Seattle City Light has proposed plans for environmental remediation at the potential temporary homeless encampment site in Ballard (located at 2826 NW) after finding it being contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides.
The notification…MORE
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Ballard resident honored for academic achievement at WWU
Tue, 07/07/15
Information provided by Western Washington University
Western Washington University honored its Outstanding Graduates for the 2014-15 academic year at spring Commencement Saturday, June 13.
Faculty members from dozens of academic…MORE
SFD investigating fire on 80-foot ship at Pacific Fishermen Shipyard
Tue, 06/30/15
UPDATE 3:56 pm
Doug Dixon, General Manager of Pacific Fishermen Shipyard, said that they were doing welding work in the stateroom of the yacht -- called Three Winches -- when something caught fire. Dixon said they had a fire watch there…MORE
SPU moving forward with rain garden project
Mon, 06/29/15
Seattle Public Utilities announced last week that the Ballard Natural Drainage System project team has finished designing several blocks of roadside rain gardens in the Loyal Heights neighborhood.
The work in Loyal Heights is part of the…MORE
City identifies public lands for permitted encampment sites
Mon, 06/29/15
Information provided by the Office of the Mayor
Today Mayor Ed Murray released a map of City-owned properties most suitable for new permitted encampments to serve at least 200 individuals experiencing homelessness. The mayor will transmit…MORE
Ballard Fire Station 50 percent complete, on track for December finish
Mon, 06/29/15
As Ballardites may have seen from the construction crews, the Ballard Fire Station (SFD Station 18) has been undergoing construction since January of this year.
The City recently gave an update to the construction and stated that the…MORE
Edith Macefield house to be moved or face wrecking ball
Mon, 06/29/15
The listing broker of the famous Edith Macefield house announced today that there are plans for the home to be either relocated or demolished within 90 days.
Broker, Paul Thomas, wrote in a statement that because of the age and condition…MORE
Kohl-Welles to be honored at the 2015 Seattle Hempfest Festival
Fri, 06/26/15
On Aug. 14, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, will be awarded the 2015 Seattle Hempfest Excellence in Cannabis Activism Award at Seattle’s Hempfest festival.
Kohl-Welles is recognized as a tireless advocate for medical marijuana patients…MORE
Cooling shelters locations announced ahead of heat wave
Thu, 06/25/15
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for Seattle and surrounding areas from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night. The City of Seattle is providing information and public spaces that may be used by residents to…MORE
Man threatens 3 people with knife and boomerang at Golden Gardens Park
Thu, 06/25/15
Seattle Police arrested a man at Golden Gardens Park on June 21 after he yelled racial slurs and threatened three people with a knife and a boomerang.
Police received a call from victims after the suspect yelled at them from the beach.…MORE
