Sunset Bowl Snickers bar sells for $52.03
Remember that Snickers bar from Sunset Bowl that the Seattle Channel put up for auction on eBay? It sold for $52.03, with the proceeds going to the J.P. Patches statue …
Month: April 2008
‘Deadliest bar’ shirts on sale
The Lockspot Cafe, apparently trying to cash in with a play on the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” show title, is advertising this: The bar was closed when I went by, …
‘Eat Local Now’ is next week
The 5th annual (and very popular) Eat Local Now! event is scheduled for this coming Tuesday night at Ballard High School. “Always a sell-out, Eat Local Now! promotes year-round support …
Marching band surprises Ballard neighborhood
The Ballard High School marching band made a surprise appearance Wednesday evening, marching down East Ballard streets and playing to neighbors who gathered outside to watch. About 50 members of …
Holy smolt! Another sign of spring
While it certainly hasn’t felt like spring very much so far, here’s one sign that nature’s eternal cycle is, well, cycling: The smolt slides at the Locks are being made …
Webster Park will be saved, says Seattle Parks
Residents around Webster Park on Sunset Hill have been concerned that the public property could fall into developers’ hands. “Nothing could be farther from the truth!” Seattle Parks and Recreation …
Ballard Jazz Festival gets underway
While the biggest events kick off on Friday, the Ballard Jazz Festival officially begins tonight (Wednesday) with “The Brotherhood of the Drum” at the Sunset Tavern. It’s billed as “two …
Sunset Bowl pins on Craigslist
We predicted yesterday that bowling pins from Sunset Bowl would soon appear on Craigslist (because the lots were so large.) Lo and behold, this morning you can “own a piece …
Golden lab found on Ballard Ave.
A Craigslist poster says they found a “sweet” Golden lab running around Ballard Ave. at 83rd. “I took him to the vet to have them check for a chip. Found …
Attendance way up at farmers markets
A recent sunny Sunday drew an estimated 5,600 people to the Ballard Farmers Market, compared to 3,000 at the same time last year, reports the PI. Organizers say the increased …
Taggers hit Ballard Community Center
Vandals tagged the boat and signs out in front of the Ballard Community Center over the weekend, and At Large in Ballard says it’s happening nearly every week now. The …
Good turnout at Sunset Bowl auction
We stopped by around lunchtime to see how the auction was progressing, and we arrived in time to see one guy buy all the lanes for $1,000 each. Well, it …