There’s a fancy new gadget on the Fremont Bridge, and its sole purpose is to count bicyclists.
Last week, the Cascade Bicycle Club and the Seattle Department of Transportation unveiled the new bicycle counter totem, which was installed at…MORE
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Pinched electrical cord cause of fatal fire, one man dead, another injured
Mon, 10/15/12
A pinched electrical cord was the cause of a fatal North Seattle fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 14, according to the Seattle Fire Department blog, Fire Line. The fire killed one man and injured another.
Fire Alarm Center dispatchers…MORE
Ballard waves goodbye to Mark and Kim
Mon, 10/15/12
This month, the Ballard community has been waving and hugging goodbye to two long-time workers at the Ballard Boys and Girls Club: Executive Director Mark Hendricks and Childcare Director Kim Brandenburg.
Friday, Oct. 12, the Ballard Boys…MORE
Police Blotter: One fatality after boating accident at Shilshole; police stop burglary in process; custom bike stolen
Fri, 10/12/12
By Cassandra Baker
4:00 p.m., October 5. Shilshole Marina, Puget Sound
One man was killed and another was injured after a 16-foot boat and a 44-foot boat collided in Puget Sound near Shilshole Marina on the afternoon of October 5.…MORE
Ballard squares off against Wallingford and Fremont in Seattle Weekly's Snackdown
Thu, 10/11/12
Seattle Weekly's Voracious Blog is holding its annual Snackdown tournament, where neighborhoods compete with one another in reader-voting polls to determine which place has the best grub.
Today, Ballard is squaring off against both…MORE
Central Ballard Residents Association on Thursday, Oct. 11
Thu, 10/11/12
The Central Ballard Residents Association (CBRA) is having their monthly meeting tonight, (Thursday, Oct. 11) at 7 p.m.
The speaker and guest of honor this month is Rob Mattson, Ballard's neighborhood district coordinator for the Seattle…MORE
Ballard District Council meeting tonight, Oct. 10
Wed, 10/10/12
The Ballard District Council will be meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Ballard Branch Library conference room. Topics range from homeless people living in cars, combined sewer overflow and SPU's latest project and election of new officers. Don't…MORE
Ampersand, a place like home
Wed, 10/10/12
Greenwood will be getting a new coffee place. And a pastry place. And a sandwich and soup place. And a place to buy local produce. And a specialty item place. And a place where you can just let loose and hang out on comfy couches.
…MORE
Leif Erikson today
Tue, 10/09/12
While feds and bankers were enjoying the day off yesterday on Columbus Day, we here in Ballard know very well that the real epitome of exploratory manliness is none other than Leif Erikson, who is regarded by many as the first European to have…MORE
Without 46 Route, residents look to alternatives
Fri, 10/05/12
Among the cuts that happened to transit on Saturday, Sept. 29, people who work and residents that live along Seaview Ave, between the Ballard Locks and Golden Gardens, may be left hanging.
That’s because the only bus line that serviced the…MORE
