Last Wednesday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will not make the scheduled payment of $5.6 billion to prefund retiree health benefits, which was due Sunday, Sept. 30.
The payment was mandated by Congress under a 2006…MORE
Ballard - News
Protecting Puget Sound one raindrop at a time
Sun, 09/30/12
Each year, tens of millions of gallons of untreated water from combined sewer overflow (CSO) gushes into Salmon Bay. In 2011, the number totaled 43,700,000 gallons of water, according to a report from the Washington State Department of Ecology.…MORE
The mayor proposed his budget, now what?
Sun, 09/30/12
The 2013-14 city of Seattle budget -- and all of the benefits and ramifications it could bring -- doesn’t end with the mayor’s proposal.
Now that the mayor has set forth his ideas, it is time for the city council to do their own…MORE
RapidRide now in action
Sun, 09/30/12
You’ve seen the new fancy-schmancy red and yellow bus. You’ve met the LED-sunglass-and-cape-wearing RapidRide man. And you’ve heard both the boasting and the mocking of what the new bus line will do (or not do) for the Ballard neighborhood.
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Who's right in the Route 44 debate?
Sun, 09/30/12
As the BNT reported last week, King County Metro has decided to move ahead with reducing the number of stops Route 44 takes along NW Market St in order to make bus service faster and more reliable.
Officials from King County Metro have…MORE
Kirke Park has P-Patch grand opening
Thu, 09/27/12
About 50 people attended the grand opening of the Kirke Park P-Patch Garden.
The Ballard News-Tribune reported on the park's opening and its history back in August. In addition to the P-Patch plot, the park features a bevy of fruit trees…MORE
Among transit cuts coming Saturday, 44 will lose stops
Wed, 09/26/12
As the BNT reported earlier, King County Metro was looking to reduce the number of stops along the 44 route, which goes between Ballard and University District, in order to make the bus faster and more efficient.
The original plan was to…MORE
Major traffic congestion coming up in the next few days
Wed, 09/26/12
The next few days will be bringing some possibly major traffic obstruction throughout several parts of Seattle, so make sure to plan your trips ahead of time to avoid getting stuck behind this parade or that festival. (And to keep from fuming out…MORE
City reaches settlement with Waste Management, customers to receive money
Wed, 09/26/12
Remember the Waste Management strike back in August, Ballard?
Mayor Mike McGinn just yesterday announced that the city has reached a settlement with Waste Management totaling $1.24 million over missed garbage, recycling and yard waste…MORE
What Ballardites can expect out of the Mayor's proposed budget
Wed, 09/26/12
A number of items on the Mayor's proposed 2013-14 budget will affect the Ballard area.
The Ballard News-Tribune already reported on the mayor's proposed funding for the anti-youth violence programming initiative and extending high-capacity…MORE
