A very busy Ballard Farmers Market
It’s sunny! It’s Sunday! And everyone’s at the Ballard Farmers Market. We took lots more pictures on our brand new Ballard Farmers Market information page.
Month: February 2008
Ballard girls going to state!
The Ballard High girls basketball team beat Eastlake 56-48 last night, and for the first time since the school opened in 1903, they’re headed to the state tournament. “The only …
Going all out for tax day
You may have seen this guy over the last few days along 15th Ave near 60th promoting a tax service there. And today, we saw Uncle Sam on the other …
Follow the signs at the Locks
They’ve updated the interpretive signage explaining the workings of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and the salmon ladder. I’m a bit behind on this since they did it a little …
Ballard girls continue winning ways
After beating Lake Washington at home on Wednesday, the 19-2 Ballard girls basketball team takes on Eastlake at Juanita High School, tonight at 6:30 p.m. It’s game two in the …
Ballard woman donates tree to Arboretum
Jody Grage was getting tired of the 21-foot “monkey puzzle” tree in the front yard of her Ballard home, so she donated it to the Washington Park Arboretum. This morning, …
For sale: 4+ acres next to Locks
The Jacobson Terminals property on the north side of the locks is for sale. At a price of $9,250,000, the company listing it might want to find out how big …
Ferret found near Ballard Market
You don’t see this every day. Some guy said he found a pet ferret running around near Ballard Market on Monday afternoon. So he took the critter home and posted …
1,600 Ballard Blossom flower deliveries today
I was down at the very busy Ballard Blossom picking up some Valentines Day flowers this morning, and I asked how they’re were holding up. Much better than last year, …
Train hits and kills man at Carkeek
My Ballard tipster Silver heard the call on the scanner Wednesday night and dropped us a note about an Amtrak train who hit and killed a man on the tracks …
Surprising view at Sunset Hill Park
A glimpse of the Olympics this morning convinced me to cycle out of my way to check out the view at Sunset Hill Park. (OK, don’t give me grief about …
Home demolished on Market
Demolition in progress just east of 8th Ave. on Market. If I remember right, the land use sign (which is turned around right now) explains that they’ll be building new …