The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will have street maintenance crews on standby for snow response this weekend and early next week due to a forecast of possible snow showers below 500 feet.
Throughout this week Street…MORE
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Zoo holds hippo weigh-in contest
Fri, 01/13/12
The zoo is inviting people to guess the weight of the graceful 33-year-old Water Lily and 12-year-old Guadalupe to win the opportunity of meeting the hippos up close.
The Woodland Park Zoo carefully monitors the weight of its animals and…MORE
Ballard District Council continues to oppose bus stop consolidations
Thu, 01/12/12
By John Jinneman, UW News Lab
A University of Washington landscape architecture class will be studying Ballard's much discussed 15th Avenue transit corridor as Metro looks to replace critical bus routes with RapidRide.
At this…MORE
North Precinct Officer Sgt. Dennis McCoy hangs up his badge
Thu, 01/12/12
Turned off by hard physical labor, a young Dennis McCoy enrolled in community college in the late 1960s.
He thought law enforcement looked interesting and in 1969 he joined the Seattle Police Department as a cadet. He was only 19 years old…MORE
Developer presents preliminary designs for popular Sunset Hill corner
Thu, 01/12/12
Around 60 people attended the first of two pre-design community meetings last night to hear developer Bill Parks' presentation of the redevelopment of the corner building on 32nd Avenue and N.W. 64th Street in Sunset Hill.
The building,…MORE
Sunset Hill Green Market sold to developers
Thu, 01/12/12
At the first of two pre-design community meetings last night, developer Bill Parks presented his ideas for the redevelopment of the corner building on 32nd Avenue and N.W. 64th Street in Sunset Hill.
Parks bought the building that houses…MORE
Burn Ban in effect: beach fires prohibited at Golden Gardens Parks
Wed, 01/11/12
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) has issued a burn ban for King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish Counties.
For Seattle Parks and Recreation, this means that beach fires at Alki Beach Park and Golden Gardens Park are prohibited until…MORE
Got a new mp3 player, tablet or computer for Christmas? Recycle your old electronics at Ballard Windermere
Wed, 01/11/12
The Ballard Windermere Real Estate office is holding a free electronics recycling event this Saturday, January 14.
Windermere is working with SBK Recycle to collect and recycle old electronics that are just cluttering your house or…MORE
Reminder: Neighbors invited to design Ballard's newest park
Wed, 01/11/12
The East Ballard Community Association is inviting neighbors to help design Ballard's newest park along 14th Avenue N.W. between N.W. 59th and N.W. 61st Street.
The park has been a multi-year project which started when resident and…MORE
Seattle Parks, future of Seattle Public Library, transit facilities, street trees, and more to be discussed at the Ballard District Council tonight
Tue, 01/10/12
The Ballard District Council is convening for its monthly meeting tonight and topics on the agenda for the evening include Seattle Parks, the future of Seattle Public Library, transit facilities, street trees, and more.
As usual, the…MORE
