Ballard - News

By Theresa Edwards, Intern.

What’s a Ballard party without seafood? On the evening of Sunday, August 7, the Kolstrand Building celebrated its one year anniversary Ballard-style with beer, music, and lots and lots of oysters.

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Seattle Parks and Recreation took down the construction fencing at the new beach adventure play area at Golden Gardens Park today, and it’s now open for play.

The new play area features a large pirate ship climbing structure, swings, and…MORE

Seattle Public Schools has received a $1million grant from the New York-based Wallace Foundation to engage the community and develop a multi-year plan for introducing more arts instruction into the classroom.

The Foundation’s Arts Learning…MORE

The bicyclist who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle last Thursday was esteemed photographer Michael Wang who worked with the local nonprofit group, PATH.

Wang biked to work from Shoreline to South Lake Union everyday and was…MORE

Slow mornings, work desk lunch breaks, and afternoons that drag on forever just got 1,350 pounds more exciting. That’s because Woodland Park Zoo’s grizzly bear brothers are back in the Internet spotlight with the re-launch of the zoo’s popular,…MORE

Norma Allison from Ballard Hair Salon and Nora Carria from the Ballard Alki Oddfellows (I.O.O.F) presented two checks to the Ballard Food Bank on Thursday.

The combined donation amount was $100, which will enable the food bank to…MORE

When the U.S. Navy Blue Angels jets begin zipping over Lake Washington this week, drivers won’t be cruising across the Interstate 90 floating bridge at the same time.

During the practice flights and air show, the Washington State…MORE

CSR Marine is relocating its Magnolia-based boat yard across the water to the old Seaview Yard on Shilshole Avenue in Ballard.

Co-owner Scott Anderson said the lease for their current yard on Commodore Way ends August 30th and they hope to…MORE

By Chris Foster, Intern. Over 200 were in attendance at the ninth annual “Night Out at Shilshole Bay Marina” on Tuesday, a barbecue potluck that allows members of the Shilshole Bay community to meet with neighboring businesses and community…MORE

Awardees for the Department of Neighborhood’s Large Projects Fund were celebrated at City Hall on Monday. Among the twelve recipients was Robin Wise Lofstrom to represent her Salmon Bay School Playground Renovation project.

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