Mayor Mike McGinn had a lot to say about Ballard's Pacific Fishermen company when he recognized it as part of the Seattle Jobs Plan's "In Good Company" program. Read the whole press release below:
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Today Mayor Mike McGinn…MORE
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Hazmat situation at Rain City Video; 'Everything's all good'
Thu, 03/07/13
A hazmat situation blocked off 8th Ave NW by Market St earlier today when the folks at Rain City Video received a strange package with a white or "kind of beige" powder in it, said a worker at Rain City.
Several police cars, firetrucks and…MORE
Mayor announces exec order for stormwater management, but Ballard already on track
Thu, 03/07/13
Yesterday, Mayor Mike McGinn announced an executive order: to increasingly manage stormwater runoff with natural drainage systems (like rain gardens) rather than traditional pipe and tank systems.
“Whenever possible, we should be looking…MORE
Apartment roof fire results in $20,000 damage
Wed, 03/06/13
After a fire was doused earlier in the day on March 5, a smoldering apartment roof reignited and caused $20,000 worth of damage in Phinney Ridge, according to the Seattle Fire Department Fireline Blog.
At 6:50 p.m., dispatchers received…MORE
Central Ballard Residents Assoc. requests SDOT to do parking study, will talk about RPZs at next meeting
Wed, 03/06/13
It might be a no brainer for most Ballardites, but parking in the downtown Ballard area can be a bit prickly.
That's why members of the Central Ballard Residents Association has voted to ask the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)…MORE
Kohl-Welles helps push through more anti-sex trafficking bills
Wed, 03/06/13
Human trafficking isn't getting any breaks in the Washington State Senate. 36th District's Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Belltown) and others have been hard at work pushing through bills to prevent and stifle the problem.
On Monday, March 4,…MORE
Tarleton passes first bill, would require landlords to secure spare keys
Wed, 03/06/13
Update, April 24
Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1647 into law on Tuesday, April 23, which will require landlords to safely secure spare and master keys to rental units.
Update, April 13
Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-Ballard)'s…MORE
Small chamber at Ballard Locks to be closed March 11 through 22
Tue, 03/05/13
Press release from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks small chamber will close to marine traffic beginning 1 p.m., March 11 through 7 p.m., March 22.
Crews will conduct maintenance and safety inspections…MORE
Pot still not legal to grow in city parks; police seize plants found in N. Seattle
Tue, 03/05/13
Apparently, with the legalization of marijuana, someone thought that it would be perfectly fine to grow some in a park, according to the SPD Blotter blog.
Way north of Ballard, on the very tippy-toe edge of Seattle and Shoreline in the…MORE
Washington Federal opens doors once more
Mon, 03/04/13
After almost a year of being closed, Washington Federal bank is reopening their doors once more today, March 4.
In 2009, the bank, located at 2020 NW Market St, announced it would be tearing down the old building and build a new, updated,…MORE
