in your 'hood? SPU soil testing for roadside rain gardens
Mon, 04/08/13
By Elizabeth Wang
If you’re wondering why there is a massive hole about eight feet deep on your block, you don’t need to be alarmed. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has begun phase two of the Ballard Natural Drainage System 2015 project,…MORE
