By Jeff and Eileen Bidwell
Isn’t it amazing? Not so long ago we were all lamenting the seemingly endless rainy season. Then, as quickly as it arrived last fall, the dark spell was broken as Mother Nature waved her magic wand and the…MORE
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Ballard Cooks: Cooking for a healthier future
Tue, 05/22/12
It's 3 o'clock on a Monday afternoon and inviting smells are starting to waft through the second floor hallways of Ballard High School, luring the occasional wandering teacher or staff to room SW209 where Ballard Cooks is in full swing.
A…MORE
Seattle Parks to turn off the water tap on selected Ballard parks
Tue, 05/22/12
Selected Ballard parks may go brown this summer as Seattle Parks and Recreation tries to offset upcoming budget reductions by stopping or reducing watering selected Seattle parks.
Parks claims they pay about $1.25 million each year to…MORE
Reminder: Thaiku to reopen for one night with a pop-up restaurant at Copper Gate TONIGHT
Tue, 05/22/12
Thaiku, a beloved Ballard Avenue restaurant which closed December of last year due to a property dispute, will re-open in the form of a pop-up restaurant located at its sister venue Copper Gate, 6301 24th Avenue N.W. tonight.
During its…MORE
Triplet snow leopards born at the Woodland Park Zoo
Mon, 05/21/12
A display of beautiful spots appeared earlier at Woodland Park Zoo when triplet snow leopards were born to 7-year-old mother Helen earlier this month. The cubs represent the second litter for Helen and 6-year-old father Tom. A neonatal…MORE
UPDATED: Anita's Crepes' farmers market stand closed by health inspector; owner says they'll be back soon
Mon, 05/21/12
Public Health of Seattle and King County informs us that the Anita's Crepes stand at the Ballard Farmers Market was closed by a Public Health food inspector on Sunday, May 20, for a number of violations.
The report stated that Anita's…MORE
Whittier Elementary welcomes new principal
Mon, 05/21/12
Effective July1, 2012, Melissa Schweitzer will be the new principal at Whittier Elementary.
Schweitzer comes to Whittier Elementary from Whitman Middle School where she was the assistant principal. Schweitzer has also served as an…MORE
Relay for Life: Walking all night for the disease that never sleeps
Mon, 05/21/12
Cancer never sleeps, and neither did the 241 participants in this year’s overnight Relay for Life event that took place on the Ballard High School track on May 19 and May 20.
Twenty-four hours of walking raised funds for the American…MORE
Crown Hill Park reopens
Mon, 05/21/12
By Tammy Chang, UW News Lab
Parents, children and community members gathered at Crown Hill Park on Holman Road and 13th Avenue N.W. on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the reopening of the park, which closed last August for construction.…MORE
Bikes, music, and fashion: scenes from the 2012 Bike to Work Day and the KEXP Hood to Hood Challange
Sat, 05/19/12
May 18th was Bike to Work Day and while the chilly morning weather drew fewer bikers than past years, still thousands of people biked to work all over the city and stopped at commuter stations along the way for free food and drink, swag, and…MORE
