A 20-year-old man who works at the Ballard QFC was physically assaulted on his way to work on Saturday. Moses Brudnyy was walking past the Ballard Market at 6:40am on August 1st when a man approached him, asking what he thought about Black Lives Matter. His mother, Oksana Peters, tells My Ballard that Brudnyy said […]
Concrete pours, pedestrian signal work on NW Market St this week
This week, expect to see crews out finishing up portions of the NW Market St improvement project. SDOT says they’ll be relocating the pedestrian push button signal at the northwest corner of the 24th Ave NW and NW Market St intersection. Crews are also scheduled to pour concrete in the sidewalk area of the corner […]
Ballard Scouts host Anti-Racism Book Drive for school libraries
The Ballard Scout Troop 100 is collecting anti-racism books to donate to Northwest Seattle school libraries. Ballard High School student John is the lead organizer of the book drive—he tells My Ballard that the drive is his Eagle Project. “I have been feeling outraged about all of the acts of racism that have been happening, […]
Ballard Opera Man postpones performances due to ban on live entertainment
The front-lawn opera performances in Ballard have been postponed, with renewed bans on live entertainment due to the pandemic. Stephen Wall, aka Ballard Opera Man, has been drawing crowds to his front lawn since April. But now, the show won’t go on: Wall announced on Facebook that he’s pausing his performances, observing Gov. Jay Inslee’s […]
Walk-up art fair happening all over Sunset Hill this weekend
This Sunday, artists from all over Sunset Hill will be selling their crafts from home as part of the first-ever Sunset Hill Art Fair. “Mask up and walk by” is the motto for the art fair, happening at 49 different homes in west Ballard. From painters to potters and live music, homes all over the […]
Quality Sewing & Vacuum closing Ballard store
The Ballard location of Quality Sewing & Vacuum has announced they’ll be closing their store next to Ballard Market at the end of August. The Ballard store will be merging with the Northgate location (846 NE Northgate Way); according to a staff member at the Northgate store, the Ballard employees will be transferred to other […]
Pedestrian bridge and gardens at Ballard Locks remain closed
The Ballard Locks pedestrian bridge and gardens will remain closed for awhile longer as COVID-19 concerns have increased in Seattle. U.S. Army Corps spokesperson Dallas Edwards tells My Ballard that while they had established a reopening plan, the current coronavirus conditions in Seattle mean they’ll stay closed to keep their crew of essential workers safe. […]
Another utility box gets wrapped in Ballard
The project to beautify utility boxes in downtown Ballard continues this week, with another box wrapped at 17th Ave NW and NW Market St. The artist for this box is Sarah Simon—aka The Mint Gardener. There are two more boxes to be wrapped before the end of the summer, according to the organizers, Ballard Alliance […]
City to allow street closure permits for restaurants and businesses
As part of the City’s effort to bolster restaurants and other small businesses, SDOT will begin accepting applications for limited street closures today. Mayor Jenny Durkan announced the plan last week, saying the street closure permits will be free and will give restaurants and retail stores more space to operate. The street closure permits will […]
Off-leash area ADA vehicle access restored for Golden Gardens Drive
SDOT has reinstated vehicle access at the Golden Gardens off-leash area for those with disability placards. While Golden Gardens Drive remains closed, the department has changed the street signs to allow driving access from NW 85th St to the off-leash dog park—but only for those displaying disability placards (see map below). “As we’ve work through […]
City launches Shaping Seattle Map for finding construction permits
The City has just launched an online mapping tool that makes it easy to find construction permits anywhere in Seattle. The Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) launched the mapping tool—called Shaping Seattle: Property & Building Activity—which is an interactive map that allows users to find active construction and land use permits and proposals […]
Virtual public meetings to discuss future of Ballard-Interbay transit
This week, transportation officials will be hosting the first of two virtual meetings to look at the future of transit in Ballard and Interbay. The study is known as BIRT (Ballard-Interbay Regional Transportation), developed in response to the Washington State Legislature’s request for SDOT to look at ways to improve travel for people and goods […]
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