We finally got a break, but Ballard (and everywhere else West of the mountains) has been hammered by rain these past couple weeks. Which most likely means storm water runoff has been gushing into and polluting Salmon Bay.
One way that…MORE
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Helping those in need on Turkey Day
Fri, 11/23/12
Thanksgiving night, while many families sat down at their tables to feast, the Ballard Community Task Force on Homelessness and Hunger teamed up with the 2 Bit Saloon to throw the 3rd Annual Orphan Thanksgiving, which sought to serve food and…MORE
Boat fire at Shilshole Bay Marina
Tue, 11/20/12
Update, Nov. 20, 10:00 a.m.:
The fire at Shilshole Bay Marina was a small electrical fire coming from the instrument panel of a sailboat, according to SFD Spokesman Kyle Moore.
The fire was put out by the occupant by the time…MORE
Ballard High students win big in filmmaking contest
Tue, 11/20/12
Say hello to the new Hollywood -- Ballard High School.
Four productions by students in the BHS Video Production Program were winners of Fresh Film Northwest at the Portland Art Museum last Saturday, Nov. 17.
Students/filmmakers…MORE
Helping kids with Autism -- with cannabis
Mon, 11/19/12
Editor's Note: For privacy reasons, the names used in this article are not real names. However, they are the names which these people are known within the medical cannabis community.
Undoubtedly, there are a lot of questions raised by the…MORE
Heavy rains hit Seattle
Mon, 11/19/12
No surprise if you're awake (which, if you're reading this, you probably are) -- it's raining. A lot. And it will for the rest of the week.
As of 10:45 a.m., 1.29 inches of rain have fallen at NOAA facility at Sand Point on Lake Washington…MORE
Sound Transit approves up to $2 million to study possible light rail to Ballard
Fri, 11/16/12
Yesterday, Sound Transit agreed to commit up to $2 million for a study of possible high capacity transit on the Ballard-to-Downtown transit corridor.
This funding would be in addition to $800,000 provided by the city of Seattle. The study…MORE
Twice Sold Tales coming to Ballard with Bauhaus Coffee
Thu, 11/15/12
Update, April 22
If you've walked by the empty space where Bauhaus Coffee and Third Place Books are supposed to open, you might be saddened to see that nothing -- or at least very little -- has happened.
We called Bauhaus Coffee and…MORE
What's on the minds of 36th District legislators?
Thu, 11/15/12
What are legislators in the 36th District worried about going into this coming year's legislative session?
At State Senator Jeanne Kohl Welle's (D-36) annual post-election analysis forum at Hale's Ales on Wednesday night, Nov. 14 that's…MORE
Tonight: Post-election analysis with Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Holden, Tarleton and more
Wed, 11/14/12
Political junkies, unite.
Tonight State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles will be hosting her 19th Annual Post-Election Analysis and 36th LD Dems Silent Auction at Hale's Ales (4301 Leary Way NW), from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. See below for full release…MORE
