The seeds of a partnership sprouted last week between the Seattle School District, city officials and Crown Hill neighbors to preserve land that residents say brings the community together.
That was true last Wednesday when more than a hundred adults and children joined a community forum at the former Crown Hill Elementary School.
This year's 33rd Annual Ballard SeafoodFest is going green during the weekend event.
The Ballard Chamber of Commerce's new Sustainability Committee has taken a number of measures to reduce material and energy waste generated by the weekend-long festival.
"I suspect that this is the future of events, that there will be more and more push for events to do these kinds of things because clearly we have generated a lot of trash in the past," said Beth Miller, executive director of the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, which annually organizes the event.
Among the environ
The largest and oldest sidewalk sale in Seattle has become a tradition as the business community welcomes the annual Ballard SeafoodFest each summer with deals and bargains for shoppers.
The four-day sale starts on July 26, two days before the SeafoodFest begins and has been going on since 1942.
"We love to do this for our customers to find bargains and enjoy their shopping in downtown Ballard," said Ballard Merchants Association President Mary Hurley, who owns Best Regards.
Over 100 businesses on Market Street and Ballard Avenue are expected to participate in
The Greenwood Senior Center's long awaited remodeling project is set to begin soon with changes coming to the main room and other areas. Work is expected to take about three weeks.
Most visitors to the center know the main room as "The Greenwood Room," because of the distinctive glass panel over the doorway, painted with that name. The walls will be renovated and new curtains installed.
Classes like tai chi, support groups, beauty and health services will move downstairs while the work is done on the Greenwood Room.
Some believe the extension of the new Burke-Gilman Trail from Northwest 60th Street to Golden Gardens Park can cause traffic problems while a another says some trail signs are not consistent.
The comments came at a meeting last week where residents voiced their concerns and questions.
A large segment of the trail runs along Seaview Avenue to Golden Gardens Park. Sharon Briggs, Recreational Boating Manager for the Port of Seattle, expressed concern that construction traffic will negatively impact nearby businesses.
Contractor Steve Murdoch, of C.A.
Woodland Park Zoo's premier fundraiser, Bank of America Presents: Jungle Party was a roaring success with more than 1,000 civic, community and philanthropic leaders attended the fundraiser, and contributes over $1,965,000 million dollars to support the zoo's animal care, education and wildlife conservation projects.
Proceeds also included more than $575,000 in contributions toward this year's beneficiary of the Fund-Our-Future: Project Northwest, which will enable Woodland Park Zoo to enhance experiences for visitors and help us to realize our role as the premiere institut
Colleen E. Wilson, chief of police in Sumner for nearly five years, will take over as chief of the 130-person Port of Seattle police department around August 1.
"Colleen Wilson is exactly the right leader to make our police department one of the best in the country," said Port CEO Tay Yoshitani.
Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester and year homestay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families.
The students are anxiously awaiting news of their new families.
Voters will have the opportunity to reauthorize funding for the regional system of paramedic and ambulance services that saves lives throughout the region, as the Metropolitan King County Council unanimously placed the six-year Medic One and Emergency Medical Services levy on the November general election ballot.
Founded in 1970 as a Seattle Fire Department program, Medic One was an innovator in bringing physician-level assistance to cardiac victims at the scene of a heart attack.
Voters who cast their ballots by mail will be assured their vote will be preserved, under a new policy adopted by the King County Council.
"The Washington State Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to cast a secret ballot," said Councilmember Dow Constantine, prime sponsor of the motion.
