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Ballard Corners Park Work Party this Saturday

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The Friends of Ballard Corner’s Park (17th Ave NW & NW 63rd St) invite you to a work party this Saturday, March 29th from 9am-2pm, rain or shine.

They’ll be preparing plants for spring, weeding, spreading wood chip mulch, and cleaning up debris. Many hands make light (and lighthearted!) work! Some tools and refreshments will be provided. If you have your own gloves and tools please bring them.

Any questions, please contact Gabriella: gabriella@seanet.com or (206) 782-3238. Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

Ballard Neighborhood Greenways Open House Tomorrow

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The Ballard Greenways folks are seeking your input at tomorrow night’s meeting to evaluate a potential north-south route through Ballard along NW 16th, 17th or 18th Avenues NW from Salmon Bay to Soundview Playfield. Come learn more and provide your input. Check out the City’s site here, for more details. If you can’t attend, but still want to provide input, you can contact these folks:

Emily Ehlers, Project Manager at Emily.Ehlers@Seattle.gov or (206) 684-8264
Dawn Schellenberg, Community Engagement Liaison at Dawn.Schellenberg@Seattle.gov or (206) 684-5189

 

Pics of East Ballard Rain Gardens Salmon Signs

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Thank-you to our volunteers who helped Cari Simson assemble and place the student-created salmon-inspired signs along 11th Ave NW yesterday. These signs follow along the creek that runs under the street where salmon used to swim. Be sure to take a stroll along 11th between NW 65th and Market to admire the fish and read the back for information about the East Ballard Rain Gardens Project.

Join us this Saturday to install salmon-inspired art in the neighborhood

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As part of the ongoing East Ballard roadside rain gardens project, the folks at Antioch University have teamed up with India Carslon’s students at the Ballard High School to create salmon-inspired painted signs to be installed in the planting strips along 11th Ave NW between NW 65th and Market St that follow the route of the creek that flows under the street.

If you’re interested in learning more about these discoveries and just need a good excuse to get outside and spend time with neighbors, join us:

East Ballard roadside rain gardens art installation walk
Saturday 11/16 2pm (or 1pm if you want to help assemble the signs)
Meet at the Ballard High School Greenhouses on 15th Ave NW just north of NW 65th.
We’ll walk from there with the Salmon signs to 11th to begin installation. Got a rubber mallet or a wagon to help carry the signs, please bring! contact Cari Simpson for more information.

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Get RainWise at Free Workshop Nov 4

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Sustainable Ballard is hosting a free workshop tomorrow Nov 4 at the Ballard Library to share information about RainWise Rebates – a City of Seattle & King County program that will pay up to 100% rebate for rain gardens and cisterns on your property.

Rebates through RainWise program just recently opened up for residents in the East Ballard neighborhood! To see if you’re eligible for RainWise rebates, just plug in your address at the RainWise website and show up at this free workshop on Monday to learn more!

When:  Mon, 11/04
Time:  6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Ballard Public Library, 5614 – 22nd Ave NW
Contact:  Jenny Heins, jenny@sustainableballard.org

At this workshop, you’ll:

  • learn how rain gardens and cisterns help manage storm water and protect Puget Sound.
  • hear from property owners who have already taken advantage of this great program.
  • meet RainWise-trained contractors who can create beautiful rain gardens and cistern installations and walk you through the whole process.
  • see a variety of examples of RainWise installations. RainWise might even be able to help you with a wet basement!

Ballard Corners Park Work Party this Saturday

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Gabriella Moller, one of Ballard Corners Park’s most dedicated neighborhood volunteers credited for keeping this Park so beautifully landscaped and cared for, is inviting us to join her this Saturday for a Fall Work Party at Ballard Corners Park. How could we so no?

Please join us for a work party at Ballard Corners Park (17th Ave NW & NW 63rd Street) this Saturday, November, 2nd from 9am-2pm, rain or shine. 

We’ll be weeding, pruning, spreading wood chip mulch, and cleaning up debris.  Many hands make light (and lighthearted!) work!  We look forward to seeing you there.  Some tools and refreshments will be provided.  If you have your own gloves and tools please bring them.  Any questions, please contact Gabriella: gabriella@seanet.com or (206) 782-3238.  

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Thanks,

Gabriella

Show your support for East Ballard’s neighborhood band, “Seeing Blind”

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If you’ve attend EBCA’s August Night Out the past 2 years, you may remember the band “Seeing Blind” performing in the street just outside their home or you may hear them sometimes practicing as you walk through the neighborhood. This duo, Melissa on vocals and guitar, Jessika on cello, are a hard working, hard hard rocking group and a great asset to our creative community.

Seeing Blind has recently been selected as semi-finalists for the 2013 Seattle Wave Radio Challenge with over $16,000 in prizes, plus a chance to Play It Forward 2014.

There is something in it for the fans, too! WIN 4 VIP TICKETS to the live finale at The Hard Rock on Saturday Nov. 16th plus a $50 GIFT CARD from the Hard Rock!

The band is asking for fans to help them win by following 2 easy steps:

  1. On WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16th, between 8:00 & 8:45pm Seeing Blind’s music will be played on SEATTLE WAVE RADIO!  LISTEN from your computer here: http://www.myseattlenightout.com/radio. You can also listen from your mobile device by downloading the Android or iPhone mobile app here: http://www.seattlewaveradio.net)
  2. VOTE! go to https://www.facebook.com/SeattleWaveRadio  (you can also log on and vote from your mobile device). YOU MUST LIKE THE PAGE BEFORE YOU VOTE. 

The 4 FINALISTS will be announced on Thursday Oct 17th! Good Luck Melissa and Jessika!

Adopt A Street Cleanup on 14th Ave NW Saturday Oct 19

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Be on the lookout for these flyers going up this week for Adopt A Street Cleanup this Saturday Oct 19 from 10am-1pm. Join us for the fun rain or shine for this bi-yearly event to clean up the neighborhood and to get to know your neighbors better. If you can’t make it to this event, then mark your calendar today for our April 19 Adopt A Street Cleanup. We’ll see you there!

Sustainable Ballard’s 10th annual festival this Sunday

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Family-friendly, FREE, and full of surprises, the Sustainable Ballard Festival is celebrating its 10th year in a big way! Test ride an electric bike, sample Ballard craft brews and delicious bites, win prizes, catch some live music on our solar-powered mainstage, press fresh cider, win prizes for “Name That Tool!” and even meet goats, chickens, rabbits, and ducks.  At 1:00 pm, join the Mayor at the mainstage in wishing Sustainable Ballard “Happy Birthday!” with a flourish.  The “Best Fest Ever” features some all-time favorite exhibits, plus more new activities, workshops, and hands-on games than ever before. With more than 75 exhibits, from solar and wind turbine demos to the Citizen Activation Station, the Sustainable Ballard Festival is a fantastically fun opportunity to learn together, get inspired, and discover new ways to live more lightly on the earth.

Also come say hi to East Ballard Community Association folks at the Groundswell NW booth! For more details about the 10th Annual Sustainable Ballard Festival, check out their website.