After winning last year's Battle of the Bards, Don Fleming's comic adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" will be featured at the Ballard Underground.
Titled Freak Storm, the play surrounds the story of a powerful and corrupt scientist…MORE
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State Senate approves historic legislation legalizing same-sex marriage
Wed, 02/01/12
On Wednesday evening, the Washington State Senate voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage legislation in Washington State. The measure passed by a bipartisan vote of 28-21, with 23 Democrats and four Republicans joining together to…MORE
The results are in! Woodland Park Zoo hippos weigh in at a combined 6,279 pounds
Wed, 02/01/12
A two-week online contest to guess the combined weight of Woodland Park Zoo’s two hippos ended today when the hippos were weighed in at the zoo.
Today’s weigh-in of 12-year-old Guadalupe and 33-year-old Water Lily revealed a collective…MORE
Construction starts on Kirke Park
Wed, 02/01/12
The construction on a new Ballard park started today and is to be completed by the end of May.
Located at 7028 9th Avenue NW, Kirke Park will include a play-area, adventure trail, lawn and open space, picnic area, community gardens, and…MORE
Metro to add service hours to route 44
Tue, 01/31/12
King County Council unanimously adopted Metro Transit’s transit service changes on Monday —the first service adjustments since the adoption of the County’s Transit Strategic Plan.
The changes reflect the goals of the Strategic Plan by…MORE
Volunteer fish feeders needed for Carkeek Park salmon project
Tue, 01/31/12
Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project (CWCAC) need volunteer salmon feeders for the 2012 salmon supplementation project in Carkeek Park.
One of the things that make the park unique is that Piper’s…MORE
WSDOT seeks projects for the Safe Routes to School Program
Mon, 01/30/12
Communities across the state can apply for a new round of project and program funds that increase safety for students walking and biking to school.
WSDOT’s Safe Routes to School Program was created to provide children a safe, healthy…MORE
Ballard Siphon Replacement Project: UPDATE
Mon, 01/30/12
To protect public health and the environment, King County is in the midst of building a new 84-inch siphon pipe under Salmon Bay between the Ballard and Interbay areas of Seattle. The new siphon will be installed more than 120 feet underground…MORE
Hit-and-run victim looking for the driver who hit her
Fri, 01/27/12
Kalene Larson was coming down N.W. Market Street around 8 p.m. on January 14 when she was struck by a car going at least 35 mph. The car was totaled and Larson was rushed to the ER with head injuries.
Larson says the car was a 1998 dark…MORE
ONN/OF Light festival to bring illuminating art and performances to Ballard this weekend
Thu, 01/26/12
While January in Seattle tends to be grey and rainy, curators Susan Robb, Sierra Stinson and Jim Demetre are bringing a forecast of illumination and warmth to Ballard this weekend with their ONN/OF art exhibition and light festival.
Housed…MORE
