Demolition crews tear down QFC
The Ballard QFC at 24th and 58th is nearly a pile a rubble. The QFC closed down last month after plans were finalized to build an eight-story apartment building on …
Month: January 2008
Heard inside Ballard Market
“Hey, look at this,” says one guy to another. “I’ve never seen lutefisk before.” How nice, out-of-towners in Ballard.
Ballard girls team thinking big
If you haven’t seen it, the Times has a profile of the Ballard Beavers girls basketball team, which is ranked fifth in the state.
Stop for me, it’s the claw!
Sign spotted at Stone Way near Bridge Way in Fremont: Funny! Shot by Slightly North.
Seattle Times: Denny’s not worth saving
An editorial in Sunday’s Seattle Times pulls no punches with the fight over the Denny’s on 15th. “The (architectural) significance of the proposed landmark is minor,” the Times editors write. …
Your memories of Sunset Bowl
Well, it’s the end of an era. Sunset Bowl is closing in April now that it’s been sold to a luxury apartment development company in Virginia. 50 employees will be …
Luxury apartment company buys Sunset Bowl
We have an update now on the story that Sunset Bowl has sold. After getting a tip from a comment on The Stranger’s blog, I did a tax records search …
Sunset Bowl is closing
We’ve heard the rumors, but now The Stranger says it has confirmed that Ballard’s Sunset Bowl is closing its doors after 51 years. As most Ballard residents know, Sunset Bowl …
Events in the neighborhood this weekend
– The Fremont Art walk is tonight, Friday, 6-9 p.m. Full program here. – Also in Fremont, High Dive is hosting a fundraiser show for Arts Corps, Saturday beginning at …
Update on the Dibble fire
We have an update on the Dibble fire earlier this week from Pat, who lives on the same street: “The tenants were five young people, SPU students mostly. They weren’t …
Ballard Denny’s worth saving, votes board
The Landmark Preservation Board voted 8-1 last night to move forward with the nomination of the Denny’s at 15th and Market as a historic Seattle landmark. “There’s absolutely no doubt …
‘No more condos!’
Seen on Flickr today, taken somewhere in Ballard… Clearly the sentiment of many Ballard residents who don’t want the neighborhood turning into Belltown. Photo snapped by pdgibson. Earlier: New condo …