March 20, 2009

You may have seen the sign painted on the front of Creative Fashions on Fremont Ave. — the shop is closing this Saturday. “We have made many friends with all of you over the last 15 years,” reads a letter on the door, written by Carol, Kristy and the staff of Creative Fashions. “We have

March 19, 2009

On Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Ballard High School Auditorium there will be a free community forum to answer questions about how the deep-bore tunnel will affect Ballard. Among the questions to be addressed: • How will residents in Queen Anne/Magnolia, Ballard, Wallingford and Fremont access points to the south and

March 17, 2009

Just a few weeks after a bicyclist was killed in Ballard, a woman riding her bike in Wallingford was hit and killed by a car Friday morning. It happened at N 56th St. and 1st Ave. NE just before 10:30 a.m. The victim has been identified as Carol Salomon, 60, a University of Washington faculty

March 13, 2009

Sunday morning’s St. Patrick’s Day Dash will take runners and walkers over the Aurora Bridge, closing both northbound and southbound lanes from 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Northbound will be closed between the Western Avenue off-ramp from the viaduct to N. 39th St. at Fremont. Traffic will be detoured off at Western Avenue. Southbound Aurora

March 11, 2009

The hoods are off the newly-installed paid parking meters, and that signals the official end of free parking for 70 spots in the center of Fremont. The meters cost $1.50 an hour for a total of two hours.